Sign up for the perennials “crash course” for the gardener.  Perennials are easy to grow, easy to propagate, and offer gardeners a fascinating variety of colors, forms, and textures. Armitage’s Herbaceous Perennials for the Sun is an online certificate program authored by the Dr. Allan Armitage, one of the world’s leading experts on and researchers of perennials. In the course, you will read and hear Dr. Armitage’s insights on how to plant, propagate, and care for 20 of his favorite perennials. The course is online, so you can progress at your own pace, on your own schedule. You’ll be using Dr. Armitage’s renowned textbook, Herbaceous Perennial Plants: A Treatise on their Identification, Culture, and Garden Attributes. Other resources include online access to the professor’s audio clips, interactive exercises, and end-of-lesson quizzes that provide instant feedback. Cost is $249. Course Number 72402. For more information, and to register, visit http://www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/courses/horticulture-and-green-industry/armitage-perennials-sun.