UGA Cooperative Extension

Paulding County Extension Office: Paulding County Master Gardeners
Become a Master Gardener

How can I become a Master Gardener Volunteer?Is Master Gardening 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?
• Master Gardener Volunteer Training Application

2012 Master Gardener Volunteer Training

Acceptance into the 12 week training program is by application. The training course for 2012 has been completed. You are welcome to submit your application for future classes anytime.  

As enrollment in the Master Gardener program is limited, you are encouraged to fill out the application as thoroughly as possible. A background check is required and the selection committee, comprised of a group of veteran Master Gardeners and the County Extension Agent, reads all applications.  Please return completed application to:  Paulding County Extension, 530 West Memorial Drive, Dallas, GA 30132.

If you are selected as a Master Gardener Volunteer, you will be asked to submit the program fee by a deadline in advance of the training.  Master Gardener classes are held regionally, usually within a 25 mile radius of the Paulding County Extension Office. 

In exchange for training, Master Gardener interns are required to pass a midterm and a final exam with a score of at least 70%, not miss more than 1 day of classes and to complete 50 hours of approved volunteer service in Paulding County within one year to become a certified Master Gardener.  The University of Georgia Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program offers many opportunities to make new friends and enhance your horticultural expertise while helping others to learn through Extension volunteer education activities.

 

The Master Gardener 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 Gardeners 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 Program contact your local County Extension office:

• Paulding County Extension - (770) 443-7616
• Bartow County Extension - (770) 387-5142
• Cherokee County Extension - (770) 479-0418
• Cobb County Extension - (770) 528-4070
• Douglas County Extension-(770) 920-7224
• Carroll County Extension- (770) 836-8546