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Armitage’s Herbaceous Perennials for the Sun

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The perennials “crash course” for the gardener.

Perennials are easy to grow, easy to propagate and offer landscape and home gardeners a fascinating variety of colors, forms, and textures. 

Credits

2.40

Duration

24.00
hours

Next Offering

None

Format

Online – Self Paced

Cost

$
169.00 Details

Available offerings

Armitage’s Herbaceous Perennials for the Sun
7/1/2025
6/30/2026
Online – Self Paced
0598-006
$
169.00 Details

About this course

Who should attend?

  • Home garden enthusiasts
  • Master Gardeners
  • Commercial landscapers
  • Nursery and garden center employees 

Continuing Education Information

Successful graduates will earn:

Requirements & policies

Accommodations

The University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education is committed to providing equal access to continuing education programs for students living with permanent or temporary disabilities. Learn more about the program accommodations (Opens in a new window).

Schedule

Enroll at any time and complete the course’s required graded components within 90 days.

Fees & funding information

$169 – regular fee (US Funds)

$50 – One-Month Extension (Only one extension is granted per participant.)

Group Discounts are available for organizations registering 5 or more participants. For additional information about group enrollments, contact Pam Bracken at +1-706-542-3537.

Prices are listed per person. The textbook is not included in course fee.

Cancellation or refund

If you have not accessed the online course at all, you may request a refund minus a $100 cancellation fee. Requests must be sent to gc-student@uga.edu no later than seven (7) days after the issuance of your course access information.

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Technology

Use a web browser such as Chrome, Firefox, or Safari. Throughout the online course you will encounter many images, maps, links to external websites, animated exercises, and audio/video clips. A fast Internet connection is highly recommended.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites.

Textbook

Armitage, Allan M. Herbaceous Perennial Plants: A Treatise on their Identification, Culture, and Garden Attributes. 4th Edition, Stipes Publishing. 2020.

Herbaceous Perennial Plants Fourth Edition Book Cover
  • Paperback ISBN 978-1-64617-012-8
    or
  • Hardback ISBN 978-1-64617-057-9

The required textbook must be ordered separately from your course enrollment.

Textbook Vendor

You may order these textbooks from any textbook vendor/supplier, online or through these choices:

The textbook edition is subject to change when a new edition is released by the publisher.

The textbook will be shipped independently of your online course access details, so you should allow extra time for its delivery.

People

Author

Dr. Allan Armitage authors this course. He is well known and highly acclaimed as a writer, speaker, and researcher. He is recognized as a leader in introducing outstanding plant varieties to the industry. Before Dr. Armitage retired from the University of Georgia, he ran the research gardens where new plant material from most of the world’s flower breeders is evaluated.  The Trial Gardens at UGA (Opens in a new window) are among the finest trial gardens in the nation. They are open to the public throughout the year.

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