Brevard County Master Gardener Program

Learn and share your knowledge!

The Florida Master Gardener Program is an outreach program composed of UF/IFAS Extension-certified volunteers who are trained to provide research-based horticultural education to Florida residents.

In Brevard County, approximately 175 active Master Gardeners help us in many ways, including answering gardening and landscaping questions by telephone, email, and in person at our many plant clinics. Master Gardeners also assist with special events, grant funded research, developing and maintaining our education garden called the Brevard Discovery Garden, conducting on-site visits for the My Brevard Yard Program, and many more fun projects.

After they are certified, Master Gardeners work through their county Extension office, contributing 75 volunteer hours and 10 learning hours within the first year of certification, in accordance with statewide program bylaws. Certified Master Gardeners serve their communities by answering gardening questions from local residents, participating in community and school garden projects, supporting youth activities, and more.

The ultimate end to the educational outreach efforts of the Florida Master Gardener Program is to extend the vision of the University of Florida/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, all the while protecting and sustaining natural resources and environmental systems, enhancing the development of human resources, and improving the quality of human life through the development of knowledge in agricultural, human and natural resources and making that knowledge accessible. Learn more about the program at the Florida Master Gardener website.

Become a Master Gardener!

The Master Gardener Training is held once a year typically in the beginning of the year in Brevard County. If you are interested in becoming a Master Gardener or learning more about the program, email Brevard-mg1@ifas.ufl.edu or call (321) 633-1702 and select option 2.

The course usually begins sometime in January and goes into March on eleven consecutive Wednesdays from 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM at the Extension office. We are now offering classes on Saturdays from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The class fee is $250. 

To become a Master Gardener, you must have an interest in gardening, a desire to help others in your community, and a dedication to complete the training and service hours.