Horticultural Intern
Employment Type
Paid Internship (Full-Time)Job Categories
Horticulture
Job Description
Horticultural Interns need a passion for working in a public garden setting. 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. Planting Fields is an intact historic estate designed by the Olmsted Brothers as well as an active arboretum with many unusual greenhouse and hardy plant collections.
About Us
Planting Fields Arboretum is a spectacular 409-acre public garden located on the north shore of Long Island. This former Gold Coast estate features specimen trees, ornamental shrubs, herbaceous plantings, 2 1/2 acres 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.
Duties & Responsibilities
General duties will include planting, pruning, and watering, weeding, mulching and garden renovation.
Education and Experience
All interns are invited to participate in near-weekly educational field trips to private and public gardens, nurseries and growers on Long Island and the surrounding areas.
Additional Information
If students qualify, FREE housing is available. Each student is assigned a room in our dormitory complex, which now includes WIFI, heating and air conditioning, common kitchen, lounge, and a laundry.
Application Instructions
Contact: Michael Ahern, Assistant Director
Telephone: 516-913-3418
Email: michael.ahern@parks.ny.gov
Website: www.plantingfields.org, www.nysparks.org
April 1, 2026
