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Horticulture Interns: The Gardens on Spring Creek, the community botanical garden of Fort Collins, Colorado, is seeking two Horticulture Interns to support and learn from their horticulture team. These positions offer a positive and engaging environment, training, and professional growth opportunities in the green industry. It seeks a candidate who is willing and able to work independently and proactively, is comfortable in a fast-paced, evolving environment, and is looking for professional experience and training in public horticulture.

• The General Horticulture Internship will rotate and work with each member of The Gardens horticulture team, exposing them to all areas of public horticulture, including gardening, plant production, curation of a living collection, ornamental horticulture, community education, and more. This work will take place in naturalistic gardens, perennial flower gardens, annual flower gardens, food production gardens, a small conservatory, and a greenhouse and nursery.  

• The Food Production Horticulture Internship will work with and report to the Community Gardens Outreach Coordinator, exposing them to gardening, urban agriculture, community education and more. This work will take place in the Garden of Eatin’, a one-acre site dedicated to edible plants and crops, including vegetables, fruits, and herbs. This garden serves as a living classroom, providing ideas and demonstrating crops appropriate for growing in Northern Colorado. This position will also assist with the Community Garden Outreach Program, which consists of eight gardens located throughout the community.

Both internships are non-benefited, seasonal, hourly positions working a maximum of 40 hours per week for up to 480 hours and may include weekends and holidays.  Work hours are flexible based on school schedules and school requirements. Positions will follow the local university schedule, beginning in late May and ending in early August. 

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