The Georgia Master Gardener Handbook

NEW EDITION! This handbook is the official reference text for the Georgia Master Gardener Extension Volunteer Program, used specifically to train volunteers who assist with Extension programming. This edition was extensively revised and updated in 2021 and consists of 36 chapters organized into seven clusters, including HORTICULTURE BASICS, ORNAMENTAL PLANTS, EDIBLES, TURF, PLANT AND PEST MANAGEMENT, LANDSCAPING WITH A PURPOSE, and BEING A GEORGIA MASTER GARDENER EXTENSION VOLUNTEER. Chapters include favorites, such as Basic Botany, Soils, Herbaceous Plants: Annuals and Perennials, and Vegetable Gardening, along with new and expanded horticultural content, such as Native Plants, Invasive Species, and Herbs. This edition also includes an all-new guide to the Master Gardener experience, laid out in five chapters (does not include the MGEV certificate or badge).The 8th edition is the most recently printed edition. It was compiled and edited by Sheri Dorn and Sarah Sawyer. Revised August 2021. Perfect-bound with soft cover; 978 pages. Color photos. Measurements: 8.5"x11".