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.
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