Volunteer
Amisfield garden is a volunteer led organisation, supported by a small team who help and support the volunteers in the garden.
Volunteers contribute over 6,000 man hours per year, working to develop and maintain the garden. We welcome individual volunteers of all ages, backgrounds and abilities, and parties from primary schools to large businesses wishing to develop team building skills.
We run volunteering sessions each weekday (except for Tuesdays and Sundays). There is no obligation to attend each week or for a particular session.
What to expect
Why do people volunteer with us? Well, come and try it yourself to find out! There is a lot of satisfaction in working as part of a team to create a beautiful garden for others to enjoy, and Amisfield is a wonderful place to spend a couple of hours in the tranquil peace and security of a walled garden. There are jobs for all abilities, from dead-heading roses or pricking out seedlings to picking fruit and, if you feel like it, the more physically demanding jobs like digging, weeding and trimming hedges.
We also organise training days to learn new skills and visits to other garden projects or nurseries to learn how other people work in horticulture. And then there are some purely social events such as the summer barbeque and the Christmas lunch.
Volunteer Induction Sessions
We receive a high volume of volunteering enquiries and have a busy season ahead. To manage our volunteer group most effectively we will induct volunteers quarterly to the garden in June, September, December and March.
Our next volunteer inductions for 2026 are:
June
Wednesday 24th June at 2pm
Thursday 25th June at 3pm
Friday 26th June at 10.30am
September
Wednesday 23rd of September at 2pm
Thursday September 24th at 10.30am
Friday September 25th at 10.30am
December
Wednesday 2nd of December at 2pm
Thursday 3rd December at 2pm
Saturday 5th December at 10.30am
If you have any questions about volunteering or would like to attend one of these induction sessions, please email enquiries@amisfield.org.uk
Please can you read our volunteer policy and return your volunteer agreement form prior to attending an induction session.
If you’re keen to explore more gardening volunteer options, please check out opportunities with our friends at Gilmerton Walled Garden, Blooming Haddington and St Mary’s Pleasance Garden at the links below:
https://www.growingmatters.org.uk
https://www.haddingtongarden.com
Contact
To find out more about volunteering with us drop us an email at enquiries@amisfield.org.uk