Would you like to make people’s day
with a cheerful welcome?

These volunteer opportunities may be for you:

Guest Services Host/Hostess

Greet visitors, hand out brochures, and answer general questions.

Guest Services Receptionist

Answer incoming calls and answer questions about directions to the Garden, admission prices, and special events; direct incoming calls to appropriate staff.

Would you like to make a difference
by teaching others?

These volunteer opportunities may be for you:

Garden Guide

Garden Guides attend monthly meetings to learn more about the Garden. They lead scheduled tours through the Garden and Conservatory and also serve as roving interpreters. Apprentice Garden Guides attend special training sessions in winter and spring and participate in “shadow tours” with veteran guides before leading tours on their own.

Registration and Logistics Assistant

Assist with registration and logistics at public programs. Volunteers assist the Education special programs team on an on-call basis with jobs related to lectures, workshops and community outreach.

Library Assistant

Shelve books, check for mis-shelved items, help visitors find books or journals, use a database to circulate materials (check-in, check-out), process new books, address and mail overdue notices, answer phone and email requests for gardening information, research visitor and caller questions, and process plant and seed catalogs.

Are You a Plant Person?

These horticulture volunteer opportunities may be for you:

General Horticulture Volunteer

Assist horticulturists and gardeners in maintaining the individual gardens within Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden.

Orchid Assistant

Assist in volunteer greenhouse caring for and maintaining our orchid collection for display in the Conservatory.

Plant Preservation Volunteer

Gather and preserve plant material to be used in Dominion Energy GardenFest of Lights decorations.

Plant Records Volunteer

Assist Garden staff in producing accession and visitor plant labels as well as participating in the day-to-day activities related to maintaining the plant records database.

Conservatory Volunteer

Assist the Conservatory horticulturist in maintaining with gardening tasks.

Are You a Team-Builder or Are Someone Who Likes to Do Administrative Work?

These volunteer opportunities may be for you:

Volunteer Administrative Assistant

Assist with administrative and clerical tasks/projects.

Development Volunteer

Assist the Garden’s Development office with clerical duties.

Education Office Volunteer

Assist with general office work and information distribution. Help with copying, addressing envelopes, counting rack cards, stuffing envelopes.

Are You Looking For Something To Do On The Weekends?

These volunteer opportunities may be for you:

Special Events Volunteer

Involves a number of different jobs/assignments at special events including: Free Community Days, Plant Sales, HarvestFest, Flowers After 5, and Dominion Energy GardenFest of Lights.