From left, volunteers Amy Glover, Matt Glover, and Holly Buzby dig into their work at the Georgeson Botanical Garden.
Fairbanks Master Gardeners showed up in droves to help plant thousands of flowers at the Georgeson Botanical Garden on June 1. Although storms were threatening nearby, the volunteers got a good start on the huge job of planting the numerous beds with 350 flower varieties.Volunteers are always needed at GBG. An orientation for new volunteers will be held June 5 from 10 a.m. to noon in the visitor center classroom at the Fairbanks Experiment Farm. "Folks should be prepared to walk around the garden and farm as part of the orientation, therefore I advise comfortable shoes and appropriate clothing for the weather," said Katie DiCristina, research technician who leads the volunteer training sessions. Contact DiCristina at 474-6921 for details. The types of work volunteers might do include weeding, collecting data, or giving educational presentations to visitors.
Volunteers, who are invaluable to the success of the garden, donate over 1,500 hours of time collectively each year to GBG. Besides the satisfaction of assisting a university research garden, volunteers earn membership advantages after ten hours of service and earn discounts at the spring plant sale, in the gift shop, and at the holiday sale in December. A volunteer appreciation event is held annually.
The public is welcome at GBG, which is a research facility of the UAF School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences. The garden is open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, with a $2 admission fee (children under age six get in free). Guided tours are given on Fridays at 2 p.m. from June to August. Please leave pets at home.
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