Become a Master Gardener
Helping Others Learn to Grow
The Master Gardener Association of Cape Cod is a cooperative effort between community volunteers and Cape Cod Cooperative Extension staff to provide unbiased horticultural information to the residents of Barnstable County. Working with Master Gardener volunteers, Extension can expand its ability to provide quality information to the public through an array of horticultural programs.
Master Gardeners are adults of all ages who love gardening and who have previous gardening experience. They come from all walks of life and are willing to learn about horticulture and share that research-based information with others!
- Master Gardener Program Overview (pdf)
- Download the Master Gardener Brochure.
- Applications for the 2025 Class close on October 1, 2024.
Candidates for the annual training program are chosen from a pool of applicants through an interview process . Once selected, all candidates participate in a 60 hour education program, held weekly during the winter. Upon graduating from the program, candidates are required to give back to the Master Gardener Association of Cape Cod in volunteer hours (largely spent during the first year on the plant clinic and hotline).
Master Gardener Programs Include:
- Plant Clinic & Hotline
- Backyard Horticulture
- Children’s Gardens
- School Gardens
- Continuing Education Conferences
- Demonstration Garden
- Pollinator Pathway
- Master Gardener Scholarship
- Annual Plant Sale
- Soil Test Clinics
- Speakers Bureau
and environment through
horticultural education.
research and the research
resources of the University
of Massachusetts.
with their environment by helping
them find sound management
practices for home and urban
natural resources.
maintain an aesthetically
pleasing environment.
well-being through people/plant
interactions and horticulture therapy.
a safe, abundant food supply
through home fruit and
vegetable production.