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Duke Gardens seeks weekday Rose Garden Volunteer Gardening Asst.
ORGANIZATION: Sarah P. Duke Gardens
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Rose Garden Gardening Asst.
Duke Gardens volunteer opportunities are ongoing and require a commitment of 2-4 hours per week for a minimum of six months. Volunteer applicants must be 18 years of age or older.
Days & Times needed: Tuesday or Thursday mornings (8:00-11:00 am), year-round as weather permits
Qualifications & Skills: The Rose Garden is the first garden to greet visitors to the Historic Gardens when entering from the main entrance, and keeping it tidy and beautiful is pivotal to the Gardens. Rose Garden Gardening Assistants support horticulture staff by cultivating and maintaining the Rose Garden and the Mediterranean/xeric-style border around the Roney Fountain by performing gardening tasks, including, but not limited to, pruning, mulching, cutting back and deadheading roses, assorted perennials and xeric plants as well as weeding and thinning aggressive plants in plant beds, paths and containers. Additional seasonal tasks include mulching plant beds and tree rings, as well as pruning and fertilizing aquatic plants in the Roney Fountain basin. These tasks involve bending, climbing, kneeling, reaching, lifting, standing, and stretching, as well as the use of garden tools.
- Interest or willingness to learn about maintaining roses and other herbaceous perennial plants
- Interest or ability to learn how to handle cacti and succulents
- Interest and willingness to identify common garden weeds
- Able to work in a full-sun environment
- Able to bend, kneel, lift buckets, climb into raised plant beds, and over low garden walls as needed.
- Able to physically perform repetitive garden tasks in varying weather conditions with the presence of spiky plants, poison ivy and insects.
- With training, able to drive a golf cart to transport garden debris and tools.
- Able to verbally communicate via radio with other volunteers and staff to relay information.
- Able to work on a team of volunteers or independently to perform needed tasks and take direction from staff as needed.
Learn about Duke Gardens volunteer opportunities and apply: https://gardens.duke.edu/support/volunteer/
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About Sarah P. Duke Gardens
Location:
Duke University, 420 Anderson Street, Durham, NC 27708, US
Mission Statement
Sarah P. Duke Gardens creates and nurtures an environment in the heart of Duke University for learning, inspiration and enjoyment through excellence in horticulture.
Description
Sarah P. Duke Gardens is widely recognized as a premier public garden, providing extraordinary visitor experiences, horticultural artistry, leadership in conservation, and innovative programs. It plays a vital role in the life and values of Duke University and is a respite from the ordinary in a welcoming and beautiful setting.
Gardens need people to bring them to life, and people to nourish and pass them into future hands. Duke Gardens volunteers are that promise to the future. We cannot overstate the essential contribution volunteers make to the growth, purpose and beauty of the Gardens.
Expand your knowledge of the natural world and help each visitor find inspiration, enjoyment and a stronger connection to Duke Gardens. Volunteers bring their interests, energy, knowledge and passion to the Gardens, helping visitors by:
* offering information
* guiding tours and leading education programs
* maintaining gardens
* promoting membership
* enriching each visitor’s experience
CAUSE AREAS
Community,
Environment
WHEN
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WHERE
Sarah P. Duke GardensDuke UniversityDurham, NC 27708
(35.99923 ,-78.94721 )
DATE POSTED
June 6, 2025
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REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Tues. or Thur. mornings, 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., year round as weather permits
- Interest or willingness to learn about maintaining roses and other herbaceous plants. Interest or ability to learn how to handle cacti and succulents. Must be able to work outdoors in a full sun environment, performing a variety of gardening tasks.