Dawn Weinberg
Hancock County Ag in the Classroom Coordinator
217-357-2150
Master Gardeners
If you enjoy gardening and like to learn to share your gardening knowledge, the Master Gardener program may be for you. All you need is an interest in gardening, an open mind, and a willingness to share your knowledge with others. The task to the Master Gardeners is to share unbiased, reliable, research-based information with home landscapers and gardeners. Another important function is to encourage young people to enjoy the pleasures of flower and vegetable growing.
Educational Resources
Videos
Podcasts
Blogs and Factsheets
- Garden Topic Fact Sheets from Extension
- Flowers, Fruits, and Frass: Local and statewide information on a variety of current topics for home gardeners and market growers.
- The Garden Scoop: Featuring seasonal tips and tricks from the horticulture team at Illinois Extension.
- Good Growing: Keeping you growing with good ideas.
- Know How, Know More: Connecting you with your food, farmers and community.
- Over the Garden Fence: Where gardeners come to find out what's happening out in the yard.
- Gardener's Corner Seasonal Newsletter: A seasonal newsletter from Educators around the state.
Events
The only thing our Master Gardeners enjoy more than gardening is sharing their love of gardening with others!
Gardener's Palette
Each March, we host a gardening conference in Quincy called Gardener's Palette. Register here!
Illinois Extension Gardening Webinars
Master Gardener Forms
These resources will help you learn more about the requirements of earning and maintaining your Master Gardener credentials.
| Enter Volunteer Hours | ISP Background Check Form | Master Gardener Application |
| Master Gardener Volunteer Agreement | Illinois CANTS Form | Master Gardener Code of Conduct |