The Louisiana Master Gardener™ program was started in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 1994 as a means of extending the educational outreach of the LSU AgCenter, Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service.

Anyone with a willingness to learn and desire to help others can become a Louisiana Master Gardener™. Volunteers should be interested in horticulture, willing to help people, outgoing, flexible, dependable, unbiased and open-minded. Previous volunteer work and good verbal skills are desirable.

The Louisiana Master Gardener™ program is a service and educational activity offered by the LSU AgCenter. The program is designed to recruit and train volunteers to help meet the educational needs of home gardeners while providing an enjoyable and worthwhile service experience for volunteers.

Find out how you can implement a Junior Master Gardener program in Louisiana.

The Seedling is the newsletter of the Northwest Louisiana Master Gardeners. Master Gardener Sara Burroughs, the editor of this bi-monthly publication, seeks submissions of articles, recipes and other information of interest to our organization and the gardening public.

Historical and background information pertaining to the Louisiana Master Gardener Extension Volunteer Program in East Baton Rouge Parish.

“To grow kids by igniting a passion for learning, success and service through a unique gardening education.” Louisiana 4-H Seeds for Service School Garden Program is an interdisciplinary approach designed to educate youth while they serve serving their community. To find out more...

LSU AgCenter website with video recording of selected EBR Parish LMG 2009 classes.

LMG Extension Volunteer Program in EBR Parish graduates 23 participants

Commitment Letter for LMG Class & Extension Volunteer Program addresses specific topics directly pertaining to the Volunteer's role and that of the LSU Agcenter's role.

Application for the 2010 Louisiana Master Gardener Extension Volunteer Program class conducted for East Baton Rouge Parish.

Step by step instructions on how to set up and report volunteer hours, contacts, and program impacts.

(Distributed 10/16/09) Students at Warren Easton High School in New Orleans along with 10 other schools around the state really know what it means to get down and dirty, thanks to a $25,000 grant secured by the LSU AgCenter’s 4-H Youth Development office.

The Northwest Louisiana Master Gardeners present a series of lectures-World of Gardening Lecture Series- on various gardening topics. These one day events are free and open to the public although pre-registration is requested.

The Pioneer Heritage Center is a living museum located on the campus of LSU Shreveport.

The Third Annual Fall Heirloom Bulb Sale presented by the Northwest Louisiana Master Gardeners

The date of the 5th Annual Trails & Trellises Garden Tour presented by the Piney Hills Louisiana Master Gardeners has been set for May 15, 2010.

Information on Le Tour des Jardins 2010

Quarterly home gardening newsletter produced by Louisiana Master Gardener volunteers in East Baton Rouge Parish. Topics include Renovating the Summer Landscape, Oregeno Herb, Moon Names, Native Trees, Gall Decorating Tips, Colorful Flower Combinations, Fall Pruning, Hummingbirds, Stuffed Vegetable Receipes, Fall Vegetable Planting.

If you have the desire, commitment and time to learn and want to put your knowledge and skills to work through volunteer service, then apply for admission to the Master Gardener program.

Forms available to the Northwest Louisiana Master Gardeners.

Pictures taken at the 2009 Louisiana Master Gardeners' State Conference, held in New Orleans May 21-24.

Pictures taken at the 2009 Louisiana Master Gardener State Conference held in New Orleans May 21-24.

This half day workshop will feature presentations by Dan Gill, Don Ferrin, Nick Usner, and table clinics with the St. Tammany Parish Master Gardeners.

The La-Terre Master Gardeners hosted their annual Vegetable Field Day on Saturday, June 20, 2009.

This document answers several FAQs you may have. Please read if you are experiencing difficulty with reporting your volunteer effort or to help refresh specific aspects about the reporting system.

This FNP manual contains simple gardening concepts and lesson plans for basic home vegetable gardening.

Listing of current officers & board members of the NWLAMG

The Northwest Louisiana Master Gardeners hold their annual spring plant sale every April on the grounds of the Randle T. Moore Center in Shreveport.

Northwest Louisiana Master Gardeners help plant and maintain the gardens surrounding the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum.

Helpful information for writing an impact statement when reporting your LMG volunteer service hours.

This is a form to be used by those without Internet access. The form is used to report both Continuing Education hours and Volunteer Service hours, along with the impact statement and people contacted.

Brief explanation of all the Volunteer Activities listed in the pull-down menu for reporting LMG volunteer service hours.

The form must be completed by all Master Gardeners so their information can be entered into the Reporting System.

Piney Hills Louisiana Master Gardeners plan to add plantings to enhance this old historic site.

Louisiana Master Gardeners have prepared perennial beds in front of the office at the park and at the entrance to the park.

Buds & Blooms provides educational seminars for the gardening public.

Piney Hills Louisiana Master Gardeners help with a variety of 4-H projects.

Learn how to garden in harmony with nature by practicing environmentally friendly and sustainable gardening techniques appropriate for our New Orleans climate.

The La-Terre Master Gardeners assist Habitat for Humanity by landscaping the homes built locally.

Order form for state Louisiana Master Gardener program fee.

The LSU AgCenter offers home gardeners opportunities to develop their skills and share their knowledge with others through participation in the Louisiana Master Gardener program.

Quarterly home gardening newsletter produced by Louisiana Master Gardener Volunteers in East Baton Rouge Parish. Topics include hummingbirds, watermelons, pruning, moon names, gardening books and camellias.

It might feel like a big step to start a school garden, but there are numerous ways to keep the work manageable.

Funding opportunities for school and community gardens.

Forms available to Piney Hills Louisiana Master Gardeners

A selection of Louisiana Master Gardener videos is available on topics such as: The Home Fruit Garden, Tree Health and Tree Safety, Trees for Louisiana Landscapes, Organic Vegetable Crops and Pest management, Weed Science and Vegetables.

TWILA TV's AJ Sabine visits a school where kids are planting gardens and teachers use them that for education. What's different about this story is that it's happening in Pointe Coupee Parish. Why is that significant? Well, Louisiana has the worst nutrition in the country. Pointe Coupee Parish has the worst nutrition in the state. Get the picture now? Good.

La-Terre Master Gardeners are active in many projects and activities.

The Northwest Louisiana Master Gardener Association has completed the first phase of a project to enhance the gardens at the Randle T. Moore Center, a majestic home built in the 1920s and now a senior citizens center. And they showed off their work at an open house on May 9.

Master Gardeners are people just like you and me who love gardening and have a desire to share with others. The Piney Hills Louisiana Master Gardener Program is a volunteer training program that trains people in horticulture in exchange for a return of 40 hours of volunteer service dedicated back into the program.

Volunteer impact as reported by LMG chapter volunteers.

The Louisiana Master Gardener State Conference offers sponsorship and gift opportunities at many affordable levels. Your participation helps support the service and educational activities provided by the Louisiana Master Gardener program.

Order form for EXTRA Louisiana Master Gardener name badges -- to be submitted directly by parish Extension office.

The following link will direct you to online horticulture publications.

This is a listing of links to currently offered LSU AgCenter horticultural and related online publications. Last updated April 23, 2008

Apply for the Louisiana Master Gardener training program in Greater New Orleans. You must be a resident of Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines or St. Bernard parish.

April and May Tangipahoa Master Gardener events.

activities of Tangipahoa Master Gardeners

The Randle T. Moore Center is a unique joint venture between the City of Shreveport, the LSU AgCenter and the Northwest Louisiana Master Gardeners (NWLAMG).

Master Gardener class graduates of 2008

For the leatest news on the Louisiana Master Gardener 2009 State Conference being held in New Orleans on May 21-24, please browse this page.

Mel Bartholomew is the originator and author of “Square Foot Gardening.”

To help answer your questions quickly, the Master Gardeners of Greater New Orleans have published a list of questions most commonly asked about LMG09.

General gardening tips, reminders and information on how to become a Louisiana Master Gardener Extension Volunteer is provided.

Listing of public gardens in Louisiana

Frequently Asked Questions about the LA Master Gardener training program in greater New Orleans

The annual Spring Garden Show will take place April 4th-5th at the New Orleans Botanical Garden in City Park.

Training for the Louisiana Master Gardener program in the Greater New Orleans area will be held June 15 - August 6, 2009.

Registration for the Louisiana Master Gardener 2009 State Conference is open to Louisiana Master Gardeners and their guest through May 1, 2009.

Quarterly home gardening newsletter produced by Louisiana Master Gardener Volunteers in East Baton Rouge Parish. Topics include asparagus, edible wild plants, hazardous trees, heart rot, morning glory vine, moonvine, rosemary, vegetable nutrition, camellias, moon phases, butterflies, hummingbirds, and bromeliads.

Nine classes have graduated from the La-Terre Master Gardener program.

This is a list of plant societies and garden-related groups in Louisiana.

The Garden Scoop is a seasonal newsletter produced by the La-Terre Master Gardener program.

Two social events will highlight LMG09--The Garden Party on opening night and a Jazz Reception on Friday evening.

The Louisiana Master Gardener 2009 State Conference offers a unique opportunity for merchants to promote their gardening products to over 300 avid gardeners and horticulture professionals.

The Inside/Out Garden project at Sugarland Elementary School provides a unique opportunity for over 300 children in grades K to 6 to discover the joy of gardening and gain an understanding of the source and nutritional value of food.

(TV News 01/26/09) A vegetable garden has become a teaching tool at a Pointe Coupee Parish elementary school. LSU AgCenter correspondent Tobie Blanchard was there for the harvest. (Runtime: 1 minute, 35 seconds)

School gardens provide an excellent opportunity for youth to learn first-hand about plants, nature and the outdoors, and they learn how fresh food is grown. This fact sheet describes the benefits of school gardens and includes resources for getting started.

The La-Terre Master Gardeners Association is a volunteer organization under the direction of the LSU AgCenter and our local Cooperative Extension Service.

Report displays volunteer information as reported by 21 parish programs.

The 2009 Louisiana Master Gardener State Conference offers Master Gardeners throughout the state a unique opportunity to network and showcase highlights of your recent activities and projects.

Use this form to type Louisiana Master Gardener (LMG) names when ordering name badges. If this order is for an LMG class, e-mail the list to Amy Blanchard (ablanchard@agcenter.lsu.edu). If this order is for extra LMG name badges, complete the Paw Prints Order Form and submit directly from the parish to Paw Prints. Please copy the name list and e-mail to Amy Blanchard so when badges are delivered to J.C. Miller Hall, she (225-578-2222) will mail them to your parish office.

Use this form when ordering LMG certificates for a graduating class.

Use this form to record telephone calls received by LMG extension volunteers.

The Master Gardeners of Greater New Orleans invite you to contact us with any questions you may have about the Louisiana Master Gardener 2009 State Conference in New Orleans.

Carl Motensenbocker is a professor of horticulture at LSU and the LSU AgCenter in the School of Plant, Environmental and Soil Sciences (Department of Horticulture) since 1991.

The Jonquil Jubilee is an annual spring event in Gibsland, La. Louisiana Master Gardeners help visitors identify plants at the various gardens as well as share gardening tips from planting to caring for tools.

Statewide report with individual parish LMG program highlights.

This report describes the statewide impact of the Louisiana Master Gardener™ Extension Volunteer Program. Highlights are listed for selected parishes.

The Hilton New Orleans Airport is the official site of the Louisiana Master Gardener State Conference May 21-24, 2009 hosted by the Master Gardeners of Greater New Orleans.

Dan Gill is a horticulturist with the LSU AgCenter, a position he has held since 1980.

Steve Picou is a futurist, community activist, musician and public safety advocate.

A gardening contest to encourage 4-Her's to try their hand at vegetable gardening.

The 2009 LMG State Conference will be May 21-24 (Memorial Day Weekend) in Kenner, La., at the Hilton New Orleans Airport.

Experience a "Gardening Renaissance … what's old is new again" when the Master Gardeners of Greater New Orleans host the 2009 Louisiana Master Gardener State Conference on May 21-24.

Bobby Fletcher is assistant director of the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service and is the state leader of the Louisiana Master Gardener volunteer program.

Richard Parish, Professor Emeritus, LSU AgCenter, is a consulting agricultural engineer working in the area of forensic engineering for agricultural and grounds maintenance equipment.

Dale Pollet, aka "The Bug Man" is an entomologist with the LSU AgCenter.

Anne Baker is a popular sustainable farm and organic garden educator in the New Orleans area.

Donal Ferrin is a Plant Pathologist with the LSU AgCenter Department of Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology.

J. Cheston Stevens, Jr., is associate professor and specialist in soil fertility and nutrient management with the LSU AgCenter.

Dr. Himelrick is professor of horticulture with teaching and extension responsibilities in fruit crops at the LSU AgCenter.

Dr. Owusu Bandele is a professor of horticulture at the Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center.

Dr. Carlos Smith is a county agent with the LSU AgCenter in Avoyelles Parish.

Allen Owings is a horticulture professor with the LSU AgCenter located at the Hammond Research Station, Hammond, LA.

Chris Wiesinger, also known as "The Bulb Hunter," owns The Southern Bulb Company, a flowerbulb farm in East Texas that offers perennial flowerbulbs for warm climates.

Norman Winter, who received his bachelor’s degree from Hardin-Simmons University and master’s degree from Texas A&M University, is no stranger to the world of horticulture.

Dr. William C. Welch is Landscape Specialist for Texas AgriLife Extension Service in the Horticultural Sciences Department at Texas A & M University.

Beth Banting Perkins is a horticulturist, co-manager of a family-owned business, Banting's Nursery now in its 50th year of business.

Paul Soniat is founding director of the New Orleans Botanical Garden and Celebration in the Oaks in City Park.

Joe Lamp’l, (aka joe gardener®) is the host of two National television shows: GardenSMART on PBS and DIY Network’s Fresh from the Garden.

John Besh, a Southern Louisiana native, is a nationally acclaimed chef who has set the benchmark for fine dining in New Orleans with four successful restaurants — Restaurant August, Besh Steak, Lüke and La Provence.

The Master Gardeners of Greater New Orleans are pleased to offer all LMG09 conference attendees an opportunity to participate in a community project during the conference.

Six outstanding tours will be offered during LMG09 on Saturday, May 23, 2009.

LMG09 merchandise available for purchase includes a T-shirt with conference logo and the new LMG garden flag.

La-Terre Master Gardeners had a record year for completing educational and volunteer hours.

Learn how to protect your plants when a freeze threatens and review a list of the cold-tolerant plants commonly grown in Louisiana.

2009 Northwest Louisiana Master Gardener classes will begin a new session in late January.

Report displays volunteer information as reported by parish programs.

The La-Terre Master Gardeners assisted with straightening and planting trees at Pope Memorial Park in Houma.

The Louisiana Master Gardeners of East Baton Rouge Parish’s 3-week Basic Gardening Series will be held at the Bluebonnet Regional Branch Library from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Thursday evenings beginning January 15, 2009. The free educational presentations provide research-based information targeted toward beginning and intermediate gardeners.

These are the forms used by La-Terre Master Gardeners.

Quarterly home gardening newsletter produced by Louisiana Master Gardener Volunteers in East Baton Rouge Parish. Topics include ornamental gingers, hummingbirds, heart-healthy garden recipes, sweet olive tree, native plants, gardeing books, propagation, preemergent hercides, chives and mistletoe.

Defines Louisiana Master Gardener volunteer responsibilities.

As a Master Gardener, you have volunteered to do work related to horticulture for your local Extension office. A list of suggestions is included.

After completing the course, Master Gardeners are required to volunteer at least 40 hours of service in the parish Extension office or in the community. The volunteer activities are coordinated through the parish Extension office.

As you know, volunteers are not paid with money, but we hope that the gratitude of your fellow paid workers in the Extension office and the district and state staff will help you feel that your work is appreciated.