UF/IFAS Sarasota County Extension
Master Gardener Program
A Master Gardener is a volunteer who has been trained by the Extension Service as a University of Florida-trained volunteer educator in the Environmental Horticulture Program. A Master Gardener educates and provides research-based information to Floridians about gardening, environmental horticulture and pest management.
They provide information about planning and maintaining urban, suburban and rural landscapes with an emphasis on environmental stewardship. In addition, these volunteers assist homeowners with their landscape and garden concerns, staff information booths at special events, give presentations to garden clubs, work with youth groups (4-H, Scouts, public and private school students, etc.), assist with community gardens, and help train and facilitate horticultural activities for the developmentally and physically-challenged as well as senior populations.
Major activities include conducting tours or working in the demonstration landscape at the Florida House Learning Center and assisting county homeowners at the Master Gardener Help Desk in the Extension Office as well as at five satellite locations.
Some Master Gardeners are part of an outreach program in which they present 45-60 minute programs to groups throughout the county.
Contact Patricia Porchey at (941) 861-9801
- What is a Master Gardener?
- Apply To Be a Master Gardener
- Upcoming Master Gardener Training
- September 4 through December 4, 2009
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Master Gardener Claudia Cannon featured in the Wall Street Journal. See the article here...
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