You may still apply for 2017 Master Gardener Training, but it will be to be put on the waiting list

Applications are now available at our McCollum Park Office or can be downloaded here.

Join over 350 WSU-Snohomish County Extension Master Gardener volunteers in teaching good gardening and environmental stewardship practices to county residents while at the same time learning and and having fun working with other like-minded volunteers.

Training focuses on familiarization and learning how to use resources to research, educate, mentor, and answer horticulture questions for the general public in a collaborative environment. With that in mind, all quizzes and exams are open book and can be re-taken. No memorization is required.

The WSU Master Gardener program grew out of the need for Washington State County Extension agents to respond to the growing interest in home gardening over 40 years ago. Last year Snohomish County Master Gardeners donated almost 30,000 hours of volunteer time, including training a new class of 45 volunteers, which is done each winter.

Training involves approximately 80 hours of classroom and workshop instruction held once a week every Thursday, January through March starting Jan. 12. Classes are held at the Extension Education Center at 600 – 128th Street in South Everett from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Homework, including all quizzes and the final exam, is done through the WSU Master Gardener Online Training Program using your home computer and averages 4-6 hours a week during training.

Tuition for this extensive training program is $275 plus a minimum volunteer commitment of 40 hours each year for two years working on designated MG projects (80 hours total). Applications for the 2017 MG Training Class are now available at the Extension Office or can be downloaded here as a PDF File.

Cost of the training without the volunteer commitment is $775 for a limited number of full-tuition students, which are usually, but not limited to, horticultural professionals who don’t have the time for volunteering. Full-tuition applications are available on the Horticulture Professionals page.

For additional information:

• Training Topics
• About the WSU Master Gardener Program
• Washington State University Master Gardener Program Website

Or contact:
Howard Voland, Master Gardener Program Coordinator