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Who?
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Do you enjoy gardening? Love nature? Appreciate the environment? Share your outdoor passions with others? Welcome to the Master Gardener Program where you will meet others with your interest(s), update your current knowledge, and help the community grow. Members personally grow by advancing their knowledge and by participating in educational opportunities.
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| How? |
Becoming a Certified Master Gardener begins with 50 hours of classroom education. The course is held once each year within the five county region. It provides remedial training in many topics including landscape design, botany, pruning, pest management, soils, insects, and various types of plants. After completion of this course, interns than complete 50 hours of hands-on training through volunteer activities available through out the Valley.
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| When? |
The course is typically held from January to April with classes meeting twice at week, in the evenings from 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm. Note: Some laboratory work is extended to Saturday classes.
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| Where? |
The majority of the classes are taught at the Shenandoah Valley Museum in Winchester, Virginia. However, classroom laboratory work is conducted at various topical sites such as the Virginia Tech Alson H. Smith Jr. Agricultural Extension Center (AREC) west of Stephens City.
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| Costs? |
The fee is $175.00. This covers the cost of training materials, supplies, and membership in the Master Gardener Association. After the first year, annual dues are $10.00 a year.
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Continued
Education? |
All active Master Gardeners who have completed their internship are invited to participate in the Master Gardener College, an annual advanced training program held the third weekend in June on the Virginia Tech campus. Additional training in arboriculture to come certified Tree Stewards, or in water quality to be come certified as Water Stewards is available as well. Of course, the monthly educational sessions of the Master Gardener Association plays an intricate part of the continuing education program.
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Association
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The Northern Shenandoah Valley Master Gardeners Association is comprised of Clarke, Frederick, Page, Shenandoah, and Warren Counties. Your first year membership is included with Master Gardener's Course. Future dues are a modest $10 per year. Business meetings and educational sessions are held monthly. You may notice several events on our calendar that are for "Master Gardeners Only," once accepted into the Master Gardener's program, you will be invited to begin participating in all of the Association's activities and events.
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| Interested? |
If you are interested in becoming a Certified Master Gardener, or you have further questions, please contact the Virginia Cooperative Extension at
540-665-5699 or email greenhelpline@yahoo.com.
2009 Application currently not available. Check back this fall to download your copy!
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If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate,
please contact the Frederick County Extension Office 540-665-5699.
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