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.
Upcoming Events
Jan 8
Master Your Garden
Brunswick, GA
Always wanted to learn Master Gardener skills and techniques but never able to commit to the volunteer component? Here is your chance! Master Your Garden will follow select topics from the Master Gardener program, but offered in a shorter class. We will meet Thursday evenings (5:30-7:00PM). These classes will help you prepare your spring & summer garden.
Pricing:
$100 registration for all 10 classes + weekly gift
$5 registration per class, no weekly gift (call the office for this rate, 912-554-7577)
Topics in date order: Building Healthy Soils, Basic Botany, Weed ID and Treatment, Plant Diseases and Pests, Vegetable Gardening, Tree Care, Loving Your Lawn, Site Selection, Installation, and Maintenance, Grow New Plants with Propagation, Native Plants for the Landscape
Jan 8
In the Garden / Horticultural Hot Takes: Trends for 2026 and Beyond
Tune in for this forward?looking webinar that will explore ideas set to shape gardens in the coming years. We’ll look at emerging plant varieties, practical design approaches, and sustainable techniques that respond to changing climates and evolving aesthetics. Whether you work in horticulture or simply love cultivating your own green space, you’ll gain clear, actionable insights to guide your planting, planning, and creative choices well into the future. Let Lisa Klein with UGA Extension Gwinnett guide you through this interesting view into the future. This program qualifies for master gardener continuing education credit.
Jan 12
Preparing Your Lawn for Spring
Dallas, GA
Join Paulding County Extension Agent, Mary Carol Sheffield to learn how to prepare your lawn for spring. We'll talk weeds, fertilizer, mowing, and more!
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