LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- Horticulture students at Gwinnett Technical College will host a plant sale later this month and an edible sale next month.

The plant sale will be Apr. 16-18 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the college's greenhouse.

Plenty of plant types will be sold, including annuals, perennials, shrubs, herbs and house plants.

The edible sale will be May 7-9 and will feature fruits, vegetables and herbs.

"I know every year we say the plant sale gets better, but the greenhouse is spectacular. The students have pulled together the best looking and the healthiest plants ever," Gwinnett Tech horticulture program director Aaron Poulsen said in a statement. "There are more varieties than we have time to list, and I think our supporters will be pleased."

Cash and checks will be accepted at the sale; those wishing to use credit and debit cards will have to pay in the school's business office.

LILBURN, Ga. -- A brand new Burlington Coat Factory will open in Lilburn Friday.

The store, which is located in the Killian Hill Village shopping center on Stone Mountain Highway, will hold a ribbon cutting at 10 a.m.

Representatives for the department store chain's philanthropic program, Burlington Gives Back, will be on hand to introduce the non-profit to Gwinnett. Burlington Gives Back donates new clothing to local charities through a partnership with Fashion Delivers.

Learn more about Burlington at burlingtoncoatfactory.com.

ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia is offering parents a tax holiday on back-to-school goods for the first time since 2009.

The state will temporarily suspend its collection of the sales tax on Aug. 10-11 for general school supplies, some clothing and computers and computer accessories.