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
Jun 9
Working with Native Plants in Your Garden hosted by the Conyers Garden Club
Conyers, GA
Join the Conyers Garden Club for a special National Garden Week program on June 9, 2026, at 11:00 AM. This year’s topic, “Working with Native Plants in Your Garden,” will inspire gardeners to incorporate more native species while offering practical ideas for getting started. Our speakers, Victoria Hull, Spalding County Agriculture & Natural Resources Agent, and Andrew Carroll with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, will share their combined expertise and discuss their work transforming part of their community garden into a native pollinator garden. The presentation will last approximately 45 minutes.
Jun 10
GA/FL Irrigation Expo 2026
Lyons, GA
The University of Georgia and the University of Florida Extension Services are partnering with local RC&D councils and Soil & Water Conservation Districts to host a new agricultural expo focused on irrigation. Experience live demonstrations, including blue-dye tests, pivot uniformity, and micro-irrigation for freeze protection! Over 25 irrigation exhibitors will also be on-site, showcasing a wide range of irrigation products and knowledge.
Jun 10
Homesteading Skills: Irrigation
Join Pike County Extension in 2026 for the Lunch and Learn series that will dive into homesteading skills. These monthly sessions are covered by experts and hosted on the first Wednesday of each month at 12pm (with the exception of holidays). Simply email Brooklyne.Wassel@uga.edu or Pike.Extension@uga.edu to receive the Zoom Link. You can also catch the recordings on our YouTube Channel!
From the Trellis Blog
Volunteer Week: A Piece of the Story
Georgia Master Gardener Extension Volunteers use an online reporting system to report their volunteer service hours and continuing education hours. The system also tracks awards, individual running totals and annual reports, and displays leader boards of top ten counties in logged hours for service and education. Each year, these data that MGEVs take the time […]
Volunteer Week: Plants People
In 2021, MGEVs in Dougherty County took on the project of giving new life to a public garden space within a popular park and zoo area in Albany, Georgia. Five years later, these volunteers are proud to share a garden that is thriving with pollinator and native plantings. It has a certificate from the State […]
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