Student Testimonials

Jared Holloway Tree Farm Leesburg, FL "I have enjoyed learning both sides of the nursery business, growing and marketing/sales of material. I have done fertilizer treatments, pruning, scouting for pests and making recommendations, potting new material, irrigation scheduling and much more. I have also worked in sales making phone calls, taking buyers out in the field, arranging trucking, billing/invoicing and all that goes on with the marketing of container grown products. The knowledge I've gained and this experience is one of a lifetime."

Alina Deroose Plants, Inc. Apopka, FL "As a Marketing Intern for the summer I helped develop a marketing and communication program. My favorite part of the internship was participating as an exhibitor at the Super Floral Trade Show in Salt Lake City, UT. The experience gave me first hand knowledge on how buying happens for retail gardens centers, and showed me the importance of marketing and communications for the horticulture industry. I am thankful Deroose Plants took me to several FNGLA events which gave me the opportunity to see the industry in action."

Kathryn Post Properties Atlanta, Georgia "I worked at Post Ridge, Post Spring and, Post Riverside. I enjoy working outdoors. Every day (at Post Properties) we work in different areas of horticulture. One day we may prune, the next day might incorporate mowing, blowing, and edging, or even using an arbor truck to remove hard to reach limbs or vines. I love working with the people at Post. They're very personable and caring."

Wendy Miller Park Home of the Milwaukee Brewers Milwaukee, Wisconsin "Working at Miller Park this summer was an amazing experience. I learned new management skills, worked on some special projects, made a lot of friends, and had a lot of fun. Working at a major league facility can be very exhausting, but it was definitely worth all of the hard work. This internship in combination with my past experience and education will help me to excel in the turfgrass industry and I am very grateful to have had such a wonderful opportunity to learn."

David Student Conservation Association Salmon-Challis National Forest - Idaho "With a large amount of free range cattle in the State of Idaho, the Legislature has devoted resources to the control of poisonous and overly competitive noxious weeds in the state. The Forest Service has created a task force whose responsibility it is to locate and eradicate noxious weeds. As a member of this group it is our responsibility to locate communities of invasive weeds in remote back country settings, log GPS coordinates, and inventory the community so that spray crews may find, and be aptly equipped to spray. In addition there are several "potential" invaders which we are only responsible for inventory and GPS positions. My favorite things about this internship are the time that we get out in the field, the crew that I work with and the ability to get some exposure to the Forest Service and how it operates."

Alison Post Properties Atlanta, Georgia "Working for a reputable company like Post gave me the opportunity to gain practical landscaping experience in a major city. The properties were beautiful and it was our job to keep them that way. I thoroughly enjoyed being outside and learning how to do every aspect of landscape maintenance, as well as making new friends through student interns from other universities."

	Lauren One Source Landscape - Busch Gardens  Tampa, FL "During my internship I learned landscaping skills and good practices to be an effective landscape supervisor/manager. I was able to create large scale topiaries, lay pavers and design a landscape for a new area being developed."

Travis The Breakers  West Palm Beach, FL "I really enjoyed my internship at the Breakers. I gained a lot of experience and understanding of what it takes to manage a high quality landscape and golf course. I couldn't have picked a better location or a better company to do my internship with."

 

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