Growing communities and a better Georgia from the ground up.
The Georgia Master Gardener Extension Volunteer (MGEV) Program connects UGA Extension, plant enthusiasts, and communities across the state. MGEVs share UGA Extension consumer horticulture programming about selection and care of plants for ornamental value, recreation, and home food production. Master Gardeners teach community members how to use plants and gardening to improve their environment, personal health, and quality of life.
Extension News
Hurricane Helene Impacts
Hurricane Helene wrought sweeping devastation across Georgia’s agricultural sector in late September, leaving an indelible mark on both the land and the people who tend it. From battered cotton fields to flattened pecan orchards, the storm’s aftermath is bringing focus to vulnerabilities in Georgia’s farming industry and the need for more robust safety nets.
Amy Janvier Endowment
When Miriam Edelkind-Vealey applied for a summer role at a University of Georgia pollinator biodiversity lab in 2020, the junior undergrad didn’t quite know what to expect.
Upcoming Events
Jan 1 - May 1
Southwest Georgia Master Gardener Training 2025
Albany, GA
Georgia Master Gardener Extension Volunteer Trainees receive 50 hours of classroom and hand-on instruction in horticulture and related subjects from UGA Extension Agents and specialists, local plant experts and veteran Master Gardeners. A minimum registration fee covers instruction, supplies and an extensive training manual.
The comprehensive training program explores topics like:
Basic plant biology, physiology and nutrition
Identification, control, and prevention of insect, disease and weed problems.
Selecting, planting, and maintaining annuals, perennials, ornamentals and turf.
Vegetable, small-fruit and organic gardening
Composting, grass cycling and mulching
Water-efficient gardening, Landscape design
If you have any questions about the training program please reach out to us at UGA Dougherty County Cooperative Extension Services, 125 Pine Avenue, Suite 100, Albany, GA 31701; Email: vivek.bist@uga.edu; Phone: (229) 436-7216.
Jan 6 - Mar 26
Master Gardener Class presented by Richmond County Extension
Augusta, GA
Registration open October 1 - November 26, 2024 for the 2025 Master Gardener Class. Open to any adult in Richmond County or surrounding counties with an interest in horticulture and a desire to volunteer in the community. Master Gardener students enter the program with a variety of experience levels and skills. Before being accepted into the program, applicants must complete a background check required of all University of Georgia Extension Volunteers. Classes are taught by University of Georgia faculty and other subject area experts. Class topics include botany, plant physiology, soils, flowering plants, vegetable gardening, fruit gardening, herb gardening, organic gardening, entomology, plant pathology and disease control, landscape design, plant propagation, composting and more. The class will meet at the Augusta-Richmond County Library in downtown Augusta, 5:00pm-7:30pm starting Monday, January 6, 2025 and will meet each Monday and Wednesday until the last session on Wednesday, March 26, 2025.
Jan 7
Athens Master Gardener Program
Bogart, GA
Come join the Athens Master Gardeners!
The Georgia Master Gardener Extension Volunteer (MGEV) Program connects UGA Extension, plant enthusiasts, and communities across the state. MGEVs share UGA Extension consumer horticulture programming about selection and care of plants for ornamental value, recreation, and home food production. Master Gardeners teach community members how to use plants and gardening to improve their environment, personal health, and quality of life.
From Our Blog
Winter Wishlist
We are into the thick of the holiday season, and I hope you are finding cheer in the swirl of activities and chilly air. A Master Gardener wrote me yesterday that she was adding items from the Master Gardener store to her wish list to be shared with her husband. This reminded me to share […]
Holidays and Hours
Happy Holidays! We wish you a cheerful holiday season and look forward to all MGEVs will accomplish in 2025! This years was BIG year full of celebrations and events for our program’s 45th anniversary, and we know it will be hard to beat! We also know the holiday season is a busy, wonderful time, and […]
Holiday Plant Highlights
You likely know them, love them, and use them to bring holiday cheer to your homes and community buildings as you decorate with a gardener’s touch! Refresh your knowledge or share these plant highlights with a friend! Holiday Cactus Three related plant species look like Christmas cacti. The three types bloom at different times of […]
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