UC Cooperative Extension - Madera County

Madera County Master Gardener Program

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Advice to Grow By ... Ask Us! 

Pomegranate Madera Master Gardeners

Have a gardening question?

Master Gardener Helpline click here  Submit your question 

 Send us a brief description of your problem and a photo if you can. When submitting photos of an issue, please also include a picture of the overall plant

Phone line for questions: 559-241-7534 

Leave a message and we will get back to you. 

 

This Week in the Garden check out our new page

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Prepared by UC Master Gardener Terry Lewis with information adapted from A Gardener’s Companion for the Central San Joaquin Valley.

 

A weekly guide for what is needed in your garden. Click here to view 

 

 

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Free Workshop March 21, 2026 

Help Save the Native Bees

Master Gardeners at Madera College from 10:00 -12:00 

No registration required / save time after to visit the Three Sister Garden

Master Gardener FREE WORKSHOPS

 

Sierra Senior Center

FRIDAY,March 27, 2026

LOCATION: Sierra Senior Center 

Taught by UC Master Gardener Randy Thomson

Workshops are open to the public and FREE OF CHARGE. 

For more information 

 

Three Sisters" Garden 

Madera MG volunteers in iris garden 10.25

The Madera Master Gardeners program demonstration garden is located on a two-acre parcel allotted by the college for this purpose. Click here to see more

The Three Sisters Garden is open and Master Gardeners are there working on Tuesday mornings. 8:00 to 10:00

You Tube  video of the Three Sisters Garden 

You Tube video of Madera Master Gardeners at Fresno Flats

 

SAVE THE DATE: April 11, 2026 Garden Day 

4.11.26 Garden updated flyer CB


 

Master Food Preservers

UCANR Master Food Preserver for Fresno, Madera and Merced

 /email barbaramattice@comcast.net

Next Class in Oakhurst on March 20, 2026 Registration required 

See our Workshop page click here 

Registration required!

Register online or contact Barbara 559-448-7178

Wear apron & closed toed shoes, hair back!

Growing Healthy Communities Together

 

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January- April 2027 will be the next time we offer a training class to become a Master Gardener.

Applications will be open May 1,- July 31, 2026.
HOW TO BECOME A MASTER GARDENER         
 Thinking about taking your love of gardening to the next level? Come meet Fresno Master Gardeners and find out more about our program. We offer extensive training and provide a variety of volunteer opportunities. Applications for the next training class will be available in May. We'd love to meet you and share our passion for gardening.
 Find out more:

Saturday March 14,2026
Betty RodrIguez Library    
3040 N Cedar  Fresno, CA 93703

Saturday, May 2, 10-11:30am
Woodward Park Library
944 E Perrin Fresno CA 93720

Madera County Master Gardeners train with Fresno County. For Madera residents interested in becoming a Master Gardener on April 11, the Three Sister Garden Day there will be a table set up for the 2027 Training class. Madera. Madera residents may also attend the Fresno dates above.

 

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