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Gardener Assistants support an assigned Horticulturist at Brookside Gardens to help maintain a wide variety of ornamental plants, including weeding, pruning, watering, grooming, staking, deadheading, preparing garden beds, mulching, and general clean-up.This work, while sometimes physically demanding, provides volunteers the opportunity to work with professional horticulture staff, spend time outdoors, and enhance their own knowledge of plants and gardening techniques.
Minimum age of volunteers: 18
Volunteer Type: Adult, Senior (55+)
Job Type: Long-term (6 months+)
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Information Desk Assistants play a vital role in the operation of the Brookside Gardens Visitor Center serving as the primary greeters to the Gardens. They answer visitor inquiries and call attention to garden highlights on maps, answer the main phone line and redirect phone calls, provide up-to-date information on exhibits, seasonal highlights, driving directions and hours of operation. This position involves periods of sitting and/or standing behind the Information Desk in 4-hour shifts.We are seeking volunteers for shifts Monday-Sunday, 9am-1pm or 1-5pm. Minimum 3 shifts per month and one-year commitment required.
