The activities for volunteers range from hands-on gardening, learning to create herbarium specimens, plant propagation and leading tours of the gardens.

The following is a detailed list:

• Herbarium
  Herbarium specimen preparation (drying)
  Herbarium specimen mounting
  Herbarium specimen cataloguing
  
  
• Propagation activities
  Seed collection
  Seed cleaning and drying
  Seed storage
  Seed germination
  Plant propagation
  Repotting
  
  
• Activities and community outreach
  Activity organisers - helpers (e.g. during a plant sale)
  Open day helpers
  Special events (thematic) organisers
  Tours for children, secondary schools' students and adults
  
  
• Work in the Garden
  Maintenance of collections, border plants and displays
  Garden upkeep - weeding and other hands-on work
  Garden hardscape maintenance work