TIFTON — The South Georgia Native Plant & Wildflower Symposium is set for Wednesday, March 28.

Speakers will be presenting topics that are of high priority with concerned gardeners: importance of beneficial insects, native plants for beauty and conservation and the reason native plants are so critical, the release states.

In addition to great presentations, there will be educational displays, beautiful botanical prints for sale, a native plant sale and a walk through the Coastal Plain Research Arboretum.

The Coastal Plain Chapter of Georgia Native Plant Society will meet after the last presentation.

The symposium will be hosted by the Georgia Museum of Agriculture, 1392 Whiddon Mill Road.

The cost is $45, which includes lunch. Participants must preregister to be included for lunch.

Visit www.sgnpws.org, call 229-391-6868, or email abcarter@uga.edu for more information.