Horticulture: Academic Programs: Undergraduate: Internships
Greenhouse Internships
Sunbelt Greenhouses
Douglas, Georgia. Large wholesale greenhouse,
rooting station for Ball Seed and Fischer USA. Intern will focus
on rooting young plants, growing plugs, working thru a production
cycle of spring bedding, and poinsettias. Dec. - June with flexibility
on starting and ending date. Every other weekend required. Will
assist in locating housing and provide light moving. $10/hr.
plus overtime. Contact Kevin Keoppler 912-384-3806 or e-mail
Kevin@sunbeltgreenhouses.com
Stacy Greenhouse Internsh
Flexible start
date. Minimal duration: ten weeks, competitive compensation,
housing allowance, Intern will learn basic hands-on knowledge
of sales & marketing, shipping, loading, production,
pesticide application, propagation, irrigation, and retail
garden center operation. 803-628-5100.
Natural Beauty of Florida
Apopka, FL.
Housing arranged at minimal cost. Available from January
3 through April. Seeding technology, germination, plug production,
crop movement, space utilization, shipping technology, foliage
production, sales and marketing, quality control, disease
and pest control. Send application by November 30 to Personnel
Department, Natural Beauty of Florida, P.O. Box 2043, Apopka,
FL 32704-2043. 407-886-1611
Oglevee Products Inc.
McDonough, GA. Two
internships for Spring and Summer semesters. Propagation
of geraniums, begonias, streptocarpus, poinsettias. Help
student find housing. Oglevee Products Inc., 384 Rosser Road,
McDonough, GA 30253. 404-957-1239
Speedling Incorporated
Sun City, FL. Growing
vegetable and ornamental seedlings. Five internships available.
Early December until end of May. Some meals and housing assistance
provided. May evolve into full-time at this or other locations.
Clark F. Mayer, Speedling, Inc., P.O. Box 7220, Sun City,
FL 33586-7220. 813-645-9452
Mosmiller Scholar Program
American Floral
Endowment. Wage plus $2,000 grant upon completion of 10-16
week program with cooperating employer. 500-word report required.
Deadline: May 1 or November 1. Send application form (available
in department), transcript, and faculty letter of recommendation
to American Floral Endowment, 37 Camelot Drive, Edwardsville,
IL 62025. 618-692-0045
Ivy Acres
Long Island, NY. Large greenhouse
operation featuring bedding plants, perennials. Excellent
opportunity to learn about greenhouse management.
Flora Pacifica
Oregon. Cut and dried flower
operation. Excellent opportunity to learn about the business
of specialized cut flowers.
Bocklebock Farm
Vermont. Cut fresh flower
operation.
Colorado Cuttings
Colorado. Greenhouse
operation for production of annual and perennial cuttings.
Cook's Flower Farm
Georgia. Cut flower
operation. Terrific opportunity to learn about the Georgia
market.
Contact Tim Smalley for
information on these internships.