Volunteering

 Volunteers are essential to all aspects of the Gardens’ operations.  As a volunteer at the Garden, you will:  

• Meet other volunteers and staff with similar interests 
• Gain satisfaction from donating your time knowledge, and talents for the enrichment of your community
• Have an opportunity to have hands-on experience with various aspects of gardening

We are currently seeking volunteers for gardener assistants, special events aides, garden admission greeters, and docents. Please scroll to the bottom to submit your volunteer application online.  

All potential volunteers must provide a copy of your driver's license.

You may call us at 352-372-4981 or email  kbgvolunteer@gmail.com with any additional questions.  

SPECIFIC NEEDS!  

• If you have carpentry skills we have many small and large projects that are needed.
• We are looking for a graphic designer
• We need help as a garden greeter that could fill in open shifts. Shifts run from either 9 am - 1pm or 1pm to 5pm. We specifically have slots on Fridays from 1pm -5pm and Tuesdays from 9am-1pm to fill
• We need gardening help in the Rose Garden, Herb Garden, Woodland Garden, Children's Garden, Herb Garden, Aroid Garden, Ginger Garden. If you can volunteer frequently, you can adopt the garden being the sole gardener maintaining that area!!!
• For large groups, we have several areas of the garden with invasive exotics that need to be removed, such as Ardisia, Air Potato and Clerodendrum bungii.