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Master Gardeners - Part of Virginia Cooperative Extension
2018
Dates for Spring Orientation
April 30, 5:30 pm, MEO Central Library Folio room
May 15, 10 am, VCE Office Conference Room, Bldg 14, 2449 Princess Anne Road
May 16, 10 am, HRAREC Room 125, 1444 Diamond Springs Road
Dates for Fall Intern Training
September 11-November 13 on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9am-noon
Dates for Spring Orientation
April 30, 5:30 pm, MEO Central Library Folio room
May 15, 10 am, VCE Office Conference Room, Bldg 14, 2449 Princess Anne Road
May 16, 10 am, HRAREC Room 125, 1444 Diamond Springs Road
Dates for Fall Intern Training
September 11-November 13 on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9am-noon
Virginia Beach Master Gardener volunteers provide unbiased, research based information and programs to home gardeners as part of Virginia Cooperative Extension (“VCE”) community outreach. We do this through community education, help desk, plant doctor clinics, speakers bureau, public ‘garden talks’, youth programs, workshops and demonstrations.
The VCE Master Gardener program is for you if you are among the many Virginia Beach residents who desire to improve their communities by sharing horticultural knowledge. Master Gardeners come from all walks of life. They are a group of enthusiastic volunteers connected by their love of gardening and desire to educate their community.
To become a Master Gardener, you must attend an orientation meeting, complete an application process and the 50-hour Master Gardener training. This program has been established to provide both novice and experienced gardeners a basic background in horticulture.
A mandatory program orientation is held each spring. Classes are held in the fall of each year (every Tuesday and Thursday) from 9:00am to noon at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center/Bldg. 14 and the Hampton Roads Agricultural Research and Extension Center (HRAREC) located at 1444 Diamond Springs Road. Each training class is taught by a specialist in that field. Attendees can only miss one class.
After graduation the Master Gardener Interns have a full year to volunteer 50 hours in order to complete their training and to be recognized as official Master Gardeners. Annual re-certification is maintained through ongoing continuing education and volunteer service.
Inherent in the title “Master Gardener” lies the challenge to continue learning and to help other gardeners grow. It’s a challenge that everyone who has graduated from the Master Gardener program is committed to meeting.
To become a Master Gardener, you must attend an orientation meeting, complete an application process and the 50-hour Master Gardener training. This program has been established to provide both novice and experienced gardeners a basic background in horticulture.
A mandatory program orientation is held each spring. Classes are held in the fall of each year (every Tuesday and Thursday) from 9:00am to noon at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center/Bldg. 14 and the Hampton Roads Agricultural Research and Extension Center (HRAREC) located at 1444 Diamond Springs Road. Each training class is taught by a specialist in that field. Attendees can only miss one class.
After graduation the Master Gardener Interns have a full year to volunteer 50 hours in order to complete their training and to be recognized as official Master Gardeners. Annual re-certification is maintained through ongoing continuing education and volunteer service.
Inherent in the title “Master Gardener” lies the challenge to continue learning and to help other gardeners grow. It’s a challenge that everyone who has graduated from the Master Gardener program is committed to meeting.
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Master Gardeners can meet their volunteer requirements in a variety of projects including: Adam Thoroughgood House Children’s Education Garden at the Farmers Market Fall Gardening Festival Farm Days/Harvest Fair (children’s programs) Francis Land House HRAREC Display Gardens, Trial Gardens, Arboretum and School Tours Jr. Master Gardener Camp Kitchen Garden at the Farmers Market Lynnhaven House Plant Doctor Clinics Ready Set Grown (Elementary School Program) Seed Library Sentara Horticulture Therapy Workshops SPCA Rain Garden Speakers Bureau Spring Plant Sale VCE Help Desk Virginia Flower and Garden Expo |
Intern Class learning to take a soil sample.
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Virginia Cooperative Extension programs and employment are open to all, regardless of age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. An equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia State University, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperating. Edwin J. Jones, Director, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg; M. Ray McKinnie, Interim Administrator, 1890 Extension Program, Virginia State University, Petersburg.
