Horticulture: Academic Programs: Undergraduate: Internships
Nursery Internships
Plant Development Services, Inc.
Available
for Summer or Fall of 2002. Gain experience in all aspects
of wholesale nursery operations. Emphasis production with some
nteraction with sales, marketing and distribution.PDSI conducts
an on-going research and development program doing crop improvements.
Introduced many cultivars including the Encore azalea® and
the Red HollyT Hybrids. Paid and housing on-site is available
at no charge. To find out more go to [ www.plantdevelopment.com ].
Jim Berry, General Manager,Plant Development Services, Inc,
P.O. Box 670, Loxley, AL 36551 (251/964-6778. E-mail: pdsi99@gulftel.com
Bailey Nurseries
3rd or 4th year students.
Propagation, bare-root, container production. Send letter indicating
education, reason for seeking an internship, outline of career
goals to Internship Coordinator, Bailey Nurseries Inc., 99855
NW Pike Road, Yamhill, OR 97148. 503-662-3244
Briggs Nursery
Olympia, WA. 125-acre wholesale
grower with tissue culture lab. Interns rotated through several
departments. Classes and tours possible. Housing and transportation
responsibility of student. Send resume, list of references,
and statement about career goals and about reasons for seeking
internship to Intern Coordinators, Briggs Nursery, Inc., 4407
Henderson Blvd., Olympia WA 98501. 206-352-5442. Deadline March
1.
Greenleaf Nursery Company
Tarboro, NC.
Propagation, pest management, irrigation, fertility, weed management,
pruning, spacing, shipping sales. Dates flexible. Housing assistance
provided. Send resume and letter of application to Nursery
Manager, Greenleaf Nursery Company, Rt. 1 Box 827E, Tarboro,
NC 27886. 252-641-6921. Deadline April 1.
Imperial Nurseries
Sales and Service Centers
throughout the Northeast, Midwest, Upper South. Seniors. Rotated
among learning areas. Flexible: summer (12 weeks), fall, or
spring. Contact Tammy A. Pollack, Human Resources Consultant,
Imperial Nurseries Inc., 90 Salmon Brook Street, Granby, CT
96035. 800-365-8733
McCorkle Nurseries
Propagation, watering,
potting, pruning, pest management, weeding. Assistance with
housing. Contact Mark Johnson, McCorkle Nurseries, 4904 Luckey's
Bridge Road SE, Dearing, GA 30808. 800-533-3050
Monrovia Nursery, CAor OR
$6 per hour.
For upperclassmen. June 17-August 16. Social Security card
is prerequisite. Assistance in finding accommodations. Applications
available from Summer Work Experience Program, Monrovia Nursery
Company, 18331 E. Foothill Blvd., Azusa, CA 91702 or 12600
SE Alderman Road, Dayton, OR 97114-9526. Deadline May 1.
You may also contact Tim Smalley for information on these internships.