UMN Extension Master Gardeners

Master Gardeners use research-based horticultural knowledge and practices to deliver educational outreach and project-based efforts that inspire change in MN.

[Hennepin County Master Gardeners (HCMGs) @HCMGs]

U of M Extension Master Gardener volunteers share gardening best practices that promote healthy landscapes, healthy foods, and healthy lives.

Sound like you? Find out how to apply (deadline is Oct. 1): https://t.co/ToDnC6hwkb

[U of MN Extension @UMNExt]

Learn and grow with the Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program🌱☀️🌻 Applications for the 2025 cohort are open now through October 1. Learn more at https://t.co/HzRGaIWRKi @UMNExtMG

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Master Gardeners share the bounty that “giving gardens” yield: produce, gardening knowledge, and a sense of community pride. Produce grown at the Remer Community Garden in Cass County, Minnesota is donated to multiple food shelves. https://t.co/WLueeGRPG0

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People are drawn into the discovery garden thanks to its bright colors. Visitors ask questions and conversations bloom. The discovery garden was built by Extension Master Gardeners with support of local businesses and the City of Red Wing. https://t.co/WLueeGRPG0

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U of Minnesota Extension Master Gardener #volunteers are your neighbors! And at-home gardening projects, such as Val’s #pollinator garden in @Hennepin County, allow for hyper-local connections and conversations. @HCMGs https://t.co/WLueeGRPG0

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In the children’s #garden in @RenvilleCtyMN, kids grow along with the plants! @UMNExt Master Gardener #volunteers work alongside the youth with garden checks, science-based gardening curriculum, and then freshly harvested snacks. #NationalVolunteerWeek

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Thanks to @UMNExt Master Gardener Volunteers in @StLouisCountyMN for bringing #nature indoors with “houseplants for seniors.” https://t.co/WLueeGRPG0 #NVW The Master Gardener Volunteer Program is growing with @mnarboretum.

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#Volunteers make the Global Garden great! @UMNExt educators and Master Gardeners from @Hennepin County are updating their knowledge and studying crops through collaboration with @UMNplantbreed and local African communities. https://t.co/WLueeGRPG0 #NVW

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What’s it like to be a @UMNExt #MasterGardener? Hear #volunteers from every corner of #Minnesota share their experiences and give an overview of the program. Growing with @mnarboretum! https://t.co/82scpvPI1k

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Celebrating @UMNExt Master Gardener #volunteers like Joyce from McLeod County this #NationalVolunteerWeek. She grows vegetables to share with those in need. https://t.co/a9MPBC2oPH #NVW https://t.co/WLueeGRPG0

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We celebrate “Gardening and grand friends” this #NationalVolunteerWeek! @UMNExt Master Gardeners pair together seniors and kids in this #intergenerational program in collaboration with Lakes Area Age Friendly at Superior Douglas County Family YMCA. https://t.co/WLueeGRPG0

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#UMNProud of @UMNExt Master Gardener volunteers’ demonstration garden of healing design at @RosevilleParks Muriel Sahlin Arboretum. “We all feel better when we walk into #nature.” https://t.co/WLueeGRPG0 #NVW @RamseyCounty @RamseyCountyMGs

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Master Gardener volunteers help kickstart the season for #UMNProud community plant breeding with #African #plants. @HCMGs @UMNplantbreed

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We're #UMNProud to work here! Maybe this is the right place for you, too? #pollinators

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A big "Thank You" to our dedicated Master Gardener Volunteers! April 16-22 is National Volunteer Week!

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U of M Extension Master Gardeners contributed that many volunteer hours in 2022! #UMNProud

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That many certified Extension Master Gardener Volunteers across Minnesota!

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Many educational events relating to the program's priorities in 2022!

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THE 2022 STATE REPORT for the University of Minnesota Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program is now available. The report highlights the program’s public value and features high-impact projects supporting some of the program’s priorities.
https://t.co/l6ZaJ6am9U