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Baltimore City Master Gardeners
Baltimore City Master Gardeners are trained volunteers of the University of Maryland Extension, who are dedicated to helping the citizens of Baltimore City, Maryland.
Our mission is to educate Baltimore City residents about safe, effective and sustainable horticultural practices that build healthy gardens, landscapes, and communities.
Baltimore City Master Gardeners offer free services to the public including:
* Public speakers to talk on almost any gardening subject CLICK HERE for speaker brochure
* Master Gardeners available to answer questions at special events including Mt. Vernon Flower Mart, Maryland Home and Garden Show, Cylburn Market Day, Leakin Park Herb Festival and Maryland State Fair
* Plant clinics to diagnose plant problems and offer advice at the JFX and Waverly farmers markets
* Bay-Wise personal consultations and group presentations regarding safe landscaping practices to reduce harm to the Baltimore Harbor, Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries
* Youth education about gardening at public schools
* Consultations and support for community gardens
* Planting and maintenance of public demonstration gardens at City Hall and Cylburn Arboretum
* Grow It Eat It classes
* Support of Parks and People, Community Greening Resource Network (CGRN), Great Kids Farm, Lake Clifton Hoop Houses, Herring Run Watershed Association, Cylburn Arboretum Association and Howard Peter Rawlings Conservatory
* Support of University of Maryland Extension Baltimore City 4H Youth Development Program and Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) CLICK link on left.
Please join a community garden, take a stroll through our demonstration gardens, stop by our plant clinics, sit in on a presentation or sign up to have your yard Bay Wise certified. For more information, visit our other pages, email us at BaltimoreCityMG@gmail.com or become a Master Gardener yourself. We have a new Master Gardener training class each year from January to April. Applications are sent out in November. The current MG Policies and Guidelines are also available.
We look forward to sharing our passion with you.
ShareThisFor more information, contact Dorothy Wells, President
Last updated: 02/25/2011
READ ABOUT US IN THE CURRENT ISSUE OF BIRDS & BLOOMS!!!!!
GIEI White House
Not your typical Extension event...Grow It Eat It invited to educate White House visitors at the 134th Annual Easter Egg Roll! - posted Apr 27, 2012
President Loh promotes Grow It Eat It
UM President Wallace Loh embraces the Land Grant Mission - posted Oct 28, 2011
MosquitoControl
Mike Raupp, "The Bug Guy" for the University of Maryland Extension, joins us once more to show how to take a bite out of mosquitoes! By using the right clothing, cleaning out standing water and other techniques, you too can keep your mosquito population down and your house pest free. - posted Oct 12, 2011
