Do you have one or two hours a week (or perhaps even more) to help out at the National Rose Garden at Woolmers? Actually the Rose Garden at Woolmers needs volunteers to dead-head roses from mid-November until the end of summer (we prefer to call it summer pruning)! This is a lovely way to fill in a few summer-time hours - surrounded as you are by the sight and the heavenly perfume of so many millions of blooms.
Many, many words have been written about volunteering and I know from my own experience how enjoyable and sociable being a volunteer can be. I'm a volunteer at the National Rose Garden at Woolmers and also at Woolmers Estate, and less frequently, at the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery in Launceston. The hours I spend doing a range of tasks, some more demanding than others, are enormously rewarding and have led me into a much wider social circle than I would otherwise have enjoyed.
There's also a small band of dedicated volunteers who help Gwen (the chief gardener) in the formal walled garden and there are others who help with guiding the public through the main house.
Many community organisations would simply not be able to function or even to survive were it not for the many hours donated by volunteers. Fortunately, volunteering is alive and well in Tasmania!
In fact, whatever your particular talent, even if it is riding a lawn-mower, if you have a few regular hours to spare, it's probable Woolmers would welcome your help - why not just ask!
Call Damian on 6301 2230 or email enquiries@woolmers.com.au
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