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Gwinnett County
UGA Extension Office

Master Gardener Extension Volunteer Program for Teachers

Become certified to share your love of education and horticulture with your school community.

Become certified to share your love of education and horticulture with your school community.

The Georgia Master Gardener Program® is an Extension volunteer training program offered through county offices of the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension. Through this program, individuals are trained and certified in home horticulture, gardening, and related areas to help Georgia Cooperative Extension staff transfer research-based information about gardening to the public.

UGA Extension Gwinnett offers the Master Gardener Extension Volunteer Program for Teachers to Gwinnett County educators and school staff, including public, charter, and private schools. The 2024 program training will be online through UGA eLearning Commons (eLC) with four in-person hands-on labs. The curriculum is taught in modules with activities, discussion threads, and quizzes. Examples of topics are botany, plant physiology, soils, entomology, plant pathology, plant propagation, edible gardening, ornamental gardening, gardening with native plants, turf, and invasive plants.

2024 General Program Information

  • Applications are currently being accepted.
  • Application deadline has been extended to Friday, May 3rd
  • If selected, class fees of $200 are due on May 15
  • Virtual Class overview on June 5 at 10am.
  • Class dates are June 5-December 31.

For more information on the Georgia Master Gardener Program, visit GeorgiaMasterGardener.org

Master Gardener Extension Volunteer Application and Volunteer Documents:

Please note: The application is a fillable form, but please note that we CANNOT accept Electronic Signatures and you CANNOT save the form data on your computer unless you have the full version of Adobe Acrobat installed. Be sure to print the completed application BEFORE you exit the program to avoid losing the form data.  

Return the signed application and volunteer waivers to:

UGA Extension Gwinnett
Attn: Kim Fritz, Agriculture and Natural Resources Department
750 South Perry Street, Suite 400
Lawrenceville, GA 30046

For more information, contact Kim.Fritz@gwinnettcounty.com