Who We Are
GMGA Spring 2012 Conference
Becoming a Member
Master Gardeners are volunteers who share their horticultural training and experiences through entertaining and educational gardening projects. They are trained and certified by the University of Georgia Extension Program and utilise the applied research and vast resources of the University of Georgia.
To become a Master Gardener, contact your cooperative extension agent at 1-800-ask-uga1. If your county does not offer a program, it is possible to join another county’s program. The county extension office will send you the application.
Master Gardener volunteers attend a 20 session training course which covers Vegetable Gardening, Weed Identification, Plant Physiology, Soil and Plant Nutrition, Water-wise Landscape, Herbaceous, Woody Ornamentals and Trees, Household Pests, Youth and Gardening and much more.
During the first year after completion of the course, volunteers are required to complete 50 hours of service. Each year following, volunteers give 25 hours of service to their community.
For further information please visit the University of Georgia’s site about Master Gardeners at www.hort.uga.edu/extension/mastergardener/aboutus.html