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Welcome to the Colorado Master Gardener GardenNotes! This site contains University horticultural information as well as training resources for Colorado Master Gardener and Green School students.

2024-2025 Green School Full Course Resources        

Registration for Green School is open August 19 – October 30. csugreenschool.org

Below you’ll find information for registered Green School students.



010 – CMG Program Overview

CMG PROGRAM SECTION [pdf]


100 – IPM and the Diagnostic Process

IPM & DIAGNOSTIC PROCESS SECTION [pdf]


120 – Botany

BOTANY SECTION [pdf]


170 – Identifying Trees and Shrubs

IDENTIFYING TREES & SHRUBS SECTION [pdf]


210 – Soils Fertilizers and Soil Amendments

SOILS, FERTILIZERS, & SOIL AMENDMENTS SECTION [pdf]


#260 – Irrigation Management

IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT SECTION [pdf]


310 – Entomology and Identifying Insects

ENTOMOLOGY SECTION [pdf]


330 – Plant Pathology

PLANT PLANTOLOGY SECTION [pdf]


350 – Weed Management

WEED MANAGEMENT SECTION [pdf]


410 – Water Wise Landscape Design


510 – Herbaceous Plants


550 – Lawn Care – Turfgrass Management

LAWN CARE & TURFGRASS SECTION [pdf]

Additional Resources:


580 – Native Plants

NATIVE PLANTS SECTION [pdf]


610 The Science of Pruning

THE SCIENCE OF PRUNING SECTION [pdf]


630 The Science of Planting Trees

TREE PLANTING SECTION [pdf]


650 – Tree Care

TREE CARE SECTION [pdf]


710 – Vegetables & Herbs

VEGETABLES SECTION [pdf]


740 – Climate Summaries & Frost Dates

CLIMATE SUMMARIES & FROST DATES SECTION [pdf]


760 – Small Fruits

SMALL FRUITS SECTION [pdf]


770 – Tree Fruit

TREE FRUIT SECTION [pdf]