About Us
Who we are:
Master Gardeners are members of the local community who take an active interest in lawns, trees, shrubs, flowers and gardens. We are enthusiastic, willing to learn and help others, and able to communicate with diverse groups of people.
What really sets us apart from other home gardeners is our special training in horticulture. In exchange for training, Master Gardeners contribute time as volunteers, working through their cooperative Extension office to provide horticultural-related information to their communities.
Our volunteer time really adds up. On December 23rd Clint Perkins, on behalf of the Wood County Master Gardeners, presented the Commissioners Court with a mock check representing the value of the over 4900 hours accumulated by the master gardeners in Wood County during 2009.
Click on the tabs below to see how many hours we have been contributing to the various local projects.
Awards:
At the 2009 State Master Gardener Conference Wood County Master Gardener Association was recognized with four awards for work done in 2008. We received a first place for our association, first for our Butterfly Haven project at the Mineola Nature Preserve, third for individual achievement, and second for our newsletter.
The following year, Wood County gardeners surpassed the previous record by earning six state awards plus second place in the poster contest. This presents quite a challenge for the future.
Speakers Available:
We have members available as speakers on general gardening as well as the following topics:
| Entomology | Propagation | Rainwater Harvesting |
| EarthKind Gardening | Herbs | Vegetable Gardening |
| Native Plants | Composting | Flowering Trees |
| Container Gardening | Roses |
How to Contact Us:
E-mail gardening questions, to request a speaker, or for general information:
Join Us! 2009 training class at arboretum 
Your training class will include: plant growth and development; how to determine soil, water and fertilizer needs; entomology; environmental horticulture; vegetable and herb gardening; lawn care; home fruit and nut production; propagation and hands on work shops; botany; rainwater harvesting; field trips and guest speakers.
You will be surrounded by folks with interests similar to yours! Learn from their experiences, successes, and failures!
If you'd like to join us our training classes start in January and are held weekly through April. During the first year fifty hours of volunteer time are required on community projects. After the first year twelve hours of volunteer work and six units of continuing education are required to maintain certification. Applications to participate in the training are accepted from July-early December. Call or e-mail the Wood County Extension office during that time to be placed on the next class list.
2010 Class with full attention to EarthKind Lecture
