Work with us to support our plant conservation work. You'll find likeminded plant enthusiasts, get access to unusual plants and gain new skills
There are are lots of opportunities to get involved and make a difference. Some roles are advertised as formal vacancies, but you can also get in touch about any of the opportunities on this page. We'd love to hear from you.
Different ways to get involved
- Group volunteers - would you like to help organise events and activities in your area, like talks, visits or plant fairs? Everyone is welcome.
- Local representatives - if there isn't yet a group, would you like to be the Plant Heritage contact in your local area?
- Seed collecting/packing volunteers - could you donate seed from your garden for our Seed Shop? (Seed collecting instructions are here). We also need volunteers to help with packing and labelling seed, ready for events like the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
- Digital Plant Conservation volunteers - could you use your skills to help us prepare plant records and photographs for upload to our database, Persephone?
- Office volunteers - would you enjoy helping in the office next to the RHS Wisley Garden from time to time? From scanning records from our archive to labelling and sorting photos to helping us get ready for events.
- Events volunteers - could you help organise events for Plant Heritage members in your local area, or are you interested to help us out as a volunteer at shows and events?
- Fundraising - from holding a coffee morning, to a cycle race or running a marathon, there are many ways to raise funds to support our conservation work. As a small charity, your donations will make a big impact.
- National Plant Collection coordinators - we have a team of volunteers across the country who visit and support local National Collection Holders. Could this be you?
- Plant exchange coordinators - help organise plants for our annual free exchange with members in your area. It's a great way to get hold of rare and unusual plants.
Daniel Myhill, National Collection holder of Rosa persica hybrids, planting a display for Plant Heritage's 45th anniversary
Student volunteers at RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival 2024
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