The Master Gardener Volunteer Training Program is an intensive, 15-week training period. Subjects include but are not limited to basic botany, vegetables, entomology, palms, turf grasses, use of (and alternatives to) pesticides, tropical fruit, ornamentals, diseases, and other related topics. All information is based on the knowledge and research provided by the University of Florida.

Additional Reading

• Ohio State Master Gardener Manual - Botany

Plant Identification Websites

• www.floridata.com
• IFAS tree fact sheets
• IFAS shrub fact sheets
• IFAS palm fact sheets