Grow with Tri-County Master Gardeners         

     The Master Gardener program is a volunteer program for gardeners interested in learning and sharing horticultural knowledge.

      The Master Gardener program began in 1972, and there are about 35,000 trained Master Gardeners in all 50 states and Canada.  The Missouri Master Gardener program assists University of Missouri Extension by providing horticultural information to the public.

     Master Gardeners receive 30 hours of classroom training in a wide variety of horticultural topics.  In return, each person pledges 30 hours of community service during their first year, and 20 hours of community service in subsequent years.

     Community service opportunities include educational presentations to garden clubs and other organizations, and events such as lawn and garden shows.

     Tri-County Master Gardeners began in January 2002, and is made up of Master Gardeners from Douglas, Texas and Wright Counties.  Anyone that has completed Master Gardener training is eligible for membership in Tri-County Master Gardeners.

     Hands-on opportunities include design, care and maintenance of Ozark Home Landscape: A Garden for Demonstration and Education.  The Ozark Home Landscape is a cooperative effort between Southwest Missouri State University Fruit Experiment Station in Mountain Grove, MO and the Tri-County Master Gardeners.   The garden is located at the SMSU Fruit Station.  Other gardening activities within local communities are also performed by the Tri-County Master Gardeners.  

     General membership meetings are held on the first Monday of every month in the Mary Lou Sallee Conference Room in the library of Faurot Hall at the SMSU Fruit Station.  The meetings include informational programs and an opportunity for interaction with other gardeners.

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Extension Contact: Mick Gilliam
Douglas County University of Missouri Extension
P.O. Box 668
Ava, MO  65608
Phone:  (417)683-4409 
Fax:  (417)683-6105
email: gilliamm@missouri.edu