It’s time to recertify for 2021!
Please click here to review the key UConn Master Gardener Policies and complete the online recertification form.
It’s time to recertify for 2021!
Please click here to review the key UConn Master Gardener Policies and complete the online recertification form.
Our application period opens in mid-August! Check back in August to apply.
¿Quieres hacer un jardin pero no sabes cómo empezar?
¡UCONN Master Gardeners pueden ayudarte! Ofrecemos un taller “Jardin para Principiantes” el 14 de marzo del 2023.
La presentación incluye como planificar tu jardin, la siembra, el mantenimiento, y la cosecha de sus vegetales, frutas o flores favoritos. También hablaremos de cómo hacer un jardin en un espacio limitado o en macetas. ¡No se lo pierdan!
¿Cuándo?: Martes, el 14 de marzo, 5:30pm-7:30pm
¿Donde?: Willimantic Public Library, 905 Main St, Willimantic
The 2023 UConn Master Gardener Calendar was just published for download or print! While we wont be offering these for purchase this year, the pdf is available for FREE and can easily be printed at home. This was a culmination of the work of many Master Gardener volunteers working out of the New Haven Office. We will be sharing the monthly pages as well on all of our social media. View the calendar here.
The application period for the 2023 UConn Master Gardener program class has ended.
Thank you to everyone who has applied.
Learn the fundamental concepts of horticulture, as taught by UConn Extension educators and specialists. Based on UConn’s Master Gardener curriculum, this four-part, online series can be taken at your own pace, at times that work for you. Choose just the modules you’re interested in or complete all four sections to earn a certificate of completion in Fundamentals of Home Gardening.
Classes begin now and run through May 2022. Registration information is posted on https://bit.ly/ExtensionStore. Questions? Email sarah.bailey@uconn.edu.
We have introduced an online form to replace the paper project form. Please use begin to use this new form immediately.
Class is full, stay tuned for the next session. Interested in how plants grow? Do you want a healthy, productive, and sustainable landscape for your home? UConn Extension now offers the Fundamentals of Home Gardening, an asynchronous online series of classes covering a wide variety of gardening topics. These classes explore the foundation of good gardening practices, and help explain the “why” of successful gardens. Taught by UConn Extension educators and specialists, and drawing on the Extension Master Gardener curriculum, this four-part, online series can be taken at your own pace, at times that work for you. Choose just the segments you’re interested in or complete all four components and earn a certificate of completion in the Fundamentals of Home Gardening.
The four modules cover Core Fundamentals, Environmental Factors, Ornamental Plants and Growing Your Own Foods. Each module is independent and does not require any prerequisites. All modules will be available by the end of April, and a registrant will have six weeks to complete the three or four classes contained per module.
Modules are $150 each. A flyer with more information is available. Registration is at https://uconnmastergarden-ers.gosignmeup.com/ or for more information, contact sarah.bailey@uconn.edu.
Join us for our online auction and fundraiser. Things look a little different this year – but we have the same great products that you love. The auction will take place November 28th through December 5th. Learn more and register to bid.