Home Horticulture and the Henrico Master Gardener Program
Virginia Cooperative Extension is committed to helping citizens learn about maintaining a healthy home environment, create sustainable rural or urban landscapes, protect water resources, grow a garden, and properly manage pests and wildlife!
Virginia Cooperative Extension specialists, agents, and master gardener volunteers work to provide training, information, and science-based answers homeowners need.
Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers are educators who work within their communities to encourage and promote environmentally sound horticulture practices through sustainable landscape management, education, and training. Extension Master Gardener Volunteers are required to continue their education each year to stay up to date on current issues and recommendations for home gardeners. As an educational program of VCE, Extension Master Gardener Volunteers bring the resources of Virginia’s land-grant universities, Virginia Tech and Virginia State University, to the people of the commonwealth.
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Extension Master Gardener Program and Resources:
- How to become a Henrico Extension Master Gardener - APPLICATION AVAILABLE NOW!
- Henrico Extension Master Gardener Association
- State Master Gardener Program - Virginia
Henrico Extension Master Gardener Home Landscape Evaluation Programs:
- SMART Lawns - This program is on hiatus for the 2024 season. Check back in 2025!
- SMART Scapes
Home Lawn and Garden Topics and Resources:
- Ask a Henrico Extension Master Gardener a Lawn or Gardening Question
- Home Vegetable Gardening Resources
- Lawns in Henrico
- Virginia Cooperative Extension Publications
Home/Residential Testing Services and Plant/Insect Identification:
- Integrated Pest Management
- Insect Identification
- Plant Disease Identification
- Soil Testing
- Weed Identification
- Well Water Testing
Request a Henrico Master Gardener Speaker for your program
- For garden clubs, community groups and HOA's (Page under construction, please call.)
- Classroom programs for Henrico County schools and Henrico home school groups
Upcoming Programs:
- Bug Bizarre!
- Celebration of Pollinators (June) (page under construction)
Virtual Classroom:
Wildlife Conflicts
In response to a growing demand to assist the public with damage and conflicts caused by wildlife, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Wildlife Services Program and the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries have collaborated to develop the Virginia Wildlife Conflict Helpline. The Helpline is a toll-free service intended to provide a single source of consistent, expert technical assistance, education, and referrals to callers experiencing human-wildlife conflicts. The Helpline is staffed by wildlife specialists who are able to help the caller identify wildlife damage and recommend solutions.
The Virginia Wildlife Conflict Helpline is available at 1-855-571-9003 and is staffed Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM, except for federal holidays. Because the Helpline is not intended to be an emergency number, it is not monitored after hours, but callers are able to leave a voice mail which will be returned during the next business day.