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.
Contact Patricia Porchey at (941)
861-9801
- What is a Master Gardener?
- Apply To Be a Master Gardener
- Upcoming Master Gardener Training
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Upcoming Class:
"What is the Master Gardener Volunteer Program?" at Twin Lakes
Park, June 4 at 4:00 p.m.

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