Master Gardeners
Arkansas Master Gardener Basic Training
Basic training classes for the Arkansas Master Gardener Program are held in various counties across the state. A minimum of 40 hours of education is given on subjects including annuals, perennials, vines, trees, shrubs, vegetables, fruits and other horticulture related subjects. Classes are a traditional lecture format with teachers and speakers from different areas of the state. Below you will find power point presentations on many of the subject areas covered in the training classes. These presentations can serve as an excellent refresher for new trainees as well as seasoned volunteers.
For detailed information, contact your county extension office. Applications go to your county extension office as this is a county volunteer program.
Training class dates and fees vary by county.
Contact your county extension office to see if one of the above classes is being offered in your area.
- Annuals and Perennials
- Bee Friendly Landscaping
- Beekeeping 101
- Botany for Gardeners
- Composting
- Cool Season Vegetables
- Dealing with Pesky Deer
- Groundcovers and Vines
- Herbs
- Home Vegetable Gardening
- Houseplants
- Integrated Pest Management
- Invasive Plants
- Landscape Design
- Pesticide Toxicity and Safety
- Plant Pathology
- Propagation
- Pruning - Ornamental Shrubs
- Pruning - Ornamental Trees
- Shrubs
- Small Fruits
- Soil and Soil Sampling
- Tomatoes
- Tree Fruits
- Trees
- Turf Management Selection and Maintenance
- Warm Season Vegetables
- Water Conservation
- Weed Control