GREEN COVE SPRINGS – Fall is a great time to plant in northeast Florida.

To help move out of our hot summer and into the cooler months, the Clay County Master Gardener Volunteers are holding their sixth annual Plant Sale from 7:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 7, outside at the Clay County Extension Office at 2463 State Road 16.

The sale offers thousands of plants for every condition from dry to moist, and sun to shade. Master Gardener Volunteers are available to help you make selections, answer plant questions, and share timely gardening publications.

Have you had your soil tested for pH lately? This is the perfect time to bring in those soil samples to see if the pH is appropriate for your plants. Results will be mailed back to you in a couple of weeks. Go to http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ss494 for information on how to take a soil sample. Drop your samples off at the Ask A Master Gardener Booth.

Also, while purchasing plants, take the opportunity to walk the Extension Grounds. The plants are labeled and our gardens are in full bloom. If you are trying to reclaim a little of native Florida, check out the native plants. Add an exotic touch with tropicals. Grow your own herbs for fragrance and cooking. Provide a food source for monarch, queen and soldier caterpillars; plant one of the native milkweeds. They also have areas dedicated to plants that return year after year and flowering plants that attract butterflies, pollinators and hummingbirds.

Plan a visit to the Clay County Extension Office to help celebrate the end of summer and take home a few plants that will make any landscape a little more Florida-friendly. Cash or credit cards will be accepted.

To make shopping easier, don’t forget to bring a garden cart or wagon. All proceeds are used to educate the public on gardening and landscape management practices.