2025 Master Gardener Volunteer Program Classes are scheduled to begin in February!

Classes begin Tuesday, February 4, 2025 and meet each Tuesday for 9 consecutive weeks.  

Click HERE to register and apply. 

Those interested will be asked to apply and register an account in Hands On Connect, our Volunteer Management System. 

If you aren't able to apply online, and/or would prefer a hard copy, please let the office know. Course classes, labs and experiences will be held in various locations throughout Wood and Lucas Counties. A full course schedule will be sent to applicants upon acceptance to the program. 


If you're not sure yet and would like more information, come learn more at an Information Session! 

Click HERE to select your session. 

In person, Tuesday November 19, 2024.  Choose from three one-hour sessions. 10:00 am, 1:00 pm, or 6:00 pm

On Zoom, Tuesday December 3, 2024.     A one-hour Zoom session. 11:00 am (If you choose Zoom, a link will be sent to you.)  

In person meetings held at the OSU at TBG Horticulture Office (5403 Elmer Drive, Toledo, Ohio 43615). Upon entering the garden, follow the main drive to the intersection. Turn right, and then right again. The office will be on your left. 

For more information or to register for an info session, contact Nicole Literacki, the Master Gardener Volunteer Program Coordinator in Lucas and Wood Counties at literacki.1@osu.edu or by calling at 419-574-0980.


The Ohio State University Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program provides intensive training in horticulture to interested Ohio residents, who then volunteer their time assisting with educational programs and activities for Ohio residents through their local OSU Extension county office. Volunteers are not required to have gardening skills or knowledge; but a passion for learning about gardening and sharing this knowledge with others is a must!

Working with county Extension personnel, Master Gardener Volunteers provide such educational services to their communities as: answering gardening questions from the public; conducting plant clinics; gardening activities with children, senior citizens, or disabled persons; beautifying the community; and developing community or demonstration gardens.

More information about state-level Master Gardener Volunteer programs and activities is available at http://mastergardener.osu.edu.

For more information about the Lucas County Master Gardener Volunteer Program, contact our horticulture office at 419-578-6783.