Volunteering

Without the wonderful help of our volunteers who organize, label, price, sell, and provide information to the public our annual plant sale would not be one of the highlights of the season. We have been able to waive chapter dues for the last several years because of the success of the plant sale. We appreciate our members volunteering to help during this time.

This year we will have two shifts of volunteers setting up on Thursday May 8 and a single smaller shift on Friday May 9 for organizing the plants for the sale. On Saturday May 10, there will be three shifts for selling plants and providing information to the public. 

Click here to sign up for a volunteer shift.  

Alternatively, email [email protected] with the shift(s) you are available for.

Donating Plants

Let’s make this another successful Plant Sale by donating lots of quality plants and trees. 

Click here to see the current list of plants that will be for sale on May 10. This list is live and will grow as more plants are donated.

Plants that cannot be donated:

• Citrus and citrus relatives - due to the ACP/HLB quarantine throughout Southern California.
• Patented varieties - check this list for active patents. If the patent has expired, then it is ok to donate the plant.
  (Note that this list has not been updated in several years and does not include any patents filed after June 19, 2018)
• Patented varieties sold by Dave Wilson Nursery - active patents are listed with their plant descriptions - click here.
  

To submit the list of plants you will be donating, please choose one of these methods:

Method 1 - fill out an online form (NEW METHOD - added 4.20.25)

1. Click here to open an online form.
2. Fill in the requested information 
3. Click the submit button at the bottom of the form.
4. A confirmation message will be sent to the email address you provided.

Method 2 - complete an Excel spreadsheet

1. Click here to download the Plant Donation List as an Excel spreadsheet file
2. Open the file in Excel and fill in the requested information
3. Once completed, email the Excel file as an attachment to [email protected].

Method 3 - complete an online Google Sheet

1. Click here to make a copy of the online Plant Donation List.
2. Fill in the requested information 
3. Once completed, download it as a Excel spreadsheet and email it as an attachment to [email protected].
4. Alternatively, you can share your copy of the spreadsheet and email us your shared link.

Method 4 - create your plant list in an email

Write your plant list as an email and send it to [email protected].
Please provide the information that is shown in the online list.

Finally, make arrangements to drop off your plants at one of our six drop-off points at members' home around Orange County. See the April newsletter for details. The newsletter can be viewed or downloaded by clicking here.

All of your efforts on behalf of our chapter are greatly appreciated!