Attleboro High School Greenhouse
Boy Scoouts of Narragansett Boy Scout Council
Charlestown Schoolhouse Gardens
City Courtyard Garden at the Providence Ronald McDonald House
Cumberland Monastery
Daggett Farm Greenhouses
Good Shepherd Community Gardens
Harvests from the Heart
The Hunt House
Peace Dale Neighborhood Revitalization Committee
Prescott Farm Period Gardens Project
Rhode Island Veterans Home
Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetary Woodland Trail
Roger Williams Park Botanical Center
Seekonk Meadows
Smith's Castle Gardens
South Kingstown Senior Center Garden Club
URI President's Garden



Attleboro High School Greenhouse and Landscape Program
Located on Rathbun Willard Drive in Attleboro, RI
Project Start Date: 2004
The goals of this project are to work one-on-one with students in Grades 9-12 under the direction of a teacher who is also Master Gardener. The Master Gardeners who volunteer for this project share their knowledge, expertise, and experience in the greenhouse and on the grounds and act as positive role models and mentors to the children.
Attleboro High School Driving Directions
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Boy Scouts of the Narragansett Bay Scout Council
Project Start Date: 2009
This project is aimed at helping the 2500+ boys (ages 8-16) of the Naragansett Boy Scout Council achieve their Gardening and Landscape Architecture badges. The goals are to enable each Boy Scout in the state of RI to achieve these two badges by cycling them through seven stations that will cover the majority of badge requirements. Pilot Project roll-out is currently being tentatively scheduled for June, 2009.

Charlestown School House Gardens
Located at 4417 Old Post Road on the grounds of the Cross Mills Library in Charlestown, RI
Project Start Date: 1999
Master Gardeners work from spring through fall caring for these gardens — an area of 26 by 28 feet — which are situated in front of the old historic school house building on the grounds of the library. Library patrons and school visitors stroll, gaze, and enjoy and learn from the 40 plus perennials and annuals that are planted here. Learn more about this project...
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City Courtyard Garden at The Providence Ronald McDonald House
Project Start Date: 2008
This new community project involved a renovation of the non-profit agency’s small, inner courtyard to provide a low-maintenance outdoor space where guests and volunteers could sit and enjoy a peaceful environment.  The non-profit agency provides a home-away-from-home for families of children receiving treatment at nearby hospitals, and is sustained by private donations and a dedicated staff of volunteers. The courtyard has a ring of border gardens and employs xeriscaping techniques to address the hot, dry conditions of the predominantly bricklaid space. This project includes educating and training a rotating staff of volunteers on the care and seasonal maintenance of drought-tolerant, perennial, container and herb plantings.
Providence Ronald McDonald House Driving Directions
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Cumberland Monastery
Located on Diamond Hill Road (Rt. 114) in Cumberland, RI
Project Start Date: 2000
Anywhere from 6-10 Master Gardeners volunteer on this project each year. The educational goals of the project are to teach the public about the plants in the garden and how to maintain a sustainable garden. The Master Gardeners and local residents jointly care for a butterfly garden and a water garden. Once a month, during the season, there is a group workday. Also, a series of lectures are arranged throughout the year at the Cumberland Library which is located on the Monastery grounds.

In the spring, there is a Gardening Day that is open to the public with plant sales, demonstrations, and talks on gardening topics. Local gardening clubs participate at these events along with the Master Gardeners. The Town of Cumberland is also involved with this project. Learn more about this project... and the history of Cumberland Monastery. Also, see a schedule of Cumberland project activities.
Cumberland Monastery Driving Directions
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Daggett Farm Greenhouses
Located in Slater Memorial Park, Pawtucket, RI
Project Start Date: 1999
The Daggett Farm Greenhouse and Gift Shop, in the old Slater Park Zoo, in Pawtucket, RI, was opened as a collaborative project with the City of Pawtucket and the Blackstone Valley Chapter RI Arc, a private, non-profit corporation founded in 1955 to provide services to persons with developmental disabilities and their families. All proceeds from the Daggett Farm Greenhouse and Gift Shop support programs that benefit these individuals. Programs are offered that allow individuals with disabilities to benefit from horticultural therapy and activities, and to demonstrate their abilities by helping to provide the community with quality gardening services and products.
Master Gardeners who volunteer at Daggett get involved with the planting of plugs and seeds, starting as early as February. Therapeutic gardens and disability-friendly gardens are also planted by Master Gardeners each spring. Lots of activities are available for volunteers, including working directly with the Horticultural Therapy program.
Daggett Farm Driving Directions
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Good Shepherd Community Gardens
The project is located on grounds of the Parish of the Good Shepherd in Pawtucket. Many of the neighbors live in two- and three-level houses, with no space to have gardens of their own, so the parishioners decided to turn the church south lawn over, build raise beds, and utilize it for community gardens. URI Master Gardeners involved here teach methods on how to plant, what to plant, when to plant, how to nurture the plants, how to utilize compost, and, if there is sufficient harvest, how to preserve, freeze, etc. The plan is that this project will become a model for other entities to copy throughout Pawtucket.
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Harvests from the Heart
Project Start Date: 2009
The MGA is sponsoring the establishment of community vegetable gardens in different regions of Rhode Island. Each garden must include intergenerational groups – youth working with adult members of the community. Each garden will have a Master Gardener leader and other MG volunteers to help guide, facilitate, and mentor the garden development. Each established garden will also serve as a training site for future Master Gardeners.

The Harvests from the Heart Garden Project has established six goals for each garden. They are:  (1) Teach the science of gardening. (2) Practice community stewardship. (3) Practice Good Agricultural Practices (GAP). (4) Encourage community development and respo nsibility. (5) Apply sustainable practices. (6) Produce vegetables for RI food banks and/or other similar local agencies.
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The John Hunt House and Grounds at Hunt Mills
Located at 6 Hunts Mill Road, Rumford, RI
Project Start Date: 2008
Hunt House was the site of the first grist, fulling, and saw mills in the area. It includes a dam, falls, and acres of park land. Four buildings date from 1740 to 1900, and the Hunt House is the East Providence Historical Society’s headquarters as well as a museum. Master Gardeners assist the Society’s volunteers in redeveloping, labeling, and maintaining heritage/native gardens to provide residents, visitors, the elderly, and the handicapped access to the natural environment. Educational lectures are provided on the second Sunday of every month at 2:00 p.m., beginning in April. 
Hunt House Museum Driving Directions
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Peace Dale Neighborhood Revitalization Committee  
Project Start Date:2009
The mission of this grass roots volunteer committee is to improve the quality of life in the historic village of Peace Dale. Its efforts range from economic development and natural environment protection to promoting sustainability.  URI Master Gardeners provide technical assistance and training on proper horticultural practices, site assessment, invasive plant remediation, and sustainability. The village gardens, the annual river cleanup, URI 101 student volunteer sessions, and festivals offer ideal sites for community volunteers to learn horticultural knowledge and skills. URI Master Gardeners and community volunteers work collaboratively on projects and each work session begins with instruction and demonstration of specific horticultural practices.  The ultimate goal is creation of an ongoing community resident horticultural team. 
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Prescott Farm Period Gardens Project
The management of Prescott Farm's gardens and landscape will actively support the Newport Restoration Foundation's (NRF) mission to preserve and educate. Specifically, wise land-use of the property, including open-space preservation and replication of historic gardening and agricultural uses, reflects NRF's commitment to preserve Aquidneck Island's landscape, built environment, and cultural history. As part of NRF's strong emphasis on education, this project provides multi-faceted learning opportunities, with an emphasis on participatory activities.
Through research, planning, planting, maintaining, harvesting and other activities related to Prescott Farm's gardens, this project will provide many levels of learning for Master Gardeners, NRF staff, and the general public. This living laboratory will produce two gardens that showcase and interpret historic gardens and period horticulture as well as best practices in contemporary gardening.
Prescott Farm Driving Directions
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Rhode Island Veterans Home
Located at 480 Metacom Avenue in Bristol, RI
Project Start Date: 1998
This intergenerational project brings together the URI Master Gardeners Association, the Veterans Home, and Mount Hope High School Special Education Department. Twelve Master Gardeners are involved annually. The greenhouses, potting shed, nursery area, and 22 gardens offer students in the Master Gardener Program, as well as seasoned Master Gardeners, continuing hands-on educational experience and volunteer opportunities. In addition to planting and maintaining gardens for visitors and residents, special education students are instructed in basic gardening skills.
RI Veterans Driving Directions
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Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery (Exeter) Woodland Trail
The Veteran's Cemetery Woodland Trail system was completed in April, 2004 by a contingent of 25 Master Gardener volunteers. The trail is approximately three miles long and follows the perimeter of the cemetery through the forest that abuts it. Many visitors use the trails for hiking and mountain biking. Maintenance of the trail is done by Master Gardener volunteers in the spring and the fall. The maintenance consists of some light brush cutting and litter pickup to maintain the esthetics of the paths. View a Trail Map.
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Roger Williams Park Botanical Center
The CELS Kathleen M. Mallon Outreach Center supports an educational facility in the Botanical Center at Roger Williams Park. Through this facility, URI provides educational programs and information to the general public from the Greater Providence and Southern New England region. Programs are conducted in partnership with staff at the RWP BC and with horticultural groups throughout the region. Master Gardeners are trained to work as greenhouse tour docents. For information or to work at this facility contact Jo-Ann Bouley

Seekonk Meadows
Project Start Date: 2009
The Town of Seekonk, in conjunction with the Seekonk Library Trust, the Library Board of Trustees, the Friends of the Library, the Conservation Committee, the Land Conservation Trust and the Recreation and Youth Commission, are implementing a plan to develop eight acres of land surrounding the library to create Seekonk’s first public park, which will be called Seekonk Meadows. The Meadows will include wildflower and native plant gardens with walkways and benches and an amphitheater for concerts and events. A play area with swings, slides, and climbing equipment has also been included in the planning. Master Gardeners will help develop educational and sustainable gardens as well as a gardening lecture series at the Seekonk Public Library.
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Smith's Castle Gardens
Located at Richard Smith Drive in North Kingstown
Smith's Castle is one of the original Providence Plantations and is a Nationally Registered Historic Building and Landmark Archeological site. Master gardeners tend gardens that were designed in 1953 by Irmgard Graham in the Colonial Revival Garden style. Visit the Smith's Castle website to learn more about the history, the gardens, and the collections.

South County Senior Center Garden Club
Located at The Center in Wakefield, RI
At The Center, Master Gardeners work with seniors on garden projects. These include raised herb gardens, flower gardens, vegetable gardens, and bulb gardens. Learn more about this project...
South Kingstown Center Driving Directions
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URI President's Garden
Located on Upper College Road at the University of Rhode Island
Project Start Date: 1994
There are about five Master Gardeners who volunteer to work at the beautiful garden at the President's House. These comprise a large, double section flowering, perennial garden for display and enjoyment at special functions held at this location. Flowers from the garden are also used to supplement indoor arrangements. The garden was designed and constructed by Master Gardeners and is maintained for seasonal appeal by the Master Gardeners Association.
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