One-hour information sessions on becoming a master gardener will be held in Charlottesville, noon to 1p.m. on October 23 at the Central Library, October 26 at the Albemarle County Building and October 31 at the Northside Library. Applications will be distributed at the meeting and can be downloaded at http://piedmontmastergardeners.org/volunteer. For further information, contact Scott Boven, (434) 872-4581, sboven@vt.edu, or drop by the Virginia Cooperative Extension at the Fifth Street Albemarle County Office Building 2nd floor, 460 Stagecoach Road, Charlottesville VA 22902.