CLARKSVILLE, TN – The Master Gardener Program is offered by The University of Tennessee Extension. The purpose of the Master Gardener program is to train citizens as horticultural-educated volunteers of The University of Tennessee Extension and the Tennessee State Cooperative Extension Program. Volunteers work in partnership with their counties to expand the educational outreach by providing home gardeners with researched-based information.
These volunteers, Extension Master Gardeners, support the Extension Service by:
- Establishing and maintaining demonstration gardens.
- Working with the handicapped, youth, the elderly, and other community groups.
- Designing and implementing community involvement projects.
The Montgomery County Extension Office will be accepting interest forms for the 2023 fall Master Gardener course from June 1 through August 11. Classes begin Tuesday, Aug. 22, and end Nov. 14. Classes will be offered both virtually (online) and in-person at the Montgomery County Extension office on Tuesday evenings from 6-9 p.m. Please understand that in order to successfully complete the course, you are expected to attend in-person; however, you will be allowed to Zoom five meetings only.
The cost will be $125/person or $150/couple. Couples only receive one handbook.
To show your interest in taking the fall class, please go online and complete the Master Gardener Interest form.
Copy and paste link into browser if it doesn’t go straight to the form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1nehnooLIk1lhToB2tKueF5UAt7Is7pg7gajOIpkHZR8/edit
If you have questions, please call the Extension office at 931-648-5725 or email Karla Gargus at kkean@utk.edu
Do not send money now. You will be contacted in July/August concerning details of the class and receive an official volunteer application form.