Horticulture Internship

Job Description

Moore Farms Botanical Garden is excited to announce our 2026 Summer Internship program. This 3-month opportunity is available to current and recently graduated students looking for experience in horticulture and related fields.

Horticulture interns should expect to gain experience in landscape installation and maintenance, integrated pest management, landscape design, propagation, greenhouse and nursery management, turf management, Geographic Information Systems, irrigation, heavy machinery operation, database management, land management, and education and outreach.

About Us

Moore Farms Botanical Garden mission is to promote research and education in horticulture, agriculture, and forestry for the benefit of the people of South Carolina and beyond.

Located near Lake City, South Carolina, we’re a non-profit organization committed to creating gardens that inform, inspire and delight. By combining cutting-edge horticultural practices and rural gardening traditions, we’re reinterpreting what it means to be a Southern garden. Our staff is comprised of dedicated professionals who are not only passionate about gardening, but also enjoy sharing this special place with others.

Duties & Responsibilities

Interns will work directly with all levels of staff in the daily maintenance of the gardens, trial gardens, plant collections, learn both hardy and subtropical plants, refined horticulture skills, and new and traditional design methods.

Education and Experience

The internship program is open to current or recently graduated students from a 2- or 4-year degree program that are legally able to work within the United States. Preferred majors include horticulture, plant sciences, botany, biology, landscape architecture, agriculture, and environmental sciences.

Additional Information

Interns will be compensated at a rate of $17.00 an hour, and will be provided free on-site housing with high speed internet, television, and utilities included at no cost. Additional benefits include a work exchange program with other gardens in the region, and a multi-day trip to visit and tour other botanical gardens at a destination within the southeastern United States.

Application Instructions

To apply: Submit a cover letter, resume, and three letters of recommendation to:* Evan D. Cook, at ecook@moorefarmsbg.org. *Please include your first and last name in the file names (e.g., CookEvanResume.pdf)