UGA Cooperative Extension
Cherokee County Extension Office:
Become a Master Gardener Volunteer
Is becoming a Master Gardener Volunteer for you?
Ask yourself these questions:
- Do I want to learn more about plants, growing things, and gardening?
- Am I eager to participate in a practical and intensive training program?
- Do I look forward to sharing my knowledge with people in my community?
- Do I have enough time to attend the training & complete my volunteer work?
To Apply: Cherokee County will not be particapating in the 2012 Master Gardener Training Program due to no Extension Agent to support county.
- Application Deadline: TBA
- Applicant Selection by: TBA
- 2013 Class Schedule: TBA
- 2013 Training Location:TBD
- Georgia Master Gardener Core Curriculum
If there is a Master Gardener Volunteer Program in your area, you can obtain an application through your local County Extension Office. The only requirement is that you have an interest in some aspect of gardening and, at the conclusion of training, are willing to volunteer a minimum of 50 hours of service to the county Extension program in your county.
Acceptance of applicants is based upon local county program needs. Upon acceptance, applicants are notified of the location and time that classes will take place. A fee is charged to cover the materials & facilities during training. To graduate, class attendance is required and you must pass a mid-term and final exam.
The Master Gardener Volunteer program is coordinated in each county by an Extension agent, and each applicant is responsible to him/her for all classes, volunteer work, etc. Master Gardener Volunteers promote, inform, and work with local communities by:
- Answering gardening questions at county fairs, garden centers, flower shows, libraries, shopping centers, and in the Extension office.
- Designing & installing community landscape & beautification projects.
- Identifying plant cultural problems, insects, & diseases.
- Teaching communities how to conserve & enjoy their natural resources.
Download: Georgia Master Gardener Brochure
For more information about the Master Gardener Volunteer Program contact your local County Extension office:
- Cherokee County Extension - (770) 479-0418
- Bartow County Extension - (770) 387-5142
- Pickens County Extension - (706) 253-8840
- Cobb County Extension - (770) 528-4070
- Forsyth County Extension - (770) 887-2418
- Paulding County Extension - (770) 443-7616
