Conservatory Display Internship
As one of the great gardens of the world located just 30 miles outside of Philadelphia, Longwood Gardens is rooted in a steadfast mission of bringing joy and inspiration to everyone through the beauty of nature, conservation, and learning. Across our many departments, each and every staff member creates the magic that makes our Gardens distinctive. Our team of dynamic professionals is what sets us apart, and our spirit of legacy, innovation, and opportunity is what guides us. While beauty is our heart, our people are our soul.
Our Conservatory Display team offers exciting full-time summer and 12-month internship opportunities. Join our team for a full-time internship and work with world-renowned indoor displays of more than 1,000 different seasonal crops and 5,000 permanent taxa, in one of the nation’s largest conservatories! 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. Our historic Conservatory features a series of wondrous spaces harmonizing the beauty of 19th-century classical architecture to horticultural displays both formal and contemporary. As part of Longwood Reimagined: A New Garden Experience—our most ambitious expansion, reimagination, and preservations of our Conservatory and surrounding landscape in a century—our new West Conservatory will open to guests in fall 2024. This internship is an opportunity to be part of the team helping to ensure the new West Conservatory is ready.
What you gain:
•Hands-on experience working with seasonally changing displays, fine-tune grooming, planting, and display maintenance practices
•Exposure to Horticulture experts
•Opportunities to create displays using annuals, perennials, tropical plants, and bulbs
•Increased knowledge of specialty collections including orchids, succulents, ferns, bonsai, and Mediterranean flora
Qualifications:
•To be enrolled or completed an associates or bachelor’s degree in horticulture or a related field preferred
•General knowledge of greenhouse environments and plant culture is preferred
•Willingness to work independently
•Occasional weekend work is required
•The ability to work from ladders and aerial lifts up to 30 feet, bending, stooping, lifting at least 50 pounds and operating small equipment
Application Requirements:
•Upload an updated CV or resume
•Upload a statement of purpose telling us why you are interested in coming to Longwood and what you hope to gain from this placement
•Provide the name and contact information for two references: References will only be contacted after offer has been accepted
•Application deadline: February 3, 2024
Benefits:
•Medical Insurance through Independence Administrators
•Free furnished housing on the grounds of Longwood Gardens. (This is a taxable benefit). For further details about housing click here.
•All utilities are included except cable television.
•96 hours of personal time and 8 paid holidays.
•Weekly field trips, hands-on workshops, lectures, and conferences.
•Complimentary tickets to Longwood Gardens for friends and family
•50% discount at The Café and 25% discount in The Garden Shop
Longwood Gardens is committed to nurturing a diverse and inclusive environment that celebrates the complexities and differences of all living things. We welcome and respect diverse backgrounds, life experiences, and perspectives. Diversity creates a more beautiful world, sparks innovation, and unites us.