If you are interested in...
- Plants and gardening
- Learning new skills
- Sharing your skills and talents
- Making new friends
...become
a volunteer!
- Thursdays:
Hands-on-Horticulture
Work with our professional horticulture staff and other garden enthusiasts, the
Whidbey Island
American Rhododendron Society,
Island County Master Gardeners and the Greenbank Garden Club on
projects throughout the Gardens. We meet in the
volunteer cottage for hot coffee and tea at 8:45. Then we're
into the Gardens to prune, plant, pot, and beautify. Parking is
available just beyond the nursery. Follow the Volunteer Arrow
Sign at the Main Entry to the Green Volunteer Cottage below.
- 2nd Saturday:
Work Party
Join us in the Gardens to plan and prepare for each new
season. Park in the volunteer's parking lot and meet in
the volunteer cottage for hot coffee and tea at 8:45. Embark on projects throughout the Gardens at 9 then return to
the cottage at noon for a potluck lunch.
- Every Thursday in
Spring: Grateful Deadheaders
Join the Meerkerk Gardens' Grateful Deadheaders every
Thursday morning in April & May, 9am to Noon and receive a
hand made tie-dyed T-shirt! Bring your favorite pruners
and gloves and team up with us for fun in the Gardens as we
deadhead the rhododendrons and beautify the world.
(Deadheading rhododendrons is removing the spent blossoms to
give energy to new growth and next year's flowers).
There are many other ways Meerkerk
Gardens can use your skills and talents: Education; Fund Raising;
Newsletter Publication; Plant Cataloging; Librarian; Publicity;
Facility Improvements or Special Events. Please fill out and
submit our questionnaire so our Volunteer Coordinator (Penny@meerkerkgardens.org) can contact
you.
Volunteer
Questionnaire
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