Volunteer in your community

Volunteers in communities across the UK are bringing people together to engage with horticulture – improving their local environment, tackling local issues and creating spaces that are a source of pride for people of all ages

There are thousands of opportunities local to you to volunteer with the RHS, this could be with a Britain in Bloom or It’s Your Neighbourhood group, a community outreach project, a school or youth group. Discover places to volunteer in your local community. Exciting opportunities are also available at one of our gardens, shows or libraries.

Opportunities could include:

  • Planting and maintaining horticultural displays
  • Fundraising – organising local funding events 
  • Maintaining street furniture
  • Generating local publicity
  • Litter picking
  • Environmental clean-ups – clearing waterways
  • Creating posters for events

  • Designing floral displays
  • Creating wildlife gardens, wildflower meadows and similar
  • Co-ordinating local gardening competitions
  • Caring for conservation areas
  • Event organising – local activities and fundraising events such as bulb-planting days
  • Helping to run a committee

“Taking part in Britain in Bloom has given the townsfolk a sense of pride in their beautiful town and showing how a small investment in time and energy, picking up litter, sweeping their own forecourts and encouraging wildlife can make such a difference to their quality of life.”

Volunteer, Marlborough in Bloom

Volunteer at a garden

Take up a volunteering opportunity at one of our RHS gardens

Volunteer at a garden

Volunteer at a show

Support and meet visitors at one of our world famous RHS flower shows

Volunteer at a show

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Grow in your community with the RHS

Grow and build your community with Britain’s nationwide competition
Britain in Bloom

Grow and build your community with Britain’s nationwide competition

Britain in Bloom
<p>Green up your local area and make a lasting impact</p>
It&#39;s Your Neighbourhood

Green up your local area and make a lasting impact

It&#39;s Your Neighbourhood
Join the largest network of gardening clubs and horticultural societies in the UK
RHS Affiliated Societies scheme

Join the largest network of gardening clubs and horticultural societies in the UK

RHS Affiliated Societies scheme
Search your area to find out where your nearest community groups are that are already taking action
Find a community group

Search your area to find out where your nearest community groups are that are already taking action

Find a community group
Discover plants that will encourage pollinators into your garden&nbsp;
Plants for Pollinators

Discover plants that will encourage pollinators into your garden 

Plants for Pollinators
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The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.