Oregon State University Master Gardener Program

The Oregon State University Master Gardener™ Program

is an Oregon State University (OSU) Extension Service program that educates Oregonians about the art and science of growing and caring for plants. This program also facilitates the training of a highly educated corp of volunteers. These volunteers extend sustainable gardening information to their communities through education and outreach programs.

21st Annual Insights into Gardening - Benton County Master Gardeners™ Association

Insights Into Gardening is a day-long seminar offering practical, hands-on learning for home gardeners and gardeners-to-be. Whether you are an experienced or novice gardener, new to the area or an Oregon native, you will find plenty of ideas to make your gardening easier, more enjoyable and more successful.

Join the Benton County Master Gardener Association for a full day of fun and interesting topics on Saturday, February 6, 2010 at La Sells Stewart Center, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR.

Please click here for the brochure and registration.

Registration Open for 2010 High Desert Green Industry Conference

If you supply, design, maintain or manage landscapes in the Intermountain West, you will want to be in Redmond, OR on February 10 & 11, 2010 to attend the 18th Annual High Desert Green Industry Conference!

Please click here for more information.

Do you have a garden-related question?

Please contact your c ounty or regional Master Gardener Program to submit your question. Master Gardeners will use a variety of resources to arrive at an unbiased and research-based answer (or answers) to your query. For more information, please refer to the 'Gardening Questions' link on the left sidebar of this webpage.

Another great resource for you to access is OSU's Gardening Encyclopedia. Here, you will find gardening calendars, a variety of garden-related publications, and other information that is of interest to the home gardener.

Are you interested in becoming an OSU Master Gardener?

Please click here for more information.

Online Option Now Available

A new online Master Gardener training course was launched Fall 2008 in partnership with OSU Extended Campus (Ecampus). Visit the website, or contact Ecampus (800-667-1465 or ecampus@oregonstate.edu) for more details.