Local Master Gardener Programs

Contact your local Master Gardener Program for volunteer requests, becoming a Master Gardener, and upcoming local programming.  

 Baltimore City 

Baltimore City

Antonio Silas*

Baltimore City Director

silas7@umd.edu

Baltimore City Extension Office
6615 Reisterstown Road, Suite #201
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-856-1850

Website

 Capital Cluster

Anne Arundel County Prince George's County

Maxine Yoon

Agent Associate

maxyoon@umd.edu 

410-222-3906

Esther Mitchell

Master Gardener Coordinator

estherm@umd.edu

301-226-7437

Anne Arundel County Extension Office
97 Dairy Lane
Gambrills, MD 21054
Website 

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Prince George's County Extension Office
6707 Groveton Drive
Clinton, MD 20735
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Spring 2024 Collective Training- Additional classes TBD-Accepting applications- Deadline is Nov 1, 2023 Spring 2024 Collective Training with additional Zoom meeting on Friday evenings- Accepting applications- Deadline is Dec 1, 2023

Central Maryland Cluster

Frederick County Howard County Montgomery County

Susan Trice 

Principal Agent Associate

strice@umd.edu 

301-600-1596

Madeline (Maddie) Potter

Agent Associate

mpotter@umd.edu 

410-313-1913

Steve Dubik 

Master Gardener Coordinator

sdubik@umd.edu 

301-590-2836

Frederick County Extension Office
330 Montevue Lane
Frederick, MD 21702
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Howard County Extension Office
8930 Stanford Blvd, Suite 25
Columbia, MD 21045
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Montgomery County Extension Office
18410 Muncaster Road
Derwood, MD 20855
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Winter 2024 training- Accepting applications through December 2023- Cost $250 Spring 2024 Collective Training with in-person sessions twice a month. Accepting applications Oct 21-Nov 17, 2023. Click here for more information. Summer 2024 training- Registration opens in April- Email mgmont@umd.edu if interested

 

Northern Maryland Cluster

Baltimore County Carroll County Harford County

Kimber Lee Nelson 

Extension Program Assistant

knelso14@umd.edu 

410-887-8090

Sue Christensen

Extension Program Assistant

schris12@umd.edu 

410-386-2760

Joyce Browning 

Extension Program Assistant

jbrowni3@umd.edu 

410-638-3255

Baltimore County Extension Office
1114 Shawan Road
Cockeysville, MD 21030
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Carroll County Extension Office
700 Agriculture Center
Westminster, MD 21157
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Harford County Agricultural Center
3525 Conowingo Road
Street, MD 21154
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Spring 2024 Collective Training - Accepting applications - Deadline is October 31, 2023 Spring 2024 Collective Training- Accepting applications, additional in-person classes TBD - Deadline is Dec 1, 2023 Fall 2024 training

 

 Western Maryland Cluster

Allegany County Garrett County Washington County

Sarah Llewellyn

Agent Associate

sllewell@umd.edu 

301-724-3320

Ashley Bachtel-Bodkins 

Senior Agent Associate

abachtel@umd.edu 

301-334-6960

Annette Cormany 

Principal Agent Associate

acormany@umd.edu 

301-791-1604

Allegany County Agricultural Center
One Commerce Drive
Cumberland, MD 21502
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Garrett County Extension Office
1916 Maryland Highway, Suite A
Mt. Lake, MD 21550
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Washington County Extension Office
7303 Sharpsburg Pike
Boonsboro, MD 21713
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Spring 2024 Collective Training- Accepting applications

In-person training Spring/Summer 2024. Applications accepted on rolling basis In-person training from February-April, one day a week from 9:00 AM- 3:00 PM. Accepting applications

 

 Southern Maryland Cluster

Calvert County Charles County St. Mary's County

Edward Goodman 

Extension Program Assistant

egoodma4@umd.edu 

410-251-5510

Kaitlyn Baligush*

Program Management Specialist,

Master Gardener State Office 

kbaligus@umd.edu 

410-531-5557

Mariah Dean 

Agent Associate

mrdean@umd.edu 

301-475-4120

Calvert County Extension Office
30 Duke St., Rm 103 (Deliveries)
PO Box 486 (Mailings)
Prince Frederick, MD 20678
410-535-3662
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Charles County Extension Office
9501 Crain Highway, Box 1
Bel Alton, MD 20611
301-934-5404
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St. Mary's County Extension Office
26737 Radio Station Way, Suite E-2
P.O. Box 663
Leonardtown, MD 20650
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Spring 2024 Collective Training- Accepting applications- Register Here   Spring 2024 Collective Training- Accepting applications

 Eastern Shore- Upper and Mid Clusters

Cecil County Kent & Queen Anne's Counties Dorchester County Talbot County

Doris Behnke 

Principal Agent Associate

dbehnke@umd.edu 

410-996-5280

Rachel Rhodes 

Senior Agent Associate

rjrhodes@umd.edu 

410-758-0166

Emily Zobel 

Senior Agent Associate

ezobel@umd.edu 

410-228-8800

Mikaela Boley 

Principal Agent Associate

mboley@umd.edu 

410-822-1244

Cecil County Extension Office
Cecil Co. Administrative Bldg. #1500
200 Chesapeake Blvd.
Elkton, MD 21921
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Queen Anne's County Extension Office
505 Railroad Avenue, Suite 4
Centreville, MD 21617
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Dorchester County Extension Office
PO Box 299
County Building, 501 Court Lane
Cambridge, MD 21613

Website

Talbot County Extension Office
28577 Mary's Court, Suite 1
Easton, MD 21601
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Spring 2024 Collective Training- Deadline is Dec 1, 2023

Spring 2024 Collective Training- Deadline is Dec 1, 2023

Spring 2024 Collective Training- Deadline is Dec 1, 2023

Spring 2024 Collective Training- Deadline is Dec 1, 2023

For the Spring 2024 training, Talbot, Dorchester, and Queen Anne's/Kent Counties will have additional in-person sessions every other Friday from 9:00 AM-12:00 PM at the Higher Education Center located at Chesapeake College. 

 

 Eastern Shore- Lower Cluster

Somerset County Wicomico County Worcester County 
 

Ginny Rosenkranz 

Principal Agent Associate

rosnkrnz@umd.edu 

410-749-6141

 
 

28647 Old Quantico Road
Salisbury, MD 21802

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Ginny Rosenkranz coordinates the Master Gardener program for all three counties in the Lower Eastern Shore. She is offering a fall 2024 training, from September 3 through November 19, Tuesdays from 1-4 pm at the Ocean Pines Library, 11107 Cathell Rd., Berlin, MD. Cost will be $165.00 and applications are being accepted now through August 1, 2024.