Master gardener session offered in Anchorage
August 15, 2017
Gardeners seeking to improve their skills may sign up for a master gardener training
session in Anchorage that begins Sept. 11.
Stephen Brown, the agriculture and horticulture agent for the University of ÐÓ°Épro Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service in Palmer, will teach the session from 3 to 6 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at Extension’s Anchorage Outreach Center, 1840 Bragaw St., Suite 100.
The training provides a broad horticultural background. Topics include botany, soils, vegetable production using organic and conventional techniques, integrated pest management, greenhouses, lawns, houseplants, trees/shrubs, flowers and invasive plants.
The fee of $300 includes materials and a copy of Extension’s sustainable gardening handbook. Participants must complete 40 hours of community service involving horticulture to become an ÐÓ°Épro master gardener. Students who complete their community service within one year of the class start date will receive a 50 percent registration rebate.
Individuals may register online at or at the Anchorage Outreach Center. For more information, contact Brown at 907-745-3639 or scbrown4@alaska.edu or DeShana York at 907-786-6330 or ddyork@alaska.edu.
ADDITIONAL CONTACT: Debbie Carter, 907-474-5406, dscarter@alaska.edu.