Helpline number
973-228-2210
Open Monday thru Friday from 10:00am until 2:00pm
PLEASE NOTE: that the Master Gardener Helpline will be closed for Winter Break as of November 27, 2024 and will reopen on Monday, March 3, 2025. No one will be in the office during Winter Break so please do not leave messages on the phone. Emails will be checked only infrequently.
Also, there will not be a 2025 Master Gardener class in Essex County because the program is in a period of transition and Essex County does not have a dedicated Master Gardener coordinator at this time. There is no waiting list for a future class. Please check back with us in the Fall of 2025.
The Helpline of the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Essex County is committed to providing horticultural advice to the residents of Essex and Hudson Counties. We advise residents on a wide variety of horticultural concerns, including lawn care, pest control, composting, pruning, and flower and vegetable gardening.
Our goal is to provide the caller with accurate information that is supported by the resources and research of Rutgers University. Our callers are never turned away without the advice they seek, or without a referral to a person or place where they can find a solution to their questions.
