Colorado Master Gardener Volunteers

Colorado Master Gardener Volunteers assist CSU Extension staff in delivering knowledge-based information about home gardening to foster successful gardening.

The Colorado Master Gardener, CMG, audience is exclusively home gardeners. CMG volunteers serve by answering phone calls at County Extension Offices, staffing diagnostic clinics, teaching gardening classes, writing newspaper articles, and mentoring community gardening and greening projects.

Annually, 1,200 CMG volunteers serving in 36 county-based programs generated $1.1 million in volunteer time.