Master Gardener Plant Sale set for Oct. 5

The 17th annual Master Gardener Volunteer Plant Sale and Extension EdFest by UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County services is set for 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at Twin Lakes Park, 6700 Clark Road.

Shoppers can choose from among hundreds of shrubs, trees, palms, annuals, herbs and other plant varieties identified as Florida-friendly by the University of Florida. As a bonus, they can receive gardening and landscaping advice from master gardener volunteers. 

Admission is free and proceeds from sales support Sarasota County Master Gardener Volunteer program efforts by funding demonstration gardens, school garden projects and other community initiatives.

The Florida Master Gardener Volunteer program is led by the University of Florida and operated through county-level UF/IFAS Extension offices. In Sarasota County, the program supports demonstration landscapes and educational outreach projects and operates the popular Plant Clinic help desks.

 For more information visit sarasota.ifas.ufl.edu/plantsale.