Volunteer with us
Volunteering is a rewarding experience, whether you want to learn new skills, are considering pursuing a career in horticulture or simply want to meet new people.
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One Garden Brighton is proudly presented and managed by Plumpton College. A walled garden, rediscovered, reinvented and opened to the public for the first time.
Thank you for expressing an interest to volunteer at One Garden Brighton. We hope that you will enjoy volunteering - our roles range from visitor welcome, helping our garden team, & supporting our events and education programmes.
- Become part of the dedicated team who are passionate about One Garden Brighton
- Showcase this unique and inspiring space to our visitors
- Learn new skills and gain experience
- Full training provided
- Invovled in nature
- Meet new people
The walled garden at Stanmer Park is a site of great local and historical importance. You will be part of a dedicated team bringing to life a free to enter destination with 12 themed gardens. It is a unique attraction, combining innovative and creative horticulture and enriching community spaces for local people.
Volunteer Opportunities
Garden & Glasshouses
To volunteer in the gardens and glasshouses, you will be required to complete a FREE City & Guilds Level 1 Horticulture course. It is a 6-week course, the first week will be in the garden every day 10-3pm, and then weeks 2-6 will be a weekly 2-hourly volunteer slot based on your availability.
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?
- Varied horticultural practices on the One Garden Brighton site
- Assist with planting and establishing plants General upkeep of the public areas
- Production skills to produce plants for sale - Award in Retail
- Knowledge of plants in the garden for sale - Award in Customer Service
- Training on how to engage with our visitors
The course will be based at One Garden Brighton. Please see below for how to register. Please note if you have a Level 2 or above in a related field, the course is optional, and you can instead register directly as a gardens volunteer.
Our waitlist is currently full, check back for future opportunities to join this programme.
Additional Volunteer Opportunities
Visitor Welcome, Events & Education
You will provide a warm welcome to the gardens and enjoy engaging with our visitors in a meaningful way, answering questions and promoting the values of One Garden Brighton.
You may also be asked to help with tours of the garden and will be happy to answer any questions from our visitors about the garden, the link with Plumpton College and our horticulture education offerings.
Events & Holiday Activities
You will collaborate with a friendly team of volunteers who are all passionate about nature and learning. All of our activities have an educational, horticultural focus. You will enjoy interacting with children and adults in a busy and creative environment.
Example activities:
- Wildflower seed planting
- Wildflower seed stars & nature exploring binoculars
- Garden discovery hunts
Additional Information
Time Commitment
Our volunteering roles are flexible, and we will work around your availability. Roughly speaking, garden & glasshouse volunteer is half a day minimum commitment and for our events volunteer is a minimum of 3 hours per day.
Our offer to you
As part of our 'thank you' to you for volunteering your time we offer:
- 15% Discount at One Kitchen - seated dining experience
- 15% Discount at One Market - fresh local produce, gifts & plant sales
- A full induction process and tour of the themed gardens
For any questions, please email outreach@onegardenbrighton.com