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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#7030A0">Plant Conservation Alliance!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Friends and Beloveds – please share this with all of your networks!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">CToP Native Plant Sale AND Preview & Pairings party Announcement!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">State Botanical Garden of Georgia – University of Georgia<o:p></o:p></p>
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to Protect Native Plant Sale<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:20.0pt;color:#7030A0">October 6, 7, 8 and 13, 14, 15<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:20.0pt;color:#7030A0">Thurs, Fri 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:20.0pt;color:#7030A0">Sat 9:00 am – noon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:#7030A0">State Botanical Garden of Georgia - University of Georgia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#7030A0">Connect to Protect Native Plant Sale</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#7030A0"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#7030A0">October 6, 7, 8 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm weekdays, 9:00 to noon Saturday<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#7030A0">October 13, 14, 15 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm weekdays, 9:00 to noon Saturday<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#7030A0"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#7030A0">Held behind-the-scenes at the Mimsie Lanier Center for Native Plant Studies,
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#7030A0">State Botanical Garden of Georgia at the University of Georgia, 2450 S. Milledge Avenue, Athens.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#7030A0"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#7030A0">Six days of shopping among 100 species of native plants</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#7030A0"> that can be incorporated into every urban garden and patio. People
who know these plants can help guide your selections, teach you about growing native plants, and inspire you to try new species. Support pollinators! Beautify your landscape! Create habitats! Majority are grown at the State Botanical Garden from locally collected
seeds and all without harmful chemicals. This is a rare opportunity to find plants that help support Georgia birds and insects and see behind the scenes in the Conservation greenhouses. Non-native annuals grown without harmful chemicals, Connect to Protect
signs, and planters made from reclaimed materials will also be for sale. All sales benefit the Garden’s Conservation program. There will be details and a plant list the weeks before the sale at
<a href="http://botgarden.uga.edu"><span style="color:#7030A0">botgarden.uga.edu</span></a> and directional signs in the Garden to help you find the Mimsie Lanier Center.
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<p><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#7030A0">Evening Event</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#7030A0"> – “Connect to Protect Native Plant Sale’s Preview & Pairings”
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<p><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#7030A0">Friday, September 30<sup>th</sup>, 5:30 - 6:30 pm</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#7030A0"> at the SBG Mimsie Lanier Center for Native Plant Studies Workshop in
our main HeadHouse. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#7030A0">Staff will share tips on our favorite pairings, combinations of species for dynamic displays. We’ll have discussions on gardening while sipping beverages and enjoying nibblies. Plants will be available
for sale. $10 per person. <b>Registration required. </b>See our events calendar <a href="http://botgarden.uga.edu/">
<span style="color:#7030A0">http://botgarden.uga.edu/</span></a> for registration.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#7030A0"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#7030A0">Held behind-the-scenes at the Mimsie Lanier Center for Native Plant Studies,
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#7030A0">State Botanical Garden of Georgia at the University of Georgia, 2450 S. Milledge Avenue, Athens, GA.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#7030A0">Photo by Eleanor Dietrich</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#7030A0"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7030A0">Jennifer Ceska<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7030A0">Conservation Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7030A0">State Botanical Garden of Georgia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7030A0">at the </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:red">University of Georgia</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7030A0"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7030A0"><a href="http://botgarden.uga.edu/"><span style="color:#7030A0">http://botgarden.uga.edu/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7030A0">Georgia Plant Conservation Alliance<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7030A0">Botanical Guardians<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7030A0">Mimsie Lanier Center for Native Plant Studies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7030A0">Georgia Native Plant Initiative<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7030A0">Connect to Protect<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7030A0">2450 S. Milledge Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7030A0">Athens, GA 30605<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#7030A0">cell 770-540-7129<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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