Your Master Gardener classes and laboratories will be taught by University of Idaho extension educators and specialists and by other horticulture experts in your community. Field trips and readings from your comprehensive Master Gardener handbook will fill out your instructional program.

Once you’ve finished your classroom training, passed your exams and completed your volunteer hours, or "practicum," you’ll be certified as a Master Gardener for one year. And, you’ll be enriched by basic gardening knowledge, pest identification abilities, leadership training and planning skills.

Many Master Gardeners choose to extend their certification into future years through advanced training and a commitment of additional volunteer hours.