Volunteer Opportunities

The NPA is run by volunteers, who benefit from the friendship and shared experience of plant lovers working together. Our members include some of the area’s most knowledgeable gardeners, and they are always pleased to share information. The more you volunteer, the more you learn. 

These generous people put on the NPA programs, run our plant sales, clean and sell the donated seeds, organize the Open Gardens program, and write and edit The Perennial Post. Without our volunteers the NPA could not function.

Many opportunities are available, both short and long term, only some of which are listed below.

Here are ways you can help:

Plant Sales

  • Hellebore Open House, held each year in March featuring hellebores and other winter interest plants, and the NPA Spring Plant Sale, held each year in April.
  • All kinds of jobs for every skill imaginable. Your reward is the opportunity to scope out the best plants before the hordes arrive.
  • Click here to volunteer.

Seed Exchange. Collect and save seeds, or help clean and package seeds for distribution. Sign up here.

Open your garden, once, twice, or as many times as you like. To get in on the fun of hosting an Open Garden, click here.

Border volunteers gain hands-on learning from the experts at the NPA Borders at the Bellevue Botanical Garden. Click here to Join a Border crew.

Write an article for The Perennial Post, or join the newsletter’s staff. Contact the editor.

Join a committee. The NPA has several committees that keep the organization running. Here’s just a partial description of what they do:

  • Education & Lectures—books speakers and runs symposiums
  • Communications & Publicity—handles PR for NPA events
  • Finance—works on planning for budgets and fundraising
  • Membership—greets members at NPA events, runs neighborhood groups and New Members Tea
  • Volunteers—organizes the people who volunteer to work at NPA events and tracks hours
  • To get contact information about the committee you’re interested in, email the NPA Office Administrator or call 425-647-6004.

Become a Board member.To learn more, go to NPA organization.

Questions? Contact our Volunteer Co-Chairs or call our office at 425-647-6004.