Washington State University
Master Gardener Program
NATIONAL EXTENSION MASTER GARDENER WEEK
March 20 – 26, 2023
The Extension Master Gardener Program is one of the largest volunteer organizations in the country, with more than 86,076 volunteers in 49 states. There are around 4,100 Master Gardener volunteers in WA State.
The Program serves as a model for many other volunteer organizations, empowering diverse communities with relevant, unbiased, research-based horticulture and environmental stewardship education.
We are your neighbors and members of your communities. Our Programs and Priorities inform our efforts to shape healthy communities and a healthy planet. We are actively engaged in teaching research-based gardening and environmental stewardship practices.
Our Priorities
Communities across Washington State face numerous environmental and horticulturally based challenges.
Our Programs
Since 1973, Master Gardeners have been developing Programs to address the evolving needs of our communities.
Join Us
When you become a WSU Extension Master Gardener volunteer you meet people with similar interests, learn research-based gardening practices and serve your community.
Garden Resources and Techniques
Hortsense is a compilation of fact sheets for managing common landscape and garden plant problems.
Pestsense fact sheets outline IPM strategies including cultural, mechanical, biological, and chemical methods.
Gardening in Washington State is a collection of peer-reviewed gardening publications.
General Gardening, WSU Extension provides a selection of downloadable gardening publications.
The USDA Hardiness Zone Map is the standard by which gardeners can determine which plants are most likely to thrive at a location.
Advanced Education Conference
The WSU Advanced Education Conference is produced by the State Foundation and is open to the public. The conference provides significant WSU-approved Continuing Education to statewide Master Gardeners who serve our communities here in Washington State.
All garden enthusiasts are invited to attend the WSU Advanced Education Conference.
Help advance the mission
You will support a greener, healthier Washington when you give to the WSU Extension Master Gardener Program Endowment.
The WSU Extension Master Gardener Program is raising money to establish the first ever faculty chair fully dedicated to the WSU Extension Master Gardener Program.
Throughout this site there are links to documents of various file types. Please contact our Statewide Program Leader if you require this information in a different format.