Designed for the experienced home gardener, this is an intensive training program providing up-to-date information on all gardening basics. Through this program you will be able to:
* Meet other gardeners in an atmosphere of sharing and exploration
* Fill gaps in your gardening knowledge
* Provide satisfying solutions to future gardening problems
* Know where to find the answers to new challenges
* Give back to your community and share your joy of gardening.
Course Delivery:
The program is delivered alternating years and combines classroom instruction, delivered on a part-time basis on weekends and 70 volunteer service hours, individually scheduled over two years.
Program Content:
Classroom component covers a full range of gardening topics such as:
* Botany and plant identification
* Soils
* Pruning
* Plant diseases, hardiness and protection
* Specialized information about specific plant types
* Sustainable landscape design
* Weed management
* Composting
* Propagation
* Basic entomology and integrated pest management
Volunteer Service component is where students share their gardening knowledge and passion with the community, supported by experienced Master Gardeners.
Start Date:
September 15, 2012