Our Mission

We are a local chapter of the Virginia Master Gardeners Association.

Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners (VCE-MGs) are volunteers working in partnership with the Virginia Cooperative Extension to encourage and promote environmentally sound horticulture practices in the community through sustainable landscape management. VCE-MGs play a vital role in educating and reaching out to their local community.

Master Gardeners help the Extension Service solve gardening problems and teach environmentally sound practices by:

• Working in information booths at community events and fairs
• Maintaining demonstration gardens
• Answering garden questions at plant clinics
• Teaching horticulture to beginning gardeners and youth
• Using special talents, such as writing and photography, to benefit the program.

For more information about Master Gardeners, click here.

Master Gardener Classes to begin in January 2010 in Fluvanna County

The Palmyra Office of Virginia Cooperative Extension will again offer the Master Gardener training class beginning in January 2010. The Master Gardener Program is a volunteer education partnership, dedicated to working with the community to promote environmentally sound horticulture practices through sustainable landscape management.

The training occurs in two stages:
• Each participant receives 50 hours of classroom and field instruction on such subjects as weed and insect control, composting, and plant propagation (to name a few of the 16 specific topics).
• At the completion of training, a 50-hour internship as a horticulture volunteer is required. Volunteers assist with horticulture programs and activities to educate our community, protect the environment, and refer questions to appropriate agencies.

The training class, which is held from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon, will begin on January 6th, 2010, and will be held in the Meeting Room at the Fluvanna County Public Library.

Class size is limited! Submit your application early!

To obtain an application and fee schedule, contact the Fluvanna County Cooperative Extension Office at (434)591-1950, or email the Training Committee Recruiter at areyouliterate@yahoo.com.  Read the flyer.

Compost Workshop

Did you attend our Compost Workshop on October 17th? Would you like a copy of the slides that Irene Burke presented during the workshop? If so, click here to download a copy.

Contact Us

We provide speakers to large and small groups and offer consultations for horticultural challenges. Complete the Contact Us form and a Fluvanna Master Gardener will respond within a week.

How Do I Become a Master Gardener?

You become a Master Gardener by successfully completing the Master Gardener training program and then volunteering your time.

Master Gardener training classes are conducted annually by Cooperative Extension Service specialists, agents, and other horticulture professionals. Through the training program, participants are taught many different horticultural subjects by experts in the field, including:

Please contact us if you are interested in becoming a Fluvanna County Master Gardener.

Fluvanna Master Gardeners Horticultural Scholarship 2010-2011

The Fluvanna Master Gardeners will award a $500 scholarship to a 12th grade student who plans to study horticulture or sustainable landscape management (SLM), at the post secondary level, within the 2010-2011 academic year.

The purpose of this scholarship is to promote the interest of Fluvanna County youth in creating and maintaining a healthy, sustainable environment through the study of horticulture and/or landscape management.
Download the scholarship application.