Volunteers
Volunteers are a vital part of our mission to engage the community and keep the garden free for everyone to enjoy! If you'd like to volunteer with the Untermyer Gardens Conservancy, and join our lively and dedicated group of more than 150 volunteers, please fill in our volunteer intake form.
Garden Greeters
During the garden season on weekends, our Garden Greeters are stationed under the tent near the entrance to welcome visitors, answer questions, and collect donations. Greeters sign up for 2-hour shifts, and new greeters are always paired with experienced volunteers. It's a great way to spend a couple of hours and even more fun with a friend!
During the garden season on weekends, our Garden Greeters are stationed under the tent near the entrance to welcome visitors, answer questions, and collect donations. Greeters sign up for 2-hour shifts, and new greeters are always paired with experienced volunteers. It's a great way to spend a couple of hours and even more fun with a friend!
Garden Docents
Our Garden Docents lead public and private tours of the gardens focusing on either history or horticulture, as well as adventure tours for families. Garden Docents have an annual docent orientation in the winter. After orientation, they learn about the gardens through touring them with horticulture staff, reading documents about the gardens' history and finally by shadowing experienced docents as they give tours. Docents meet monthly with horticulture staff to walk the gardens and learn about current projects and what is in bloom. While our public tours are on Sundays, private tours may be on any day of the week.
Our Garden Docents lead public and private tours of the gardens focusing on either history or horticulture, as well as adventure tours for families. Garden Docents have an annual docent orientation in the winter. After orientation, they learn about the gardens through touring them with horticulture staff, reading documents about the gardens' history and finally by shadowing experienced docents as they give tours. Docents meet monthly with horticulture staff to walk the gardens and learn about current projects and what is in bloom. While our public tours are on Sundays, private tours may be on any day of the week.
Garden Class
This hands-on gardening practicum on Tuesday mornings from March through December will allow you to hone your gardening skills working in the gardens, as well as helping and learning from our hardworking crew of professional gardeners. It's a fun, sociable morning with a great bunch of gardening enthusiasts. Annual tuition of $25.
This hands-on gardening practicum on Tuesday mornings from March through December will allow you to hone your gardening skills working in the gardens, as well as helping and learning from our hardworking crew of professional gardeners. It's a fun, sociable morning with a great bunch of gardening enthusiasts. Annual tuition of $25.
Grand Holiday Illumination
Inaugurated in 2015, the Untermyer Gardens Conservancy's Grand Holiday Illumination has quickly become a Yonkers tradition, and thousands of visitors come to enjoy the spectacle. Each year, many individuals, families, and community groups staff the Welcome Table to give out free hot chocolate, answer questions, and collect donations.
Inaugurated in 2015, the Untermyer Gardens Conservancy's Grand Holiday Illumination has quickly become a Yonkers tradition, and thousands of visitors come to enjoy the spectacle. Each year, many individuals, families, and community groups staff the Welcome Table to give out free hot chocolate, answer questions, and collect donations.
