Longwood Gardens InternshipLongwood Gardens InternshipBy: Scott WandlerBy: Scott Wandler

Student ResponsibilitiesStudent Responsibilities

EvaluationsEvaluations Dress CodeDress Code Time SheetsTime Sheets Research PaperResearch Paper Housing InspectionsHousing Inspections Safety MeetingsSafety Meetings

Plane crash drillPlane crash drill Student VehiclesStudent Vehicles TicksTicks

Employee BenefitsEmployee Benefits

After hours access to gardensAfter hours access to gardens Private garden plotsPrivate garden plots Field tripsField trips Free housing on groundsFree housing on grounds 7 hour days7 hour days Vacation timeVacation time Garden walksGarden walks Most festivals are freeMost festivals are free

Learning OpportunitiesLearning Opportunities

Hands on experienceHands on experience ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities MachineryMachinery

Mowers, tractors, turf renovation Mowers, tractors, turf renovation machinery.machinery.

Overtime opportunityOvertime opportunity Different areasDifferent areas

MowingMowing

MowingMowing

Bulb Foliage Clean-upBulb Foliage Clean-up

Storm Clean-upStorm Clean-up

Storm Clean-UpStorm Clean-Up

Turf RenovationTurf Renovation

Odd JobsOdd Jobs

Odd JobsOdd Jobs

Odd JobsOdd Jobs

ActivitiesActivities

Fountain showsFountain shows PicnicsPicnics FestivalsFestivals

FountainsFountains

More FountainsMore Fountains

FestivalsFestivals

Chrysanthemum FestivalChrysanthemum Festival Semi-formal partySemi-formal party Japanese themeJapanese theme Chrysanthemum dollsChrysanthemum dolls Large display of mumsLarge display of mums Mums are started a year before Mums are started a year before

festivalfestival

Chrysanthemum FestivalChrysanthemum Festival

Field TripsField Trips

New York Botanic New York Botanic GardenGarden

Brooklyn Botanic Brooklyn Botanic GardenGarden

Philadelphia Hort. Philadelphia Hort. SocietySociety

Philadelphia ZooPhiladelphia Zoo National ArboretumNational Arboretum Smithsonian InstituteSmithsonian Institute

Bryn Mawr Rehab Bryn Mawr Rehab CenterCenter

Dumbarton OaksDumbarton Oaks Pine BarrensPine Barrens Bartrams GardenBartrams Garden Mushroom FarmMushroom Farm In House ActivitiesIn House Activities

New York Botanical New York Botanical GardenGarden

Brooklyn Botanical GardenBrooklyn Botanical Garden

Brooklyn Botanical GardenBrooklyn Botanical Garden

Pennsylvania Hort. SocietyPennsylvania Hort. Society

Pennsylvania Hort. SocietyPennsylvania Hort. Society

Pennsylvania Hort. SocietyPennsylvania Hort. Society

Pennsylvania Hort. SocietyPennsylvania Hort. Society

Philadelphia ZooPhiladelphia Zoo

National ArboretumNational Arboretum

Smithsonian InstituteSmithsonian Institute

Bryn Mawr Rehab CenterBryn Mawr Rehab Center

Dumbarton OaksDumbarton Oaks

Pine BarrensPine Barrens

Mushroom FarmMushroom Farm

Mushroom FarmMushroom Farm

Longwood ActivitiesLongwood Activities

Leisure TimeLeisure Time

Leisure TimeLeisure Time

Leisure TimeLeisure Time

Assateague IslandAssateague Island

Assateague IslandAssateague Island

Other Internship Other Internship OpportunitiesOpportunities

Wetlands Institute Wetlands Institute Morris Arboretum of U of PMorris Arboretum of U of P Smithsonian InstituteSmithsonian Institute National ArboretumNational Arboretum Brooklyn and NY botanical gardensBrooklyn and NY botanical gardens

SummarySummary

Valuable hands on experienceValuable hands on experience Good referencesGood references Great timeGreat time Experience of a lifetimeExperience of a lifetime