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Community Involvement and Horticulture collide in this fantastic internship opportunity from Green Spring Gardens!
2022 GPlot Spring Summer Intern
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Gain experience in the gardens!
Horticultural Internship 2022 GSG
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White Gardens Horticulture Internship 2022 GSG
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Are you interested in the intersection of history and plants? Well then this internship is for you!
Historic Resources Internship 2022 GSG
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3 Horticulture Internships Available Summer, Full-time.
About:
The Washington National Cathedral, along with St. Albans School, National Cathedral School, and Beauvoir, The National Cathedral Elementary School, is located on a campus of 57 acres of landscaped grounds in the heart of the nation’s Capital. This internship program provides instruction and hands-on gardening experience. Under the direction of the horticulture staff, interns will participate in the installation, maintenance, conservation, and preservation of the Bishop’s Garden and the Cathedral grounds. Areas of emphasis include ornamental herb garden, herbaceous perennial borders, a hybrid-tea rose garden, a 5-acre native woodland, and a classroom vegetable garden. Proper horticulture techniques will be emphasized, including weeding, staking, pruning, watering, plant identification, and using IPM methods of insect and disease control.
Qualifications:
Compensation:
Internship time period:
TO APPLY:
Interested applicants should send a cover letter and resume to Sandra Flowers at sflowers@cathedral.org no later than March 11, 2022. Earlier applications will receive an earlier decision
INTERNSHIP FLYER HERE:
Full-Season 2022 Native Plant Conservation Internship (TWO OPENINGS!!)
Summary:
Assist in the day-to-day operations of the region’s only exclusively local ecotype native plant nursery. Learn about Northern Virginia’s native flora, horticultural skills, and become part of a grassroots effort to conserve and restore our native plants and their habitats.
Duties:
Assist in the supervision of nursery volunteers of all ages and backgrounds
Receive training on basic day-to-day nursery operations in order to independently complete tasks including: identification of native plants, watering, sowing seed, making divisions, repotting, identifying and correcting nutritional deficiencies, basic maintenance tasks, and cleaning/organization tasks.
Assist with other operations at the Wild Plant Nursery, as necessary
Qualifications:
Reliable transportation to and from Wild Plant Nursery (Franconia Park, Springfield)
Good communication and interpersonal skills
Interest in native plants and their conservation
Be able to work outdoors for extended periods of time
Be able to perform physical tasks such as lifting heavy objects, bending, kneeling or stooping, or other manual labor tasks
Relevant education or job experience a plus, but not necessary
Compensation and other information:
Our “full season” internships are seasonal positions, limited to a ~36 week term running March through November with a schedule of about 20 hours a week.
Internship positions pay $16 an hour. Internship positions do not qualify for benefits.
If you’re interested in applying, please email a CV and cover letter to Matt Bright at mbright@earthsangha.org.
Summer 2022 Native Plant Conservation Internship (ONE OPENING!)
Same Duties, Qualifications, and Compensation.
However, Our summer internships are seasonal positions, limited to a ~12 week term running June through August with a schedule of about 20 hours a week.
MORE INFO: https://www.earthsangha.org/staff
Horticulture Internship Summer 2022
About: With over 12 acres of gardens plus extensive meadows and woodland trails, Chevy Chase Club offers members and their guests’ relief from the hustle and bustle of daily life. The gardens reflect
an estate design philosophy that both respects the Club’s history and fosters interest for generations to come. The Horticulture team strives to consistently exceed the expectations of members and guests. They accomplish this by balancing creativity and innovation with high standards of horticulture, responsible environmental stewardship, and efficient use of resources. Horticulture interns work alongside staff to complete various tasks that enhance and maintain the landscape and gardens. The areas of emphasis include an herb and vegetable garden, rose garden, native woodland gardens, herbaceous perennial borders, two acres of turf and an extensive collection of trees, shrubs, annuals and tropical plants.
What you will learn:
• Plant identification
• Proper horticulture techniques (planting, staking, pruning, fertilization, weed control)
• Integrated pest management
• Record keeping as it pertains to plant collections
• Water conservation and management of the irrigation system
• Propagation of herbaceous plants
• Financial management as it pertains to a horticulture operation
• Activities and approaches for engaging members in the gardens
Pay and Hours:
Students will be paid on an hourly basis with overtime as applicable. Hourly pay is commensurate with experience. Students can anticipate working between 40 and 45 hours per week.
Additional Information:
• This is a paid internship for the months of May to August (exact dates are flexible depending on
the university calendar).
• The intern is responsible for completing one independent project based on the specific needs of
the Club and the interest and expertise of the intern.
• Hours are from 6:30am to 3:00pm Monday through Friday, with occasional overtime, weekend and holiday work.
• Please submit your resume and cover letter to the Garden and Grounds Manager, Michael Gildea
• Application deadline is April 2, 2022
Check out the all of the Chevy Chase Club internships for 2022: https://issuu.com/chevychaseclub/docs/2022_chevy_chase_club_internship_brochure_11.12.21
To apply contact:
Michael Gildea
Garden and Grounds Manager
(240) 395-2101
mgildea@chevychaseclub.org
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:
Qualifications:
Schedule/Logistics:
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/
A variety of internships are being offered through Yellowstone Landscape, click on links to learn more about opportunities and if you are interested, contact Lisa Hall at lhall@yellowstonelandscape.com.
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