Horticulture internships

Phipps is seeking an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Intern to assist in developing and coordinating Phipps’ IPM program in the Conservatory, production houses and outdoor gardens, including the newly installed Center for Sustainable Landscapes, with the goal of minimizing pesticide use while maintaining the health and beauty of all plants thoughout the Phipps campus. Essential [...]

Spend the summer surveying and learning about managing the trees on Duke’s Campus! The Grounds Department at Duke University is sponsoring an internship focused on completing our tree inventory across the Campus. This position is great for someone with an interest in urban forestry who already has familiarity with tree identification and wants to go [...]

Randall’s Island Park Alliance, Inc., New York, NY, www.randallsisland.org Looking for a hands-on Intern to work at the park doing everything from planting trees, wetlands studies, teaching classes, event planning, etc. The Randall’s Island Park Alliance was founded in 1992 as a public-private partnership to work on behalf of Randall’s Island Park, located in the [...]

Horticulture Internship The Holden Arboretum has a Horticulture Internship opportunity for the period April through September, 2013. This internship offers students or recent grads the opportunity to experience various gardening responsibilities such as planting, transplanting, dividing, and maintaining a variety of woody and herbaceous plants. Pruning, deadheading, weeding, mulching, watering, fertilizing, and pest control are [...]

Planting Fields is a spectacular 409-acre public garden located on the north shore of Long Island. Our former Gold Coast estate features specimen trees, ornamental shrubs, herbaceous plantings, 1 acre of display and production greenhouses, historic buildings and a 65 room Tudor revival mansion. The arboretum features one of the most comprehensive woody plant collections [...]

The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University invites applicants to its Curatorial Fellowship program, a unique opportunity and experience in living collections management and curation. During the 12-month long appointment (flexible start date in May 2013), the fellow will become competent in the core areas of curation through formal training, experiential learning, and self-guided project work. [...]

Carlton Plants is a wholesale grower specializing in bareroot trees (shade, ornamental, and fruit), ornamental shrubs, and rootstocks. We are pleased to announce our Internship Program for Spring & Summer 2013. The program is designed to provide professional education and hands on experience to college students. This is paid, on the job training that includes [...]