Wednesday, October 10, 2001

Deadline is Oct. 19 for Master Gardener classes Friday, Oct. 19 is the deadline for applications to become a Master Gardener. Classes will be offered at the Clayton County Commissioners Conference Center Mondays and Wednesdays, 2:30 - 5 p.m., Jan. 7 through March 20. 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, perennials, trees, ornamental shrubs, fruit and vegetable gardening, pest identification and control, plant physiology, entomology and pathology, lawn care and more. For information visit or call the Fayette County Extension Service at 140 Stonewall Ave., Suite 209, Fayetteville; 770-460-5730 ext. 5412.   What do you think of this story? Click here to send a message to the editor. Back to the News Home Page| Back to the top of the page