Master Gardener Projects

St. Louis Master Gardeners are involved with many local community horticultural projects spanning the area in both the city and county. The Flora Conservancy of Forest Park relies on volunteer Master Gardeners to help rejuvenate, install and maintain garden beds within Forest Park. Gateway Greening also enlists the help of Master Gardeners to help transform neglected and abandoned lots in St. Louis into community gardens. And with the assistance of Operation Brightside, St. Louis Master Gardeners have helped put downtown St. Louis on the fast track for its floral displays in downtown street medians.

Current Projects

Active Master Gardeners contribute 50 hours of volunteer service each year. For a complete listing of all volunteer opportunities please see our Volunteer page in the Member's Corner.

Answer Service

The Garden's Horticultural Answer Service is over 45 years old.
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Butterfly House

The Butterfly House offers a unique environment for volunteer opportunities. Positions include instructional programs already in place or to be developed,
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Community-needs Projects

Master Gardeners participate in many short-term or one day projects throughout the St. Louis community.

EarthWays Home Gardener

Master Gardeners at MBG's mid-town environmental education center, the EarthWays Home, develop and maintain a growing collection of native and ornamental plants, selected to demonstrate conservation of natural (and human!) resources. Sun and shade beds, a pond, raised vegetable beds
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Flora Conservancy

Want a great way to help beautify one of St. Louis' most beloved parks? Why not volunteer with the Flora Conservancy of Forest Park and work in beautiful settings such as the Jewel Box, Pagoda Circle, the golf course and the newly installed
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Forest Park Forever

Horticulture & Nature Reserve Volunteers work side-by-side with our knowledgeable horticulture & naturalist staff to maintain and sustain landscapes in Forest Park.
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Forest ReLeaf

Help plant and propogate young trees and shrubs at Forest ReLeaf of Missouri's CommuniTree Gardens in Maryland Heights.
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Garden Hosts

Welcome visitors to the Missouri Botanical Garden.
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Gateway Greening

Choose from various on-going tasks at Bell Garden (3817 Bell Ave.) that include garden maintenance, planting, weeding, watering, pruning and special projects as needed. You may also choose to assist with vegetable, flower, or herb beds, compost projects, and
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Hanley House

The Hanley House Project includes a multitude of Gardening activities.
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Junior TreeKeeper Program

The Jr. Treekeeper program is the Commissions flagship educational program aimed at educating the youth of Kirkwood in the value and appreciation of the Kirkwood urban forest.
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Kemper Center Front Desk

Why not be front and center at the heart of the MBG?

Lafayette Park

Lafayette Park was set aside from the St. Louis Common in 1836 and dedicated in 1851 as one of the first public parks, and by far the largest of its era, in the City of St. Louis, Missouri. It is considered by many historians to be the oldest urban park west of the Mississippi.
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Litzinger Road Ecology Center

The Litzsinger Road Ecology Center (LREC) is an established educational site with land and facilities dedicated to promoting science teaching and learning, environmental literacy, and stewardship of the Earth.
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Longview Farm Park

Dedicated volunteers have been renovating, enlarging and enhancing the gardens around the historic Longview home since May 2002.
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Master Gardener Volunteer Arranged Project

Master Gardeners provide research-based horticultural information to the public for community service and gardening pleasure.
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Missouri Botanical Garden Outdoor Gardener

Volunteer your time to maintain the gardens at the Missouri Botanical Gardens.
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Missouri Botanical Greenhouse

Work alongside Missouri Botanical Garden staff and volunteers propagating plant material for the Missouri Botanical Garden.
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Operation Brightside

Operation Brightside helps make St. Louis a more beautiful place to live, work, learn and grow.
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Plant Doctor

The Kemper Center for Home Gardening is home to the "Plant Doctor"
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Plastic Pot Recycling

The Plastic Pot Recycling program has gained national recognition for its ingenuity and earth friendly ways to dispose of plastic containers most plants are sold in. Beginning in May each year and running through the end of September, Master Gardeners assist with the collection and processing of plastic pots and trays into chips that are then sent to manufacturers to be made in to other recycled goods. This project takes place at the Garden's Monsanto Center in the west parking lot. Volunteers are needed on Wednesday's. Last year over 160,000 pounds of pots were diverted from local landfills.
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Speaker's Bureau

The St. Louis Master Gardener Speakers Bureau is a public service program dedicated to providing quality horticultural information to the metro St. Louis area. It is composed of volunteer Master Gardener speakers who develop power point programs that reflect both their expertise and interests.
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St. Louis County Parks

Individuals, families, and groups may have fun, make friends, and "give back" to their community while working as a St. Louis County Park Volunteer!
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The Green Center

Founded in 1998, the Green Center is a natural oasis in the heart of the St. Louis metropolitan region.
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U City in Bloom

U City in Bloom is a volunteer not-for-profit organization that plants and maintains over 200 flower gardens throughout University City.
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Urban Roots

Downtown St. Louis medians come alive each season with colorful flower and decorative landscape displays. These urban landscape enhancements are made possible by generous support from the St. Louis business and philanthropic community and the volunteer efforts of non-profit service organizations forming a downtown landscape enhancement initiative called Urban Roots. The Urban Roots project continues to be a major interest by St. Louis Master Gardeners who assist with the horticultural development and maintenance.
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