Becoming a Virginia Beach Master Gardener
Master Gardeners is not a garden club. It is a state-wide group of trained volunteer educators who work within their communities to encourage and promote environmentally sound horticulture practices through sustainable landscape management education and training.
As an educational outreach component of Virginia Cooperative Extension, the Master Gardener program brings the resources of Virginia’s land-grant universities – Virginia Tech and Virginia State University – to the people of the commonwealth. All volunteers are trained and have at least 50 hours of horticultural classes and return at least 50 hours of volunteer community service through their local Extension office. Virginia Beach Master Gardeners connect with the community at garden projects throughout the city, public education events, lecture series, school and youth programs, and special events. |
2022 Orientation & Training Information
The next Extension Master Gardener volunteer training will be held in early 2024. Orientation for this training will be held in Fall 2023. Please check back in Spring 2023 for more details.
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Master Gardener Training Program for Virginia Beach
- Attend a mandatory VCE Virginia Beach Master Gardener orientation session. Orientation is held in the spring of each year.
- Complete the application and submit by the due date.
- VCE staff will notify you to let you know if you've been accepted to the program.
- If accepted, pay for training & materials.
- Classes are held September - November.
What to expect
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Virginia Beach Master Gardeners is for you if you:
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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 Ask a Master Gardener Clinics Ready Set Grow Seed Library Horticulture Therapy Workshops SPCA Rain Garden Speakers Bureau Spring Plant Sale VCE Help Desk |