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High School Internship Hands-On Training Rotations

Indoor Display

Students work on seasonally changing displays which include annuals, perennials, tropical plants, and bulbs. Students may work with palms, aquatics, orchids, bananas, roses, ferns, succulents, bonsai, espaliered fruit, and Mediterranean flora. Duties may include weeding, grooming, planting, and watering plant displays.

Outdoor Display

Students maintain woody and herbaceous plants in several sections of the Gardens. Duties include planting, weeding, mulching, watering, pruning, staking, and fertilizing. Interns may work with trees and shrubs, perennials, annuals, herbs, bulbs, groundcovers, roses, vegetables, and fruits in some of Longwood’s most intensively cultivated areas.

Greenhouse Production

Students gain greenhouse experience in propagation, pruning, and general care of ornamental plants for use in the Conservatory displays. Assignments include potting and transplanting seedlings, cuttings, bulbs, and mature plants as well as pinching, tying, and changing plantings in the Conservatory displays.

Programs & Upcoming Educational Opportunities

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Longwood Graduate Program Symposium

March 2, 2012

The 2012 Longwood Graduate Program Annual Symposium brings together the best of zoo and garden expertise to discover how public gardens and other institutions can inspire their audiences to care and advocate for conservation.

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Today's Horticulture Symposium

Friday, February 3

Enjoy this daylong symposium boasting a diverse lineup of speakers and featuring a plant sale.

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Clivia Show

March 17 & 18

Enjoy this colorful show of unique plants, including a special display of Chinese clivia, presented by the North American Clivia Society.

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Professional Gardener Program

Longwood's immersive, tuition-free, two-year program combines a rigorous academic curriculum with hands-on learning.

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