Horticulture Summer Internships with Denver Botanic Gardens

The mission of Denver Botanic Gardens is to connect people with plants, especially plants from the Rocky Mountain region and similar regions around the world, providing delight and enlightenment to everyone. Internships at Denver Botanic Gardens provide students with hands-on experience working alongside world-renowned researchers and horticulturists in a public garden.

Project-based and Meaningful
Denver Botanic Gardens’ horticulture internships are project-based, meaning that for the duration of their tenure with us, interns are charged with completing or continuing meaningful work for our department, institution and field. Interns also work throughout the Gardens, gaining a crucial working knowledge of public horticulture collections stewardship. When conditions allow, interns participate in field trips exploring Colorado horticulture and the diverse ecosystems of the Rocky Mountain region. Additionally, interns are offered professional development opportunities through seminars and conferences, staff-led workshops and industry networking.

In 2022, Denver Botanic Gardens is offering five full-time paid summer internships from May 31 to August 4 within the Horticulture Department in the following areas:

• Bonsai Collection Management and Curation
• Plant Records Curation and Mapping
• Rock Alpine Garden Curation and Mapping
• Seed Collections Curation and Greenhouse Production
• Therapeutic Horticulture

Further details, position requirements and applications are available on the career / internships opportunities page on our website. All application materials must be received at Denver Botanic Gardens by Friday, February 4, 2022.