Welcome! Check each area of interest listed below. As opportunities come up, you will receive an e-mail about the work event and/or a Sign-Up Genius link for you to pick your shift and job assignment.
Available nights and weekends? Jobs for you include:
- Adopt-A-Spot – take ownership of maintaining a small section around the garden. Work with FOG and Parks staff for resources. Garden adopters have the flexibility to work anytime, year-round. Adopters have input on plant selection, design and improvements.
- Butterfly House Docent – training in April; season May-Sept. Work a 2-hour shift between 10 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. daily talking to visitors about plants and insect. You pick – weekly, bi-weekly, monthly availability.
- Farmstead Docent – season April – Oct. Work a 3 hour shift 1:30 – 4:30 pm. Open historic buildings, demonstrate heirloom arts – needle work, weaving, wood carving, cooking. Training, scripts and historical references provided.
- Festivals and Special Events
- Sales and Ticketing – tech savvy; cash counting; 2-4 hour shift depending on the event.
- Car Parking – 2-3 hour shift. Walking, standing, waving. A good work-out!
- Arts and Crafts – staffing a discovery table or small take-away craft for kids, usually 2-3 hour shift
Available during the week? Jobs for you include:
- Butterfly House Fieldtrips – May-Sept; usually 2 hours
- Gray/Campbell Fieldtrips – April-May; Sept-Oct; usually 3 hours
- Japanese Garden – everything from routine raking and pruning to Gardens Aglow set-up and take down
- Garden Maintenance – work with staff on construction, large landscape mulching, weeding, plantings and pruning
Volunteer Sign Up
Current Volunteers
Current volunteers can assist even further by submitting their record of hours worked at the Springfield Botanical Gardens. When compiled, these numbers increase Friends of the Garden’s chances of receiving funds from granting organizations for the Springfield Botanical Gardens.
Branch Out
Looking for a community of plant, garden, and nature lovers? Click below to find all of the amazing groups who work alongside us!