Volunteer hours for 2023 can be submitted up until the following dates:

• January 7, 2024 for Master Gardeners
• January 14, 2024 for coordinators and VMS administrators

Please submit all the hours you have volunteered throughout the year so we can accurately report the wonderful work you do. Over 83,000 have been entered so far!

Larry’s mission was to ensure community gardens' success within Queen Anne’s County. He has worked with numerous community partners including Boy Scouts, churches, and developers to install, improve, and maintain community gardens across the County.

Our Ask Extension Team would like to thank those Master Gardener who have answered horticulture questions through the Ask Extension service this year!

Montgomery County

Taffy Turner

Barbara Waite-Jaques

Bob Loesche

Leonard (Len) Friedman

Christopher Lewis

Janet Young

Robert (Bob) Sjogren

Worcester

Katie Grant

Anne Arundel

Robin Costas

Harford

Karin Hoffmann

Baltimore

Debbie Bacharach

Judy Slide

Prince George's

Nick Tardiff

If you're interested in joining the team next year, please contact Miri Talabac. Please note: this opportunity requires a moderate to high level of knowledge and experience (such as working plant clinics) as there will not be much time for one-on-one coaching.

We had so much fun and great hands-on learning at our statewide meetings and continuing education classes in 2023 with almost 800 attendees from across the state! Here are just some of the highlights. If you ever have a topic to suggest or would like to host a statewide meeting/continuing education in your county, please email statemg@umd.edu. We hope to see you at an event next year.

Kokedama Workshop

Winter Tree ID Hike

Campus Food Garden Tour

Summer Grow It, Eat It Meeting

Seed Saving Workshop

Permaculture Workshop

Winter Wreath Workshop

There's still time to meet your continuing education requirement. All of our webinars are recorded and can be found on the State MG Continuing Education webpage.

Integrating native plants and designing for biodiversity is becoming more of a common practice than an industry trend. This symposium will offer new and innovative sustainable design and maintenance strategies to take your home garden or professional work to the next level. Join industry experts as they share practical and scalable lessons from the field representing a diverse range of natural landscapes and human environments.

• Early Bird Fee: $50 (ends Friday, January 12, 2024)
• Standard Fee: $60

This event counts as 5 hours of continuing education

Celebrate a Gardener's Holiday

By Annette Cormany, Principal Agent Associate and Master Gardener Coordinator, Washington County, University of Maryland Extension.

Making Plans for Spring Seed-Starting

By Erica Smith, Montgomery County Master Gardener

The University of Maryland Extension programs are open to any person and will not discriminate against anyone because of race, age, sex, color, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, political affiliation, and gender identity or expression.