{"id":1464,"date":"2026-04-07T15:50:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/fultonag\/?p=1464"},"modified":"2026-04-07T15:50:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:50:50","slug":"things-to-know-before-you-go-to-25th-annual-garden-faire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/fultonag\/2026\/04\/things-to-know-before-you-go-to-25th-annual-garden-faire\/","title":{"rendered":"Things to Know Before You Go to 25th Annual Garden Faire!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

by Mary Lyn Paolella and Christine Williams, Fulton County Master Gardener Extension Volunteer<\/em>s<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article is part of Garden Buzz, a series from Appen Media and the North Fulton Master Gardeners, where rotating columnists explore horticulture topics like herbs, insects, and wildlife conservation. Find all Garden Buzz articles here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are a gardening enthusiast, come see us at the 25th anniversary of the North Fulton Master Gardeners’ annual Garden Faire! This free event will be held at The Grove at Wills Park on Saturday, April 11, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. We are excited to be partnering with Alpharetta Community Agriculture Program\/Old Rucker Farm<\/a>, the Georgia Native Plant Society-North Metro Atlanta Chapter<\/a> and the City of Alpharetta Recreation, Parks and Cultural Services<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Garden Faire 2026 will provide one-stop shopping for garden enthusiasts with a large selection of shade and sun perennials, native plants, indoor plants, tomatoes and other culinary offerings, as well as two horticultural education sessions and a space for children’s gardening activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year, the Master Gardener volunteer team is focused on bringing the community a wide breadth of passalong plants from their gardens or the gardens of friends, family and neighbors. These passalong plants include a variety of ground covers, perennials, hostas, irises and daylilies, along with some select vines, shrubs and trees. Look for interpretive signage over many of the plants that provides tips on caring for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The UGA Master Gardeners Extension Volunteers’ primary mission is horticultural education and environmental stewardship. These volunteers will be on hand to help with your gardening questions and needs. This is your opportunity to pick their brains \u2014 and the Master Gardeners love that! Look for their booth, volunteer T-shirts, Master Gardener aprons or distinct name tags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Through the marketplace, you will find garden-related vendors offering hard-to-find plants \u2014 including sweet-smelling roses, colorful native azaleas, lush hostas, succulents, daylilies, begonias, camellias, hydrangeas, pollinator plants, trees, shrubs, carnivorous plants and other natives \u2014 as well as nature-inspired pottery, gardening gifts, seeds, tools, birdhouses, feeders, educational offerings and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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