Participants learned all about annuals, perennials, cut flowers, vegetables, soils, plugs and seeds. They also learned about labor and insurance costs, marketing and business plans, budget and cash flow, advertising and promotion. The propagation school was held Saturday, Feb. 3 with sessions for both beginners and advanced gardeners. Participants learned about cuttings, plant growth regulators, mist systems, planting from seeds and received tips on how to work with various types of plants from woody plants to roses and hydrangeas. Spalding County Master Gardeners Branda Goolsby, left, and Rosemary Hoover, right, assist UGA horticulturist Bodie Pennisis at the GFGA Propagation School.
Nurseries leads a session of the propagation school.