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UF/IFAS Sumter County Extension Master Gardener Plant Sale set for Saturday  

By Staff Report
You can pickup plants and great gardening tips at the plant sale this weekend.
You can pickup plants and great gardening tips at the plant sale this weekend.

The Sumter County Master Gardeners Plant Sale will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1 at the Wildwood Community Center, 6500 Powell Road.

The plant selection will include native plants, herbs, perennials, annuals and grasses as well as ornamental rocks and garden art, all at affordable prices.  The best-selling book, “Gardening in Sumter County Month-by-Month” will also be available for purchase.  

Get answers your gardening questions at our ever-popular “Ask the Master Gardener” Booth. Proceeds support the UF/IFAS Master Gardener educational events and outreach programs. For further information, contact the Sumter County Extension Office in Bushnell:  352-569-6870; in The Villages: 352-689-4673; or by email at: AskTheMasterGardener@ifas.ufl.edu.

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