{"id":342,"date":"2025-10-21T17:13:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T17:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/denver\/?page_id=342"},"modified":"2026-02-10T16:50:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T16:50:20","slug":"denver-master-gardeners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/denver\/programs-services\/denver-master-gardeners\/","title":{"rendered":"Denver 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:285px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1043\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-986 size-large\" alt=\"A garden of colorful orange flowers\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/denver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/11\/Orange-Flowers.jpg?w=1024\" style=\"object-position:64% 51%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"64% 51%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/denver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/11\/Orange-Flowers.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/denver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/11\/Orange-Flowers.jpg?resize=300,163 300w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/denver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/11\/Orange-Flowers.jpg?resize=768,417 768w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/denver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/11\/Orange-Flowers.jpg?resize=1024,556 1024w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/denver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/11\/Orange-Flowers.jpg?resize=1536,834 1536w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/denver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/11\/Orange-Flowers.jpg?resize=1400,761 1400w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/denver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/11\/Orange-Flowers.jpg?resize=600,326 600w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/denver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/11\/Orange-Flowers.jpg?resize=1568,852 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><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\">Denver 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-f1f2ed93 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-346627ba wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6ca0187242fe49da4459a6194d8f198c\">Growing Plants. Growing People.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group c-breadcrumbs alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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-54f0e55e 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-643ced6b 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\">The Colorado Master Gardener program 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\">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>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\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text\"><a tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/cmg.extension.colostate.edu\/about\/become-a-colorado-master-gardener-2\/\"><strong>Learn More about the Colorado Master Gardener Program<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\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-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/denver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/11\/DenverCoMGphoto.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Three Denver Master Gardeners talk with visitors at a plant sale booth under a blue canopy. The women, wearing hats and sunglasses, stand behind a table displaying potted plants and informational signs. A few people stand in front of the booth, listening and looking at the plants.\" class=\"wp-image-975 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/denver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/11\/DenverCoMGphoto.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/denver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/11\/DenverCoMGphoto.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/denver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/11\/DenverCoMGphoto.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/denver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/11\/DenverCoMGphoto.jpg?resize=600,400 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Denver Master Gardeners<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-font-size\">Currently, there are 135 active Master Gardeners in Denver who engage in over 40 different volunteer projects. Denver Master Gardeners&nbsp;contribute approximately 5,000 volunteer hours and answer about 10,000 gardening questions, annually.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\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-ea72b74b04151ee5da0a7d9b10cd5730 is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a55c6288 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-5b3d42a2 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\">If you live in Denver and love gardening and volunteering, consider becoming a Denver Master Gardener!&nbsp; Applications for the Denver Master Gardener Program are accepted 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:\/\/cmg.extension.colostate.edu\/about\/become-a-colorado-master-gardener-2\/colorado-master-gardener-program-application-information\/\">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>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-8e43d8bfa952c8bacf5052b6bf84e804\" 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-05fb8ff4e8dc0f773ed59aedd123bb7b is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-455bfb78 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\">Want to take the classes but don\u2019t have the time to volunteer? Build your gardening knowledge with CSU Extension\u2019s Green School, an online program focused on the science and practices of successful plant care. Learn how to manage fruits, vegetables, and ornamentals through every season using proven, climate-aware techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-70da71f9 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\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:\/\/online.colostate.edu\/certificates\/green-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Growing Plants. Growing People. Who are the Colorado Master Gardeners? 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