MEMPHIS BOTANIC GARDEN Vol. Coordinator: Page McCoy 901-636-4105
750 Cherry Road Memphis TN page.mccoy@memphistn.gov
MG Contact: Laurie Williams 901.636.4128
Memphis Botanic Garden provides year round opportunities, indoors and out, to help attain your volunteer hours. Come enjoy working in our lush gardens and greenhouse with our horticulture team or have a fun filled day with Memphis area students participating in our youth programs. Check out your 'Volunteer Opportunity" page on the MAMG website for detailed information. Contact Page McCoy with any interest in this wonderful venue.
Horticulture Activities (greenhouse work or in the gardens) (C) Community Service Hours
Educational Activities (posted individually on Opps Page) CEU Hours
Children’s Garden – Gardeners (C) Community Service Hours
Horticultural instructional Activities (posted when available) (T) Teaching Service Hours
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DIXON GARDENS Volunteer Coordinat or: Ellen Leblond 901.761.5250
4339 Park Ave Memphis TN 38117 eleblond@dixon.org
MG Contact: Amy Berthouex 901-761-5250
aberthouex@dixon.org
Volunteers work in the potting hub Wednesdays at 9am and on the grounds Thursdays at 9am.
(C) Community Service Hours
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LICHTERMAN NATURE CENTER MG Contact: Ed Sharrow 901-794-9069
5992 Quince Rd Memphis TN 38119 MG Contact: Ian Edward 901-754-7955
Suzy Askew 901-486-1302
Master Gardener Volunteer Groups meet each Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 9am-Noon to help with various gardening projects (cuttings, seed planting, and working demonstration beds, as needed). Bring gloves and hat. Tools are provided.
(C) Community Service Hours
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MEMPHIS ZOO and ZOO FARM Volunteer Coordinator: Jill Maybry 901.333.6639
Overton Park Memphis TN 38104 jmaybry@memphiszoo.org
MG Contact: Evelyn Talada (h) 901.353.5473
(c) 901.356.3097 eviesbloomers@aol.com
Greenhouse activities and planting in the zoo gardens available during the week and on weekends. Call Evelyn or Jill for information on current opportunities. (C) Community Service Hours
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DAVIES MANOR Director: Nancy McDonough 901-386-0715
9336 Davies Plantation Rd MG Contact: Judy Mills 901-853-6246
3570 Davieshire Drive jamills10@hotmail.com
Work sessions available weekly. A list of opportunities is in the office at Hillwood. Please sign in at the office. Contact Judy for more information about work schedule. (C) Community Service Hours
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OAKLAWN GARDEN Coordinators: Julie Morgan 901.755.6564/ 901.550.6564
7831 Poplar Pike jpmorgan712@bellsouth.net
Germantown, TN38138 Barbara McDonald 901.853.1227
Kathy Peck 901.754.9788
Come help us restore and secure this step back in time garden! Volunteer day is typically on Thursday mornings 9am-Noon (individual days will be posted on Opps list) Normal work times are mid-March through June and October thru November (as weather allows). We work hard, we learn, we have fun! Join us at this very special place in Shelby County. Please bring tools (rakes, pruners, loppers, tarps, gloves) and always drinking water. Bring your cameras……there are always surprises and learning views to record. This year we will continue in pruning the azaleas but we will also harvest and replant daffodils. (C) Community Service Hours
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PAR COLLIERVILLE VICTORY GARDEN Coordinators: Carl Hardeman 901.485.6910
Collierville Christian Church Email: mymaters@yahoo.com
707 N. Byhalia Rd. (formerly 740 Gunnison Dr) Joan Hermann (flowers) 901.853.4568
Collierville, TN 38017
The PAR Collierville Victory Garden is the brainchild of master gardeners who want to provide fresh, healthy produce for the Collierville Food Pantry and the Memphis Food Bank while modeling earth-friendly sustainable garden practices. Our volunteers come from all walks of life and harvested 3559 pounds of vegetables (in 2009); 2010 was 3666 pounds, and YTD 2011(2043 pounds). Bring your tools; come join us in our efforts. Please check the website calendar for our schedule http://www.colliervillevictorygarden.org (C) Community Service Hours