Gardener Training

Welcome to Luther Burbank Home & Gardens,

Online here you will learn about Luther Burbank, the man and plant breeder, through short videos and written materials, and about our volunteer association.

Please view the required videos below, and should you choose to read the assigned sections of Jane Smith’s interesting and well-written Garden of Invention, the reading guide will be helpful to takes notes.  The Extra Material is indeed extra and I highly recommend you look over the materials at your leisure.

You will be receiving our newsletter, the Burbankian, monthly by email.  Along with interesting garden news, it will provide information on special events you may wish to volunteer for and the two luncheons a year held at the beginning and end of our season.

Should you have any questions about this online training, please feel free to call the office at 707 524-5445 after 1:00 Monday-Friday or email me Monica Devlin at monicadevlin33@gmail.com.

Many thanks for volunteering,
Monica Devlin 
Training Chair 

Documentary of Luther Burbank (9 minutes)
The link will take you to YouTube. This video is available for embedding.

Luther Burbank Documentary from original film in the National Archives.

Quick Quiz


Reading Guide – The Garden of Invention


Volunteer Handbook

You don’t have to read all of the Handbook, but please look at pages 1-4, 7-11, and 18.


Extra Material