DATE: 9/6/05

CONTACT: Christine Drais, (864) 656-6205

WRITER: Diane Palmer, (864) 656-4741

Fall Plant Sale set for Sept. 30 –Oct. 1

CLEMSON -- Perennials, trees, shrubs, ornamental grasses, native plants, shade plants and more will be for sale at the South Carolina Botanical Garden’s Fall Plant Sale on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. Admission is free.

Sept. 30, ‘Friends of the Garden’ Preview Plant Sale will run from 2 - 6:30 p.m. New members may join at the gate for a $25 tax deductible donation. Clemson University employees may join by payroll deduction.

Oct. 1, the public plant sale will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

South Carolina Botanical Garden, volunteers the Foothills Master Gardeners will be on hand to help with plant selection and garden design ideas.

The sale is located at the South Carolina Botanical Garden Operations Area at the corner of Highway 76 and Perimeter Road in Clemson.

For more information, call (864) 656-3405, email scbg@clemson.edu or check out the featured plants at www.clemson.edu/scbg .

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