Gwinnett Tech to Kick off Fall 2013 Plant Sale

Written by Steve Burns

Attention, gardeners: A widely known annual Gwinnett event is near.

Gwinnett Tech in Lawrenceville soon will hold its 2013 Fall Plant Sale, according to a news release. The yearly event will offer a variety of flowers, shrubs, grasses and herbs. All plants are sold by the students who grew them, the release said.

Among the offerings:

• Pansies and violas ($10 annual flats)
• Gardenia (Chuck Hayes, August beauty, radicans and more)
  
• Japanese maple
  
• Oakleaf hydrangea
  
• Fall herbs and vegetables (Romaine lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, cilantro, collards, parsley, bok choy).
  

The sale will run Oct. 15-17, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. It will be held at the greenhouse next to Building 600 on the Gwinnett Tech campus, 5150 Sugarloaf Parkway, Lawrenceville, 30043.

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