Who: Environmental Horticulture Graduate Student Association, student organization affiliated with the UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
What: The University of Florida Environmental Horticulture Graduate Student Association will host its 20th annual spring plant sale in April. This event will feature UF’s newest coleus varieties in a wide range of colors as well as landscape and ornamental plants. More than a dozen of UF’s coleus varieties will be available.
The coleus plants are varieties developed through the UF/IFAS Plant Innovation Center and grown by students. Proceeds from the sale support student travel to present at research conferences and attend educational field trips.
When: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 6 – 7, 2019
Where: UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) greenhouses, 2475 Memorial Road, Gainesville, Florida, 32611
Contact: Dana Edwards, 352-392-1963, dana.edwards@ufl.edu
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The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) administers the degree programs of the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS). The mission of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences is to deliver unsurpassed educational programs that prepare students to address the world’s critical challenges related to agriculture, food systems, human wellbeing, natural resources and sustainable communities. The college has received more total (national and regional combined) USDA teaching awards than any other institution. Visit the CALS website at cals.ufl.edu, and follow CALS on social media platforms at @ufcals.
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