In the stillness and solitude it s easy to forget how much work is required to develop and maintain the orderly appearance of the place. Much of the credit belongs to the volunteers. Volunteers are often the first people visitors encounter at the Botanical Garden. They serve at the front desk, in the gift shop, as tour guides, as greenhouse workers, and teach and assist in the approximately 75 educational programs that the Garden conducts throughout the year. The volunteer program is essential for the operation of the State Botanical Garden.
Volunteers participate in nearly every aspect of running the Garden.
Some have been responsible for the development of the curriculum for educational programs and others lead training sessions for their colleague volunteers. Hugh and Carol Nourse, who donate many photographs to the public relations department for use in garden pamphlets. The couple began volunteering in 1996 but have been photographing the Garden since 1990. The Garden was putting out a poster on the Flora of Georgia. They started coming out to photograph the Garden twice a month, year round.