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If you want to know more about the soil, buds and bees, enroll in the Guilford County Master Gardener
Program, offered by the Guilford
County Cooperative Extension Service.
 | The course provides 40 hours of extensive
training in basic botany, soils, trees, insects, diseases, woody ornamentals,
lawns, vegetables, pruning, fertilizers, pesticide safety and more. |
| Graduates are expected to
give back to the community by volunteering on designated community projects. |
| Applicants for the program
should have a high degree of gardening interest, strong communication skills
and be able to give 40 hours of post-training volunteer time. |
| Scheduled training programs
in Guilford County begin in January. |
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Have You Ever:
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Had a vegetable or flower garden?
Grown roses or houseplants?
Planted or pruned shrubs or trees?
Seeded, fertilized or mowed a lawn?(Thumbnail photos taken in Bicentennial
Garden by Cockrell 7/4/99.) |
Do You Enjoy:
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Meeting and talking with people?
Attending classes on a wide range of horticultural topics?
Sharing your expertise and time with others?
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Do You Have:
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At least three hours of time per month that you can
volunteer to the Cooperative Extension Service of Guilford County as we
help you put knowledge to work? |
If You Answered "Yes" to the last question, and any of the others,
our Master Gardener Program might be an ideal opportunity for you!
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How to Become a Master Gardener
The first requirement is the desire to help others. Next is a personal
commitment to complete the required training, and then serve a minimum of
forty volunteer hours.
To place your name on the list of those interested in becoming a Master
Gardener:
| Request an application form via one of the following means:
 | Send an email to the Extension Agent, Karen Neill.
In the email, specifically request a Master Gardener. Also, state
your
 | Name |
| Address |
| City/State/Zip |
| Weekday daytime Telephone Number |
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| Call the Agricultural Extension office at 336-375-5876. |
| Pick one up at the Agricultural Extension office at
3309 Burlington
Road in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Click the butterfly for
directions. |
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Return the completed form to the Agricultural Extension
office by mid-October. |
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Enrollment is limited. Please don't push the deadline. |
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Basic training begins in early January and runs through
March or early April. Classes are held in the auditorium of the
Agricultural Extension Center every Wednesday for 8:30 a.m. until noon. |
| After completion of the basic training, you should attend
continuing education courses offered on the first Wednesday of most months
and at various other times and locations
throughout the year. See the GCMGV Events
Calendar for more specific current information. |
During your first year, you must complete at least 40 hours of
training and give at least 40 hours of post-training volunteer time to the
Extension Service's Horticulture Program. After the first year, you must
complete at least 20 hours of refresher training and give at least 20
hours of volunteer time.
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