Press Release

OSU Extension, Butler County presents:

2025 Master Gardener Volunteer Training

Application Deadline: August 27, 2025

• $50 non-refundable deposit required with application.
• Cost:  $150 ($50 paid with application, $100 due by the first class), plus the cost of a web-check fingerprint background check.

Mandatory Orientation Meeting & Application Deadline:

August 27, 2025, from 10-12 AM, 1802 Princeton Rd., Hamilton, OH 45011

 

CLASS DATES:  – Every Wednesday for 9 weeks

9/24, 10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19

 

TIME: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

LOCATION:  OSUE Butler CO. 1802 Princeton Rd., Hamilton, OH 45011

CONTACT:  J.T. Benitez, ANR Educator: (513) 714-3891/benitez.6@osu.edu

 

Topics Include:  Pesticide Safety, Backyard Wildlife, Soils, Plant Propagation, Botany, Pollinators, Lawns, Woody Ornamentals, Vegetables, Fruit, Herbs, House Plants, Therapeutic Horticulture, Plant Pathology, Integrated Pest Management, Entomology , Herbaceous Ornamentals, GAPS & Diagnostics

 

To Become a Master Gardener:

Complete 50 hours of training, taught by industry professionals utilizing the Master Gardener Training Manual in various Horticultural Topics

Volunteer 50 hours of horticulture assistance to the Butler County community at approved Master Gardener Educational Project Sites

 

Learn more about the Master Gardener Program at:  mastergardener.osu.edu