If you have a strong interest in gardening and enjoy helping others, you are invited to become a Nebraska Extension Master Gardener Volunteer.
This program will increase your knowledge and understanding of horticultural topics such as:
• Best cultural practices for growing flowers, vegetables and turf.
• Plant disease and insect pest identification and control.
• Preserving beneficial insect and wildlife habitat and much more!
Instructors are Extension specialists, educators, associates and horticulture professionals.
To become a Master Gardener volunteer, you must attend all training sessions, pass an examination and volunteer for Extension educational programming. Many fun and educational volunteer opportunities are available, including answering gardening questions from the public, teaching 4-H youth gardening, assisting at the county or state fair, assisting with community garden participants and many others.
The cost for those participating in the 2025 training class is $250 per person. There are two options for Master Gardener training in Lincoln.
DAYTIME TRAINING
The Lancaster County Extension-based training program will begin in February; training hours are during the day, with on-line resources available for study anytime. For additional information, call Mary Jane Frogge at 402-441-7180. Application deadline is Friday, Jan. 17. Apply online at https://go.unl.edu/lancaster-emgv-app.
EVENING TRAINING
The campus-based training program will begin in January, training hours are during the evening, with online resources available for study anytime. For more information, contact Terri James at 402-472-8973. Apply online at https://go.unl.edu/campus-emgv-app.
Don’t miss this opportunity to increase your gardening knowledge, share it with others in the community and have fun!