Gloucester Master Gardeners

Our Mission

"Our mission as trained volunteers in partnership with the Gloucester County, Virginia Cooperative Extension, is to provide horticultural educational opportunities to the public, through research-based horticultural educational programs and activities to enhance the environment and lives of residents in our community."

What Does a Master Gardener Do?

MASTER GARDENERS are volunteers who assist their local cooperative extension offices in educating the public in general gardening practices as well as the proper use of pesticides and fertilizers.  To become a Master
Gardener, an individual must complete 50 hours of horticulture instruction and complete a 50-hour internship as a Master Gardener Volunteer.

• Volunteer in your community.

• Learn appropriate plants for the landscape

• Teach others to cultivate healthy landscape plants.

• Learn how to properly prune your trees and shrubs.

• Become more knowledgeable of the plants you grow.

• Gain a better understanding of how to effectively manage landscape pests.

In 2006 Gloucester County VCE-MGs volunteered 3,517 hours to the community contacting 3500 citizens at a value of $63,447.

How Do I Become a Master Gardener?

The Virginia Cooperative Extension Service normally conducts Master Gardener training classes once a year in the fall.  The instructors are college professors, extension agents and other professionals who specialize in the topics being taught.  Classes are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 - 12:00 AM.  We include up to five fascinating field trips in this curriculum.  Written study materials include The Virginia Master Gardener Handbook and the Pest Management Guide.  This curriculum requires state mandated classes and local required classes.

Classes cover the following topics:

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT BECOMING A MASTER GARDENER VOLUNTEER, CALL:  804-693-2602
 

Virginia Cooperative Extension programs and employment are open to all, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or family status. An equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services, or other accommodations to participate in a Gloucester Extension activity, please contact the Gloucester Extension Office at (804) 693-2602/ TDD* during business hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. to discuss accommodations 5 days prior to the event. *TDD number is (800) 828-1120.