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Master Gardener Extension Volunteer Plant Sale-Saturday, April 25th<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Fayette County Master Gardener Extension Volunteers will hold a plant sale on Saturday, April 25, from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. The new location for the sale is at 205 Lafayette Avenue, Fayetteville near the Lafayette Educational Center (Building D).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Master Gardener Extension Volunteers will be on hand to answer questions about the plants for sale including an information booth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many of the plants offered for sale were grown or propagated by Master Gardener Extension Volunteers. Examples of available items include azaleas, fruit trees, vegetables, herbs, succulents, perennials, house plants, natives, and pollinator plants. Cash, checks, and credit cards (except AMEX) will be accepted for payment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Proceeds from the plant sale help fund the various extension programs, such as the Fayette Education Garden, the Veterans Memorial Garden, and the Pollinator Trail, which consists of a group of school and community pollinator gardens planted and maintained by Fayette County Master Gardener Extension Volunteers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mission of the UGA extension is to extend lifelong learning to Georgia citizens through unbiased, research-based education in agriculture, the environment, communities, youth, and families. In addition to the Master Gardener program, the extension office provides soil and water testing, diagnostics and plant identification, as well as free or low-cost homeowner classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information or to be added to the mailing list for upcoming events and classes, please call the extension office at 770-305-5412, send an email to fayette.extension@uga.edu<\/a>, or fill out the contact form on the website at https:\/\/extension.uga.edu\/county-offices\/fayette\/contact-us.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo Credit: V .Taylor, Fayette MGEV<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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MONARCHS HAVE ARRIVED!!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Last week one of our volunteers brought in some milkweed covered with monarch eggs. These beauties have changed and grown so much over the last week. We look forward to releasing the butterflies in the garden in the next couple of weeks once they have completed their life cycle. If you have milkweed, I encourage you to see if you have any cream-colored monarch eggs on the underside of each leaf. Soon you might start seeing your plants disappear as the caterpillars aggressively eat your milkweed plants. Photo Credit: Kim Toal<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Invasive Plant Awareness-Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica<\/em>)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Japanese Honeysuckle is an invasive (semi) evergreen climbing and trailing woody vine, that was introduced for erosion control, for wildlife habitats, and as an ornamental in the landscape. This plant invades many types of habitats such as forests, tree canopies, roadsides, wetlands, and disturbed areas. A few characteristics include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n