Friends

of the Wellington Botanic Garden

 

Wellington, the Capital City of New Zealand

VOLUNTEER GUIDES

Volunteer guides provide a service to groups visiting the Garden.

1. To organisations and groups
2. On cruise ship days a hosting service at the Cable Car entrance and Rose Garden. An on demand guiding service is provided if sufficient guides are available each day.

Guides are put through a training program before given their badges and continuing training is provided during the year.

Guiding covers the Wellington Botanic Garden, the Bolton Street Memorial Park Heritage Roses, and the Truby King Garden. Tours are also run in evenings to the glow worms in the Garden.

Guide training is also provided as required.

If you are interested in becoming a guide, or would like to find out what is involved, contact the Treehouse Visitor's Centre.

More details and bookings contact the
Wellington Botanic Garden Treehouse Visitors Centre
phone 04 499 1400

 

Guides in action - top in Succulent Garden, bottom in the Rock Garden

 
Guided tour of Rose Garden

Guides in the Herb Garden

Sampling Herbal Tea during Herb Garden Guided Walk

Group on Herb Garden Guided Walk
(Teasel plants in foreground)

Using the natural teasel seed head
to card wool on a recent guided walk to the Herb Garden

Teasel used in the above demonstration growing
in the Herb Garden
Close up view below




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