Find a Master Gardener Program

Nearly all Master Gardener programs in the United States administer training through a state land-grant university and its Cooperative Extension Service, and are considered Extension Master Gardener programs. Extension Master Gardeners receive and recommend university and research-based information through the Cooperative Extension System.

The State Extension Master Gardener programs listed below follow these guidelines:

- The organization is affiliated with a university for the training and education of their volunteers.
- The focus of these organizations is to train EMG volunteers to distribute information to the public.
- The organization recommends research-based information to the public.
- The organization has a certification program for their volunteers.
- The organization has an educational focus rather than promoting commercial products or entities

Affiliated Programs

Several Master Gardener programs in Canada and the U.S are not administered by a state land-grant university or its Cooperative Extension Service, but have been affiliated with the Extension Master Gardener program through their involvement with the bi-annual International Master Gardener Conference (IMGC) and Search for Excellence awards program. Through IMGC, a tradition of volunteer and educational service are honored.

Find an Affiliate Program Find a Provincial Program

State EMG Programs

Nearly all 50 states and the District of Columbia have an Extension Master Gardener program.

Updates

For updates to this list, contact:
John Orick, orick@purdue.edu.

Alabama

Kerry Smith
101 Funchess Hall
Auburn University
Auburn, AL 36849-5630

334-844-3036
smithkp@auburn.edu

Alaska

Casey Matney
University of Alaska
43961 K-Beach Rd. Suite A
Soldotna, AK 99669

907-262-3443
camatney@alaska.edu

Arizona

Arkansas

Berni Kurz
University of Arkansas, Cooperative Extension Service
2301 South University Avenue
Little Rock, AR. 72203

501-671-2245
bkurz@uaex.edu

California

Missy Gable
Director, UC Master Gardener Program
2801 Second Street
Davis, CA 95618-7779

Colorado

Chris Hilgert
Colorado Master Gardener Statewide Coordinator
4040 Campus Delivery
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523-4040

307-256-4128
chris.hilgert@colostate.edu

Connecticut

Bonnie E. Burr
Assistant Director/Department Head
UConn Extension
College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
1376 Storrs Rd, Unit 4134
Storrs, CT 06269-4134

860-486-8944
bonnie.burr@uconn.edu

Delaware

Carrie Murphy
Extension Educator, Horticulture
Ag Program Leader- Lawn and Garden
Delaware Urban Farm and Food Coalition
University of Delaware Cooperative Extension
461 Wyoming Road, Newark, DE 19716

302-831-4188
Murphy-cjmurphy@udel.edu

District of Colombia

Ali Schneiderman
Project Associate, Center for Urban Agriculture and Gardening Education
College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability, and Environmental Sciences
University of the District of Columbia
4200 Connecticut Ave. NW | Washington, DC 20008

202-274-7166
Allison.schneiderman@udc.edu

Florida

Wendy Wilber
107 Mehrhof Hall, PO Box 110675
Gainesville, FL 32611

352-392-1831 ext. 331
gardening@ifas.ufl.edu

Georgia

Sheri Dorn
Coordinator, Georgia Master Gardener Extension Volunteer Program
Extension Horticulture Specialist, Ornamentals
University of Georgia, Griffin Campus
1109 Experiment Street, Cowart Building
Griffin, GA 30223-1731

770-228-7243
sdorn@uga.edu

Hawaii

Jayme Grzebik
Urban Horticulturist & Master Gardener Coordinator
University of Hawaii at Manoa
955 Kamehameha Hwy
Pearl City, Hawaii 96782

808-453-6059
grzebik@hawaii.edu

Idaho

Ron Patterson
State Coordinator
University of Idaho, Booneville County
1542 E. 73rd S
Idaho Falls, Idaho 83404

208-529-1390
rpatterson@idaho.edu

Illinois

Candice Anderson
State Master Gardener Specialist
University of Illinois Extension
1615 Commerce Parkway Bloomington, IL 61704

217-300-3198
mille116@illinois.edu

Indiana

John Orick
Purdue Extension Master Gardener State Coordinator
Purdue University, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
625 Agricultural Mall Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2010

765-496-7956
orick@purdue.edu

Iowa

Alicia Herzog
Statewide Master Gardener Coordinator, Iowa
2206 Osborne Drive
251 Horticulture Hall
Ames, IA 50011

515-294-3627
aherzog@iastate.edu

Kansas

Annie Baker
Extension Assistant
2021 Throckmorton Hall
Manhattan, KS. 66506-5507

785-370-6365
abake@k-state.edu

Kentucky

Rick Durham
University of Kentucky
N-318 Ag. Sci. N
Lexington, KY 40546-0091

859-257-3249
rdurham@uky.edu

Louisiana

Maddox Miller
Louisiana Master Gardener State Coordinator
1010 Lafayette Street, Suite 325
Lafayette, LA. 70501

337-291-7090
mmmiller@agcenter.lsu.edu

Maine

Rebecca Long and Pamela Hargest
State Master Gardener Co-Coordinators
University of Maine Cooperative Extension
5741 Libby Hall
Orono, ME 04469-5741

207-581-3188
extension.mastergardeners@maine.edu

Maryland

Stephanie Pully
State Master Gardener Coordinator
University of Maryland Extension
Home and Garden Information Center
12005 Homewood Rd.
Ellicott City, MD 21042

410-531-1754
pully@umd.edu

Massachusetts

No longer administered by University of Massachusetts Extension
See the Master Gardener Affiliate Programs listing for more information.

Michigan

Dr. Sarah Rautio
MSU Extension Master Gardener State Leader
Justin S. Morrill Hall of Agriculture
446 W. Circle Drive, Rm 240
East Lansing, MI, 48824

517-432-5270
rautio@msu.edu

Minnesota

Tim Kenny
Director of Education, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
Director, Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program
University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
3675 Arboretum Drive
Chanhassen, MN 55318

612-301-3482
kenny003@umn.edu

Mississippi

Jeff Wilson
Horticulture Specialist MSU Extension
MSU Extension Service
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
North MS Research & Extension Center
P.O. Box 1690, Verona, MS 38879

662-566-8019
jeff.wilson@msstate.edu

Missouri

Debi Kelly
Horticulture Specialist for MU Extension and
State Extension Master Gardener Coordinator
1012 N Highway UU
Columbia, MO 65203

573-445-9792
kellyd@missouri.edu

Montana

Sarah Eilers
State Master Gardener Coordinator
Montana State University
410 Leon Johnson Hall
Bozeman, MT 59717-3140 Location

406-994-2120
sarah.eilers1@montana.edu

Nevada

Katelyn Brinkerhoff
Statewide Master Gardener Coordinator
University of Nevada, Reno Extension
4955 Energy Way
Reno, NV 89502

775-336-0244
katelynbrinkerhoff@unr.edu

New Hampshire

Ruth Smith
Master Gardener Coordinator
University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension
Education Center and Info Line
329 Mast Road, Suite 115
Goffstown, NH 03045

603-351-3831 ex. 8235
ruth.smith@unh.edu

New Jersey

Jan Zientek
County Extension Department Head
Senior Program Coordinator
Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
NJ Agricultural Experiment Station
Cooperative Extension of Essex County
621A Eagle Rock Avenue
Roseland, NJ 07068

603-351-3831 ex. 8235
zientek@njaes.rutgers.edu

New Mexico

Diane Stevenson
Extension Master Gardener Program Manager

505-865-7340
dksteve@nmsu.edu

New York

Ashley Miller Helmholdt
Cornell University
Extension Associate, Adult Program Leader Cornell Garden-Based Learning
123 Surge A, Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14850

607-254-9700, Ext. 57351
alm443@cornell.edu

North Carolina

Charlotte Glen
Extension Master Gardener Program State Coordinator
NC State University
Department of Horticultural Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Campus Box 7609
Kilgore Hall 270, 2721 Founders Drive
Raleigh, NC 27695-7609

919-515-1226
cdglen@ncsu.edu

North Dakota

Esther E McGinnis
Extension Horticulturist and Assistant Professor
Dept of Plant Sciences
Office: 166H Loftsgard Hall
NDSU Dept 7670, PO Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108

701-231-7406
Esther.mcginnis@ndsu.edu

Ohio

Pam Bennett
Master Gardener State Coordinator
OSU Extension, Clark Co.
3130 E. Main St.
Springfield, OH 45505

937-521-3868
bennett.27@osu.edu

Oklahoma

David Hillock
Oklahoma State Univ., Dept. of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture
360 Agri. Hall
Stillwater, OK 74078

405-744-5158
david.hillock@okstate.edu

Oregon

Leslie Madsen
Statewide Extension Master Gardener Program Manager
Oregon State University – Dept. of Horticulture
4017 Ag and Life Sciences Bldg.
Corvalis, OR 97331-7304

530-219-8593
madsenle@oregonstate.edu

Pennsylvania

Nancy Knauss
State Master Gardener Coordinator
Penn State Extension
Energy Innovation Center – Suite A
1435 Bedford Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219

412-482-3453
njk12@psu.edu

Puerto Rico

Ruben Reyes
Puerto Rico Master Gardener Volunteer Program
University of Puerto Rico, Agricultural Extension Service
Box 787
Rio Grande, PR 00745

Rhode Island

Matt Durham
State Program Leader, Master Gardener Program
URI Outreach Center
3 East Alumni Avenue
Kingston, RI 02881-0804

401-874-2900
matthew.durham@uri.edu

South Carolina

Shannon Seegers
State Program Coordinator – Master Gardener Program
Clemson Cooperative Extension
509 Westinghouse Rd.
Pendleton, SC 29670

864-372-9063
smseege@clemson.edu

South Dakota

Prairey Walkling
Master Gardener Program Manager
SDSU Extension Rapid City Regional Center
711 N. Creek Dr.
Rapid City, SD 57703

605-394-1722
Prairey.Walkling@sdstate.edu

Tennessee

Dr. Natalie Bumgarner
2431 Joe Johnson Drive
252 Ellington Plant Science Building
Knoxville, TN 37996

865-974-7324
nbumgarn@utk.edu

Texas

Jayla Fry
578 John Kimbrough, Room 140
Texas A & M University
College Station, TX 77843-2144

979-845-3308
jayla.fry@ag.tamu.edu

Utah

Candace Schaible
Extension Assistant Professor/Horticulture & Water Conservation
State Extension Master Gardener Coordinator

435-267-1755
candace.schaible@usu.edu

Vermont

Deb Heleba
University of Vermont Extension Master Gardener Program
206 Jeffords Hall, 63 Carrigan Drive, Burlington, VT 05405

802-656-1777
debra.heleba@uvm.edu

Virginia

Ed Olsen
Consumer Horticulture Specialist and Extension Master Gardener Program Director
Virginia Tech School of Plant & Environmental Sciences
490 West Campus Drive
407 Saunders Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061

Washington

Jennifer Marquis
Statewide Program Leader
WSU Extension Master Gardener Program
College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences
Washington State University

509-335-1723
jgmarquis@wsu.edu

West Virginia

Mirjana Bulatovic-Danilovich
Associate Professor & Extension Horticulture Specialist
State Extension Master Gardener Coordinator
West Virginia University
2088 Agricultural Sciences Building
Morgantown, WV 26506-6108

304-293-2620
mira.danilovich@mail.wvu.edu

Wisconsin

Peggy Damann
Horticulture Outreach Program Manager
University of Wisconsin – Madison, Division of Extension
Wisconsin Extension Master Gardener Program
3500 University Avenue
University of Wisconsin- Madison
Madison, WI 53705

608-265-4536 [messages]
wimastergardener@extension.wisc.edu

Wyoming

Donna Hoffman
1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071

307-235-9400
dhoffman@natronacounty-wy.gov

Master Gardener Affiliate Programs

These programs are not administered by a state land-grant university or its Cooperative Extension Service, but have been affiliated with the Extension Master Gardener program through their involvement with the bi-annual International Master Gardener Conference (IMGC) and Search for Excellence awards program. Through IMGC, a tradition of volunteer and educational service are honored.

Updates

Master Gardener Coordinators requesting changes to this list can send requests to:

emg@extension.org

Massachusetts

Cape Cod

Master Gardener Association

Massachusetts

Master Gardener Association

West Massachusetts

Master Gardener Association
66 Rural Lane
East Longmeadow, MA 01028

413-525-6742

Canadian Provinces

Alberta

Master Gardeners Association of Alberta

Atlantic (multiple provinces)

Atlantic Canada Master Gardeners Association

British Columbia

Master Gardeners Association of British Columbia

Manitoba

Manitoba Master Gardeners Association

Ontario

Master Gardeners of Ontario, Inc.

Saskatchewan

University of Saskatchewan Master Gardeners

Prairie Master Gardener

prairie.mastergardeners@gmail.com

Our Partners

This work is supported by New Technologies for Agriculture Extension grant no. 2015-41595-24254 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.