Volunteering at Inniswood

INNISWOOD VOLUNTEERS:
Inniswood Volunteers, Inc. (IVI)
The purpose of the Inniswood Volunteer Program is to promote the development of Inniswood Metro Gardens. All funds raised through projects shall be used to operate and promote Inniswood and its educational and volunteer programs.

Membership is open to anyone wishing to volunteer a minimum of 40 hours per year at Inniswood and willing to pay annual dues of $10.00. Membership in the Inniswood Garden Society is a benefit for volunteers who volunteer 40 hours or more at Inniswood. The volunteer training consists of several sessions, which prepare participants to perform various services at Inniswood. These services include garden tours and maintenance, interpretation and assistance in the library and educational programs. It also includes a variety of special interest groups supporting the Gardens’ interest in fern propagation, theme gardens, container gardening, and wildflowers to name a few.

More than 200 dedicated volunteers help the Inniswood staff conduct tours and programs, tend the gardens and participate in an array of activities. IVI sponsors the annual perennial plant sale the first weekend of May, and facilitates Inniswood Weekend—“An Affair of the Hort” in the Fall which is the largest free horticultural event in Central Ohio. All volunteers are encouraged to attend quarterly meetings held in Innis House that include a short business meeting and horticultural program. To learn more volunteer opportunities at Inniswood, please call the Volunteer Coordinator at (614) 895-6226.

IVI INTEREST GROUPS:
( All meetings and work sessions are open to all interested volunteers. For more information, call the Volunteer Coordinator at (614) 895-6226.)

• Bluebird-ers – Monitoring, maintaining, and recording the bluebird nesting boxes.
• Cutting Garden – Planning, on-going maintenance, and designing arrangements.
• Design Interest Group (DIG) – Planning, installation, and maintenance of seasonal displays in and around Innis House and the Gardens, including a diverse display of container gardens.
• Fern – Meetings and work sessions to maintain and monitor our hardy fern collection.
• Greenhouse – Weekly work sessions to propagate and maintain plants for use in the gardens, Plant Sale, and special Metro Park sites. .
• Library – Regularly scheduled monthly meetings to manage the Innis House library and related research projects...
• Rock Garden – As needed, monthly and work sessions to plan and maintain the Woodland Rock Garden.
• Rose Garden – Weekly work sessions to maintain the Rose Garden.
• Taxonomy - Regulary scheduled meetings to discuss horticultural taxomony and pronunciation for all interested - from novices to experts.
• Wildflower – Regularly scheduled monthly meetings and work sessions as needed to monitor and label Nature Preserve and Prairie Garden.