University of Maryland Extension Master Gardeners (Baltimore City)

With all the gardening information available, it's hard to know where to turn. . . . the Baltimore City Master Gardeners want to help!

Connect with our trained volunteers who provide research-based education at workshops, community gardens, local farmers markets, libraries, schools and community places across the city, in conjunction with University of Maryland Extension (UME). Learn simple, sustainable lawn and gardening practices that suit Baltimore neighborhoods and help build healthy gardens, landscapes, and communities.

  * NEW for 2025: Maryland Living Landscapes Metric:
A Checklist of Landscape Practices for Healthy Maryland Watersheds
Read this new guiding document for Bay-Wise/Water-Wise 2.0 landscape certifications here.  Learn more about the BCMG Bay-Wise Committee, helping gardeners in Baltimore City communities create and maintain environmentally-sound yards and gardens