Join the MSHS team by volunteering with us. We offer a wide variety of positions to match your interests and schedule–some are one-time events, some ongoing. And you will be helping out our mission of educating northern gardeners. 

Thank you!

Thanks to all MSHS volunteers who helped staff the Minnesota Home & Patio and Minneapolis Spring Home & Garden Show.  Your support makes these events possible.

We are looking for volunteers for the following upcoming events:

• Friends School Plant Sale on May 11 from 9am to noon.

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MSHS volunteers joined staff and board members for supper at the annual Volunteer Recognition Event at Lakewood Cemetery’s new Garden Mausoleum and Reception Center last Thursday.  Guests enjoyed a bus tour of Lakewood’s historic, park-like grounds led by staff horticulturalist, Paul Aarestad and were escorted on a walking tour the Memorial Chapel led by Mary Lerman, MSHS board chair.  Thanks to Lakewood’s director, Ron Gjerde, for providing MSHS with a beautiful space for this event and to Paul Aarestad and Mary Lerman for leading the tours.

Benefits of Volunteering:

• Invites to the Annual MSHS Volunteer Recognition Event.
• Additional Northern Gardener Store discount
• Free admission to the Home Shows and The Minnesota State Fair the day you volunteer
• Connect with other northern gardeners, from beginning to master

Current Volunteer Projects:

• Special Events
• Data Entry
• Answering MSHS phones and assisting customers in our store
• Mailings

For more information, call 651-643-3601 ext 208 or 800-676-6747 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .