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Scholarships

PGMS Scholarship Application Due January 15, 2025

The (PGMS) Professional Grounds Management Society’s 2025 Student Scholarship application has opened! Applications will be accepted through January 15, 2025. They will be awarding $10,000 in scholarship funds this year, so I encourage any eligible student to apply for this particular opportunity. The full list of requirements for the application can be found on the website (link above). As a reminder, all applications must include a letter of recommendation specifically from a PGMS member. If you are a student at the NOVA Horticulture Program consider reaching out to Program Head Anders Vidstrand (avidstrand@nvcc.edu) to see if he would be willing to sponsor you. Applicants are not required to be student members of PGMS.

If you should have any questions about PGMS, don’t hesitate to reach out to Lisa Davidson, QAS, MBA Director of Membership
Professional Grounds Management Society®
2331 Rock Spring Road | Forest Hill, MD 21050
P: 443.966.3852 x1107 | F: 443.640.1031
info@pgms.org | www.pgms.org

Scholarships

National Capital Area Garden Club Scholarships

National Capital Area Garden Club, Inc. has offered college scholarships since 1972 to students who meet the following three requirements:

  • Majoring in: Horticulture, Botany, City Planning, Conservation, Landscape Design, Plant Pathology, Forestry, Environmental areas or Biology as it relates to the previous subjects.
  • 3.0 or higher GPA
  • Permanent address is within the National Capital Area including: Washington DC, Montgomery and Prince Georges County in Maryland, and Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax and Prince William Counties in Virginia

High school seniors planning to attend 2 and 4 year colleges, current college students and graduate students are all eligible.

All application materials are due by February 1, 2025. Scholarship requirements and application forms can be found on the website https://ncagardenclubs.org/scholarships/.

The minimum award is $3000. Students reapply each year and there is potential for additional money from our regional and national partners.

Application Deadline is February 1st

 

 

Internships, Jobs

Washington National Cathedral Horticulture Internships

Did you fall in love with the beauty of the Washington National Cathedral Grounds during Plant Composition or History of Garden Design? Well, then you’re in luck! The Washington National Cathedral is looking to hire 3! that’s right 3! Horticulture Interns for the Summer of 2025! If you’re interested in this position, please make sure you get your application in before the deadline of March 24, 2025! These positions go fast, so if you’re still looking for something to satisfy your HRT 297 Cooperative Education Credits, don’t hesitate to apply!

Hort Internship WNC 2025(PDF)

Hort Internship WNC 2025(DOC)

3 Horticulture Internships Available
Summer, Full-time
Apply by  March 24, 2025.
Compensation:$17.50/hour

Housing not provided

Contact: Addie Schopf

Email: aschopf@cathedral.org Phone: 202-537-5773

Events, Horticulture Club Announcements

Our Winter Poinsettia Sale is BACK!

NOVA Horticulture Club’s Annual Winter Poinsettia Sale is BACK! December 3rd and December 5th from 11am to 6pm both days.

This year we are once again partnering with the NOVA Loudoun Campus Parking Office to offer credit and debit card transactions! That’s right! No more worrying about remembering the exact amount in cash or forgetting your checkbook! Cash and check will still also be accepted.

We will be open to the public for general sale from 11 am to 6 pm on 12/3 and 12/5 in the NOVA Horticulture Program Greenhouse (located at 46447 Ankers Shop Cir, Sterling, VA 20164)

This year we have 14 premium and unique varieties, some of which won’t be found anywhere else in the area! Each 6.5″ pot is $10 and includes a hand wrapped decorative pot foil, a support stake, a protective paper sleeve, and care instructions. All profits go towards the Horticulture Club’s participation in the 2025 Leesburg Flower and Garden Festival as well as  supporting education in Horticulture.

For more information contact the Horticulture Club on Instagram  or by email at hortclubnvcc@gmail.com 

@NVCCHortClub on Instagram
NVCC Horticulture Club on Facebook

Events, Horticulture Club Announcements

NOVA Horticulture Fall Day/Career Forum 11/19 3-5pm

All are welcome to attend the First Ever- Fall Day/Career Forum at NOVA Horticulture, on 11/19/2024 from 3-5pm. This is a new event to pair with NOVA Horticulture’s Annual Career Fair which has been held every February or March since 1978 (Stay tuned for the 47th Annual Horticulture Career Fair in February 2025, details TBA).

The event for 11/19 started as a career panel for the HRT 100 class, but the overwhelmingly positive response from Industry professionals (including 5 NOVA Horticulture Alumni!), has lead to the official expansion into a Horticulture Fall Career Day which will be set up as  mini exhibition/forum. See the flier and Attendee list below.

The format will be as follows:

Welcome and Introductions from 3pm-3:45pm in room LS 114

Individual and Small Group Discussions with Industry Professionals in rooms LS 114 and LS 102 from 3:50 – 5pm

Name Company
Richard Baker Owner and Founder, King’s Masons Inc Hardscape
Thomas W. Bardroff Atrium Horticulturist, Meadowlark Gardens
Adam Bucher Horticulture Resource Manager, Green Spring Gardens
Ahmed Ibrahim Client Relationship Manager, Rossen Landscapes
 

Michael Gildea, CGM

 National President, PGMS; Garden and Grounds Manager, Chevy Chase Club
Josh Kane President & Head Designer, Kane Landscapes
Jonathan Kavalier Director of Gardens, Dumbarton Oaks
Michealanne Makuch Conservation Coordinator, Earth Sangha
Pat McCann Certified Arborist, Bartlett Tree Experts
Maureen Robinson Founder & Head Designer, Blue House Gardens, President, APLD DC-MD-VA Chapter
Beth Sastre Commercial Horticulturist, Virginia Coop Extension, Loudoun Co.
Olga Ukrainchik Fairfax County Parks, Ellanor C. Lawrence Park

Contact Horticulture Program Head – Anders Vidstrand for more information: avidstrand@nvcc.edu 

Events, Horticulture Club Announcements

Academies of Loudoun Holiday Plant Sale 2024

Did you know that we have Dual Enrollment program between the  NOVA Horticulture Program and the Environmental Plant Science Program at the Academies of Loudoun? They also have really great plant sales! Show your support for that program and those LCPS High School students! https://www.lcps.org/o/acl/article/1843711

Internships, Jobs

Paid Internship (AmeriCorps) as crew leader in the DC National Capital Region – Invasive Plant Management Program

See below for details about a paid internship opportunity (this is an AmeriCorps – Appalachian Conservation Corps Position) in Washington, D.C. for upcoming grads and alumni interested in conservation, GIS, invasive species removal, biology and other related fields:

Our Invasive Plant Management Lead Individual Placements will work with the NPS National Capital Region to supervise a field crew controlling invasive plant species with mechanical and chemical control methods.

This 49-week internship runs from Jan. 13th, 2025 to Dec. 19th, 2025 and is based out of Washington, D.C. Since housing is not provided, we are seeking candidates within a commutable distance to the D.C. office. Since this is a full-time internship, we are seeking alumni and recent grads with experience in field work.

This position pays $800/week and the intern will also receive a $6,895 AmeriCorps Segal Education award upon successful completion that can be used to pay back federal student loans or for additional schooling.

For more information and to apply, visit the application here – https://jobs.silkroad.com/ConservationLegacy/Careers/jobs/5489 

Jobs

Part-time Gardener Position Open at Green Spring Gardens

Green Spring Gardens has an opening for a part-time gardener for approximately 30 hours per week, note that it is eligible for health care benefits. Full description is attached here: FCPA Green Spring Gardens_Part-time Gardener_1560 Hours

Some information from their flyer is also copied below:

We are currently seeking an enthusiastic, self-driven individual to join our team as a Gardener. A Gardener performs all levels of garden and grounds maintenance required to maintain the highest aesthetic standards throughout the property.

Duties include:
Garden tasks
Weeding and cleaning bedding areas
Watering as needed and directed
Mulching
Planting seasonal flowers and woody plants. Deadheading and cutting
back plants as necessary
Pruning evergreen and deciduous shrubs and flowering trees
Propagation work to include cuttings, sowing seeds, potting up
Operating and maintaining equipment and vehicles safely
Work with others
Working under the direction of full-time horticulturists
Directing the work of volunteers and summer interns

….
To apply: Send your resume to FCPAJOBS@Fairfaxcounty.gov.

Necessary special requirements:
The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check to the satisfaction of the employer.
If you have any questions, please email Adam.Bucher@fairfaxcounty.gov or
FCPAJOBS@Fairfaxcounty.gov. Visit online at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/jobs-internships