About:

Tudor Place Historic House & Garden is seeking an intern to assist with a landscape renovation project. The Horticulture Intern will work with the Gardens & Grounds team to renovate the East Lawn and surrounding ornamental landscape. The Tudor Place Lawn Tennis Club, founded in 1888, held court in this garden room. It
remained a tennis lawn until the 1960s when this space took on an ornamental role. Today, the bones of the garden remain, but the area needs turf and ornamental landscape rejuvenation. The intern will play a critical role in this project from concept to completion.

Responsibilities:

• Designing the ornamental planting of the East Lawn
• Procuring and installing plant material
• Rejuvenating turfed areas
• Establishing a maintenance plan
• Recording acquisitions in IrisBG

Qualifications:

• Must be a current student or recent graduate of a horticulture, landscape design/architecture, or related program
• Experience with implementing horticultural best practices in a landscape setting
• Knowledge of plant material and landscape maintenance techniques with an emphasis on native herbaceous perennials, bulbs, shrubs and trees
• Knowledge of IrisBG is preferred but not required

Schedule/Logistics:

• 8-12 hours per week with schedule flexibility. When seeking credit, the total number of hours is dependent on the credit requirements of the student’s academic institution
• Approximate dates of the internship are March 2022 – June 2022
• This a hybrid position requiring research, cataloging and fieldwork
• Free on-site parking and a Museum Shop discount are offered

Stipend: $1,500

To Apply/Question: Submit a resume and cover letter to Allyson Whalley, Director of Buildings, Gardens & Grounds, at
awhalley@tudorplace.org with “Horticulture Intern” in the subject line by January 30, 2022. No phone calls please.

More information on Tudor Place: https://tudorplace.org/