Conservatory Display Intern
Longwood Gardens offer excellent professional opportunities to gain practical experience, learn career skills, and study in one of the world's premier display gardens.
The Conservatory Display Intern will gain insight into the distinct practice of gardening under glass through hands-on involvement in the day-to-day process of installing and maintaining indoor displays and collections. The Conservatory at Longwood Gardens features a series of wondrous spaces harmonizing the beauty of 19th-century classical architecture to horticultural displays both formal and contemporary. Work with world-renown indoor displays of more than 1,000 different seasonal crops and 5,000 permanent taxa, in one of the nation’s largest conservatories.
Areas for Growth
- Get hands-on experience working with seasonally changing displays
- Create displays using annuals, perennials, tropical plants, and bulbs
- Increase your knowledge of specialty collections including orchids, succulents, ferns, bonsai, and Mediterranean flora
- Fine-tune grooming, planting, and display maintenance practices
Qualifications
- Completed a bachelor’s degree in horticulture or a related field
- General knowledge of greenhouse environments and plant culture is preferred
- Willingness to work independently
- Some weekend work is required
- The ability to lift 30 lbs.
- Valid driver’s license
This is a full-time, 12-month paid internship. Apply by February 1 for a June start.