Master Gardener applications being accepted

Master Gardener

applications being accepted

If you enjoy

plants and enjoy being around people, then you might want to consider

becoming a Master Gardener. Classes will be held at the Clayton County

Commissioners Conference Center Mondays and Wednesdays, 2-4:30 p.m., Jan.

5-March 18.

A $100 fee

is charged for notebook and other supplies. A limited number of scholarships

are available on a financial need basis.

To be certified

as a Master Gardener, 50 hours of volunteer service to the Extension Service

is required. You must be a resident of Fayette County to enroll. Topics

to be covered include landscape design, annuals and perennials, trees,

ornamental shrubs, fruit and vegetable gardening, pest identification

and control, plant physiology, entomology and pathology, lawn care and

more.

For more information

on the Master Gardener program or to receive an application, visit or

call the Fayette County Extension Office at 140 Stonewall Avenue, Suite

209, Fayetteville or 770-460-5730 ext. 5412. The deadline for applications

is Friday, Oct. 10.

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