SC Master Gardener Program

Is your thumb green?  Do you want to know how to make your brown thumb turn green? Do you thirst for more knowledge about your home landscape? Can you commit to putting your knowledge and skills to work through volunteer service?  If you answered yes, then the South Carolina Master Gardener program may be for you!  To find a local training site and coordinator, click here.

The Clemson Extension Master Gardener Program trains, selects, and utilizes knowledgeable volunteers to facilitate the educational work of the local Consumer Horticulture Agent, by delivering researched-based information to citizens of the state.

MG Volunteers

• Online Reporting: CEMG online resource for tracking hours and services
• What counts: a list of suggestions for volunteer credits
• Activity Codes: Descriptions activity codes for reporting volunteer hours
  
• MG Training Manual: used in the training program to certify Master Gardeners in SC

Resources

• Common Woody Landscape Plants: identify common woody ornamental plants in the landscape
• Agricultural Service Laboratory: soil, feed, plant tissue and other agriculture analysis services
• Plant Problem Clinic: disease, insect and weed identification and management options
• Extension Horticulture: Research-to-Application information on Landscape and Ornamentals, Turf Management, and Fruits & Vegetables.
• EntWeb: Entomology Insect Information
• Pesticide Information Program: Clemson University's Department of Entomology Soils, and Plant Sciences