Want to help out at weekends

Hi all, I've been trying to find organisations that need volunteers to help out gardening. The only problem is that they generally only have work for weekdays. Does anyone know of help to be done at weekends, as I have a day job.
Thanks

 

Have you tried the National Trust at all ?

 

Haaa thanks :-/

 

Yes, NT do do weekend breaks. I'll look in to these. Thanks
Funnily though we have to pay to help. Suppose that's to pay for accommodation and food.

Does anyone know what the accommodation is like?

 

Probably a hostel. Is there no one near you need help, pensioners and disabled, or is it you need to learn about plants, you could still try pensioners.

 

I feel safe enough with our communal garden as I know. Most of the plants that are there already and definitely know those that I've bought myself.

I would feel rather nervous being let loose on a poor pensioner's garden. Unless it was just to cut their grass.

I would much favour being under the instructions of an expert gardener. I'm tempted to evening classes to learn official qualifications.

 

I was thinking some pensioners/disabled could be very knowledgable, whilst not able to physically do the work, but could sit in garden and tell you what to do.

 

I would love someone to come round and help me with gardening it takes forever for me to get things done because im long term sick

Cutting my hedges takes me 4 days lol

Have u been on http://www.do-it.org.uk as i remember seeing weekend gardening stuff on there before

 

My greenhouse full of cacti and succulents is desperate for repotting.....

 

I would put an ad in local shops explaining you are a novice but would like to learn in exchange for knowledge.