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The Agriculture & Natural Resources Department provides information for homeowner lawn, garden, and landscaping challenges, including conducting community outreach. A division of this department is the Rutgers Master Gardeners, trained volunteers who assist the Department in its mission to deliver horticulture programs and information to county residents.
Check out the Lawn and Garden News for timely gardening tips, program updates, upcoming events, and more. To subscribe to our newsletter – a quarterly email digest of popular articles from the News – please visit this link here.
*NOTE: Registration for Somerset County’s RMG Training Class is CLOSED for 2025. Please visit THIS LINK to receive department news and to be added to the class waitlist for 2026.
Ask a Rutgers Master Gardener
Have a question about your lawn, garden, or pests on your property? Contact our Rutgers Master Gardener helpline.
Book a Rutgers Master Gardener
Looking for a horticultural presentation for your community group? Schedule a Speakers Bureau presentation and select from a variety of topics.
Become a Rutgers Master Gardener
Enroll in the class and become certified as a Rutgers Master Gardener
Featured Publications
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Planning a Vegetable Garden
Soil for Raised Beds
Seeding Your Lawn
Contact Information
Rutgers Cooperative Extension
310 Milltown Rd.
Bridgewater, NJ 08807-3587
Phone: 908-526-6293
Email: Ashley Higgins Administrative Assistant