Homstad is president of the Fairfax County Master Gardeners Association, a group of 270 volunteers that will celebrate its 35th anniversary on Sunday. What do the Master Gardeners do?

Our volunteers provide horticultural advice to the citizens of Fairfax County. We have plant clinics at farmers markets and public libraries from May to September. People can bring their plant questions; we can help them identify a plant, give advice on different types of gardening questions they might have, give them researched-based recommendations for treating diseases.