2025 Master Gardener Training Program

Thank you for your interest in our 2025 UC Master Gardener Training Program!

If you enjoy gardening and volunteering in your community, and want to help others learn how to garden sustainably. this may be the program for you! Please read below to learn more about the program and why it may be a match for you.

UC Master Gardener volunteers share science-based information by conducting both in-person and online workshops and demonstrations. They diagnose plant and pest problems, speak to community groups, educate teachers and parents at school gardens and answer gardening questions at fairs and farmers markets as well as on our email and phone helplines.

The training class will take place over 13 Saturdays from February to May 2025. Classes are generally from 9 am to 3 pm.

By training Master Gardeners, we empower neighborhoods to create their own solutions and foster healthy gardens, healthy communities and sustainable environments. We strongly encourage BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of color) applicants. Our goal is to have a Master Gardener Program as diverse as the residents of Los Angeles County.

To learn more and to apply:
1) Attend one of our virtual Master Gardener Training Program Meet-and-Greets. Attendance at one of these three meetings (see below for dates and registration links) is a mandatory part of the application process.

2) Submit your application by 6 pm on November 1, 2024. Instructions on how to complete and submit the application will be given at the virtual Meet-and-Greets.

3) If you submit an application without attending a meeting, you will not be considered for admission to the program.

Meet-and-Greet Dates and Registration:
For September 19, register here.
For September 26, register here.
For October 3, register here.
For October 7, register here.
(All sessions will take place on Zoom.)

We encourage you to learn more about what Master Gardeners do by watching this video.