Re: Any value in becoming a master gardener?

Tomski, If you had a brain , you would be an idiot!!!

Where do you think all those landscape plants you have come from? You steal all your plants from your neighbors yards?

MG classes can be a good way to get a concentrated dose of horticulture education in one place. Some programs are more flower-garden oriented; others are more veggies. The certification will probably help with employment at a garden center; not much of anywhere else, though. And, IME the volunteer time is just a way for the programs to get free grunt labor. If the hours are a particular problem, a lot of ag colleges have nightime programs with degrees in horticulture. It can take a few years, but you'll graduate with a BS or MS in the field; and some real employment prospects.

Chris Owens