{"id":361,"date":"2026-02-11T18:06:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T18:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/?page_id=361"},"modified":"2026-10-01T13:29:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T19:29:52","slug":"boulder-master-gardeners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/boulder-master-gardeners\/","title":{"rendered":"Boulder Master Gardeners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<header class=\"wp-block-group alignfull wp-block-pattern-interior-hero wp-block-pattern-hero is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-center wp-block-pattern-hero__cover\" style=\"min-height:340px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1230\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-377 size-full\" alt=\"Garden in a box in Boulder, Colorado\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/Garden-In-A-Box-photo-Boulder-Colorado-scaled-1-e1771277976502.webp\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading wp-block-pattern-hero__heading has-hero-small-title-font-size\"><span class=\"is-style-highlight-heading\">Boulder Master Gardeners<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-block-pattern-hero__content is-content-justification-right is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-06c9355d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-accent-1-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e4f50667 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\">Growing Plants. Growing People.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ff7a4529 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6f7110c1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who are the Colorado Master Gardeners?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/colorado-master-gardener\/\">The Colorado Master Gardener program<\/a><\/strong> is a unique intersection between University horticulture expertise and community volunteers interested in educating locally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019re hands-on in educational school gardens, we\u2019re helping grow food for local communities, and we\u2019re passionate about pollinators. Some of us are tree-huggers, most of us are plant (and insect) lovers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Colorado Master Gardener Program is a community-based, horticulture training and volunteer program through CSU Extension.&nbsp;After completing in-depth training, Master Gardeners help the gardening public solve their horticulture-related problems with scientific, research-based knowledge, while providing meaningful outreach.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__print-fallback\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-embed__print-caption\">How Colorado Master Gardeners Enhance Communities through Outreach, Education, and Stewardship &#8211; YouTube Video: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YwQH19u1H18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YwQH19u1H18<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/YwQH19u1H18\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video thumbnail\" class=\"wp-block-embed__image\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Colorado Master Gardeners Enhance Communities through Outreach, Education, and Stewardship - YouTube Video\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YwQH19u1H18?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3548e37b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns:48% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/Sweet-Potatoes-3-1536x1152-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Two Master Gardeners holding up sweet potatoes they dug up from soil.\" class=\"wp-image-364 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/Sweet-Potatoes-3-1536x1152-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/Sweet-Potatoes-3-1536x1152-1.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/Sweet-Potatoes-3-1536x1152-1.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/Sweet-Potatoes-3-1536x1152-1.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/Sweet-Potatoes-3-1536x1152-1.jpg?resize=1400,1050 1400w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/Sweet-Potatoes-3-1536x1152-1.jpg?resize=600,450 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Boulder Master Gardeners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Boulder Master Gardeners are here to answer your home horticulture questions in Boulder County. Our volunteers check email year round. Home horticulture questions can be sent to <a href=\"mailto:mggpa@bouldercounty.gov\"><strong>mggpa@bouldercounty.gov<\/strong><\/a> any time.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"mailto:mggpa@bouldercounty.gov\">Email us<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Our in-office Help Desk is staffed <strong>March through October<\/strong>. Stop by to talk with our volunteers Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. During the growing season, you can also call <a href=\"tel:3036786388\" data-type=\"tel\" data-id=\"tel:5555555555\"><strong>(303) 678-6388<\/strong><\/a> with your gardening and horticulture questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Volunteers check email year round. Home horticulture questions can be sent to <strong><a href=\"mailto:mggpa@bouldercounty.gov\">mggpa@bouldercounty.gov<\/a><\/strong> any time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-separator alignfull has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-brush-stroke\" style=\"height:40px\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-78e73b13 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h2 id=\"h-grow-with-us\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"is-style-highlight-heading\">Grow with us<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Become a Colorado Master Gardener<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Are you passionate about volunteering and sustainable gardening? Do you love to learn? If yes, the Colorado Master Gardener program is for you!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Participants receive intensive training in horticulture in exchange for a small tuition fee plus required volunteer service. Among other things, CMGs answer gardening questions, teach classes, and maintain demonstration sites. Colorado Master Gardeners provide 50 hours of service their first year as Apprentices and 24 hours each year thereafter. Alternately, those with limited time may choose to receive a Colorado Gardener Certificate, which provides the same training with no volunteer commitment for a higher class fee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Colorado Master Gardener\/Gardener Certificate program is a great way to give back to your community and enhance your home garden, and is also an ideal stepping-stone toward a career in horticulture. The program is recognized by the Green Industry as an excellent vocational education course; many people considering a career in horticulture start with Colorado Master Gardener training as an all-around introduction to advanced plant care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/colorado-master-gardener\/become-a-colorado-master-gardener\/\">Become a Colorado Master Gardener<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-default\">Events &amp; Opportunities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default wp-block-paragraph\">We will be accepting applications for a limited number of openings in the Boulder County Apprentice program. Applications will be available on the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/colorado-master-gardener\/\">CSU Extension CMG website<\/a><\/strong> statewide in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-78e73b13 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Training Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Program participants hone their knowledge through classes in horticulture taught by Colorado State University professors, and Extension specialists. Beginning with basic botany, the program focuses on sustainable approaches to plant health issues such as soil composition, plant selection and care, disease diagnosis, and insect identification and control. Topics include water-wise gardening, home vegetable and fruit production, turf management, integrated pest management, irrigation, flower and tree care, and other topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The course is taught online through CSU with live review sessions and opportunities for local in-person labs supporting the content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Applications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Applications are housed on the CSU Extension Colorado Master Gardener website. Information about course schedules and other FAQs can also be found there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/colorado-master-gardener\/become-a-colorado-master-gardener\/\">Learn How to Apply<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Volunteer\/Community Greening Projects<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Colorado Master Gardener Program in Boulder County works to match volunteer interests, skills and schedules with ideal community greening projects. We partner with local groups and community service programs to promote environmentally responsible horticulture throughout our community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In their first year, Colorado Master Gardener apprentices provide 50 hours of volunteer time to the program during the first growing season following their classes. Volunteers help the community by staffing the Master Gardener office, staffing clinic sites at nurseries and garden centers on weekends, working with the public at special events, teaching classes, and many other activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-default\">Interested in Converting Your Lawn?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default wp-block-paragraph\">Turfgrass removal and replanting is a popular topic. Contact your Boulder County Colorado Master Gardener volunteers if you have questions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-78e73b13 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Colorado Master Gardener Qualifications &amp; Enrollment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A desire to help others learn about gardening is the number one requirement for becoming a Colorado Master Gardener! While this is not a beginning gardening program, and having some Colorado gardening experience is required, you don\u2019t have to be a gardening expert to join us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-id=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/patty-and-katy-at-library.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"Patty and Katy (Master Gardeners) sitting at an  info table at the library.\" class=\"wp-image-366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/patty-and-katy-at-library.jpg 640w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/patty-and-katy-at-library.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/patty-and-katy-at-library.jpg?resize=600,450 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"1024\" width=\"768\" data-id=\"367\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/CDM-jeanine-A-1152x1536-1.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"Master Gardener Jeanine helping two individuals at an 'Ask a Boulder Master Gardener' table\" class=\"wp-image-367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/CDM-jeanine-A-1152x1536-1.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/CDM-jeanine-A-1152x1536-1.jpg?resize=225,300 225w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/CDM-jeanine-A-1152x1536-1.jpg?resize=768,1024 768w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/CDM-jeanine-A-1152x1536-1.jpg?resize=600,800 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"768\" width=\"1024\" data-id=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/FPG-prep-3-1536x1152-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Master Gardeners prepping a garden\" class=\"wp-image-368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/FPG-prep-3-1536x1152-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/FPG-prep-3-1536x1152-1.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/FPG-prep-3-1536x1152-1.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/FPG-prep-3-1536x1152-1.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/FPG-prep-3-1536x1152-1.jpg?resize=1400,1050 1400w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/FPG-prep-3-1536x1152-1.jpg?resize=600,450 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"1024\" width=\"768\" data-id=\"369\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/TurfDiane.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"Diane inspecting turf with a magnifying glass.\" class=\"wp-image-369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/TurfDiane.jpg 1704w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/TurfDiane.jpg?resize=225,300 225w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/TurfDiane.jpg?resize=768,1024 768w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/TurfDiane.jpg?resize=1152,1536 1152w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/TurfDiane.jpg?resize=1536,2048 1536w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/TurfDiane.jpg?resize=1400,1867 1400w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/TurfDiane.jpg?resize=600,800 600w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/TurfDiane.jpg?resize=1568,2091 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"1024\" width=\"768\" data-id=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/ssMargie2.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"Margie inspecting various bins of soil.\" class=\"wp-image-370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/ssMargie2.jpg 1704w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/ssMargie2.jpg?resize=225,300 225w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/ssMargie2.jpg?resize=768,1024 768w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/ssMargie2.jpg?resize=1152,1536 1152w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/ssMargie2.jpg?resize=1536,2048 1536w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/ssMargie2.jpg?resize=1400,1867 1400w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/ssMargie2.jpg?resize=600,800 600w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/ssMargie2.jpg?resize=1568,2091 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"1024\" width=\"768\" data-id=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/MS7-1152x1536-1.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"Boulder Master Gardeners assisting community members at an information\/ask table\" class=\"wp-image-371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/MS7-1152x1536-1.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/MS7-1152x1536-1.jpg?resize=225,300 225w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/MS7-1152x1536-1.jpg?resize=768,1024 768w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/01\/MS7-1152x1536-1.jpg?resize=600,800 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-brush-stroke-dark has-white-color has-accent-5-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-2 is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0ecff3f8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c27a179 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interested in becoming a Master Gardener?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">If you live in Boulder County and love gardening and volunteering, consider becoming a Colorado Master Gardener! Applications typically open in August for classes starting in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/colorado-master-gardener\/become-a-colorado-master-gardener\/\">Application Information<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Questions? Please contact our <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.colostate.edu\/staff\/merrill-kingsbury\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Master Gardener Coordinator<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3\" style=\"min-height:389px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-8496 size-full\" alt=\"A person seated on a burlap-covered floor waters a potted houseplant using a metal watering can, with garden soil and a hand trowel scattered nearby.\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pexels-cottonbro-4503268.jpg\" style=\"object-position:50% 41%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 41%\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim-40 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4 is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-26f784d3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Green School<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Want to take the classes but don\u2019t have the time to volunteer? 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