Salary: 10.57/hr plus housing / Hourly	Location: Oyster Bay, NY
Type: Full-Time	Postal Code: 11771

Horticultural internships

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 in the Northeast.

(5) Grounds maintenance interns need a passion for working in a public garden and flexibility to perform a wide variety of tasks. They will receive practical, hands-on experience in all phases of maintenance, landscape design and enhancement of a diverse collection of horticultural plant collections within the 409 acre arboretum, as well as classroom/academic instruction. This 3 month internship starts in May/June and ends in August, 2011.

(1) Greenhouse intern will work closely with the greenhouse curators to maintain and enhance nearly 2 acres of tropical greenhouse collections including economic plants, orchids, cacti and succulents, houseplants, camellias and seasonal displays. In addition, the intern will assist with maintaining and developing new collections such as a Vireya Rhododendron collection. This 6 month internship starts in April and ends in September/October, 2011.



Planting Fields is an intact historic estate designed by the Olmsted Brothers. It is an active arboretum with many unusual greenhouse and hardy plant collections. General duties will include planting, pruning, watering, weeding, mulching, growing and propagation and garden renovation.

Send a letter of intent to us stating why you are interested in applying for the internship. The application form and information packet will then be provided. Completed applications should include official transcripts, a resume, and three letters of reference. For more information call 516-922-8601. Application deadline is March 15th, 2011.

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