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About Us

The Fairfax County Master Gardeners Association, Inc. is a nonprofit organization of volunteers who receive training under the auspices of Virginia and Fairfax County Cooperative Extension offices. We help to provide research-based horticultural information, tips, techniques and advice to the community. We do this primarily through Plant Clinics - held in various locations throughout the county during the months of April through September - and through our Diagnostic Laboratory.The Fairfax County Master Gardeners Association wishes to express its thanks to Merrifield Garden Center. The Merrifield Garden Center provides free space for our classes, a facility for our diagnostic lab, and other valuable assistance.
 
In Fairfax County, Participant must be a Fairfax County resident in order to enroll in our program. Participants are expected to attend 30 hours of training each spring for three years and to serve a minimum of 24 hours per year by working at plant clinics, at information booths, or other service projects. This program is funded by annual fees paid by participating members. While we receive training materials and technical support from VCE, no federal, state or local government funding is provided to Fairfax County Master Gardeners Association Inc.
 
The waiting list for 2009 is open. To have your name placed o­n a waiting list, please email us at  enrollment@fairfaxmastergardeners.org  or  call voice mail box at 703-968-3018, extension 3500, and leave a voice message. We will get back to you.
 

Virginia Cooperative Extension programs and employment are open to all, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or family status. An equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

 Plant Clinics

Annandale Farmers' Market
Thu: 9 am-12 noon
Burke Farmers' Market
Sat: 9 am-12 noon
Chantilly Library
Sat: 10:30 am-1:30 pm 
Fairfax Farmers' Market (3730 Old Lee Highway)
Tue: 9 am-12 noon
Falls Church Farmers' Market (at Falls Church Community Center)
Sat: 9 am-12 noon
Herndon Farmers' Market
Thu: 9 am-12 noon
Kings Park Library
Sat: 10 am-1 pm
Kingstowne Farmers' Market
Fri: 4 pm-7 pm
McLean Farmers' Market
Fri: 9 am-12 noon
Mount Vernon Farmers' Market (at Mt Vernon Govt Center/Sherwood Library)
Tue: 9 am-12 noon
Oak Marr Farmers' Market
Wed:9 am-12 pm
Pohick Library
Mon: 6:30 pm-9 pm Tue: 10 am-1 pmSun: 12 pm-3 pm
Reston Farmers' Market (at Lake Anne Plaza off North Shore Dr.)
Sat: 9 am-12 noon
Tyson's Pimmit Library
Sat: 10 am-1pm
Vienna Farmers' Market (Church St. near old Caboose)
Sat: 8:30 am-11:30 am
Wakefield Farmers' Market
Wed: 2 pm-5 pm
Whole Foods Store at Fair Lakes
Sunday 10 am- 1 pm
Fairfax County Cooperative Extension office
Mon, Wed, and Fri: 9:30 am-12:30 pm
Special Events: 4-H Fair
10:00 am - 1:00 pm1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Special Events: Mount Vernon Days
10:00 am - 1:00 pm1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Special Events: River Farm
9 am-12 pm12 pm-3 pm
Special Events: Spring Fling
8:30 am - 12:00 pm12:00 pm - 3:30 pm

 Programs & Services

Training Syllabus
Speakers Bureau
Plant Clinics
Diagnostic Lab
Ready, Set, Grow Program
Master Gardener Senior Center Program
Writers’ Group
Prerecorded Landscape Advice
Virginia Master Gardener Program
Guidelines and Procedures

 Gardening Help on the Internet

Arborata and Botanical Gardens
Deer Resistant Plants
Gardening Tips
Garden Catalog Reference List
Invasive Plants
Organic Gardening
Pests & Diseases
Plant Databases
Plants, Fruits, and Vegetables
Soil
Turf Grass
Federal, state and local Extension Services
Other Sites