📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The private botanical garden Alpinum Schatzalp is part of the Art Nouveau mountain hotel Schatzalp in the heart of the Swiss mountains. Occupying about 5 ha at the height of 1864m above the sea level, there are over 5000 different species and types of plants from all over the world that are cultivated here.Like all botanical gardens our goals are:1.Conservation and collection of plant species from all over the world2.Education of visitors3.Local recreationThe botanical garden is a part of the Berghotel Schatzalp the Alpinum.
💼 What the programme involves
During your stay you will get an insight into horticulture, especially into the field of alpine gardening. Volunteers will mostly be working with different invasive species, such as Neophytes, and work on nature conservation. Apart from that, you will prepare compost, propagate plants, maintain the garden grounds, and prepare flower-beds.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteers will be located in shared rooms inside the hotel; each volunteer will have a separate bed. Sheets and blankets will be provided. The shared toilets and showers are located on the floor.There is a washing machine which costs 3 CHF per load. There is also WiFi available.Food will be provided through the hotel cantine.
ℹ️ Additional information
The Alpinum is willing to offer a lot of knowledge, especially in the field of gardening and horticultural/botanical sciences. Therefore volunteers should be interested in the abovementioned topics.You should keep in mind that volunteers will have to work hard (although not inhumanely hard) in order to keep up with the high standards of work. The volunteers organise their free-time activities themselves: there is a huge amount of beautiful hiking places (starting with the hotel grounds and Davos itself). The Alpinum usually organises evening bonfires or evening get-togethers, but not on a daily basis.