WHO WE ARE

University of Minnesota Extension Master Gardeners are volunteers who enjoy gardening or landscaping, have a desire for life-long learning and have a strong interest in sharing what they learn with others.

Master Gardeners:

• Educate adults by teaching classes
• Inspire and teach young people in schools or through summer camp experiences
• Design beautiful demonstration gardens for non-formal and formal learning experiences
• Provide landscape design and instruction for Habitat for Humanity sites
• Answer horticulture questions via the Arboretum Yard and Garden Line phone service
• Help residents identify plants and diagnose common insect and disease problems at the Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinics
• Provide a Q & A service at community events, fairs, farmer's markets or garden centers at Ask A Master Gardener Booths
• Support organizations such as Great River Greening, local watershed districts and Anoka County Parks and Recreation
• Provide outreach services through a therapeutic horticulture program
• Conduct research in support of University initiatives

To learn more about the Master Gardener Volunteer Program select: Become a Master Gardener 

To learn what Anoka County Master Gardeners have to say about their volunteer experience, select:  Anoka County Master Gardener

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