Horticulture & Natural Lands Intern

The Hay, Honey Farm, a private garden/arboretum in Bernardsville, New Jersey, is accepting applications for our fall 2025 internships. Portions of the garden have been fenced to exclude deer since 1990, including about twelve acres of ornamental trees and shrubs, perennial borders, a vegetable and cut flower garden, and two large native woodland areas. The remaining property is comprised of woodlots, hayfields, riparian buffers, and conservation lands. Work is ongoing to restore native habitats both inside and outside of the deer fence.

Our fall internships are available September 2 through December 12 and provide valuable hands-on experience in horticulture and land stewardship working side by side with seasoned professionals. Interns work about 20 hours each week, Monday through Friday. Days worked each week can be flexible, but interns must be on site at least half days, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.  or 1:30 p.m.– 5:30 p.m. (5 p.m. after November 2).  The work here is interesting and varied, and will likely include invasive species identification and control, tree & shrub pruning, gathering native perennial seeds, perennial planting, vegetable gardening, turf maintenance, and more. The diversity of the plant collections here allows for a wide range of experiences in plant identification as well. Please note that the nature of the work requires our employees to perform strenuous tasks under a variety of challenging weather conditions. The starting pay is $15.50/hour. We cannot provide intern housing.

For more information, or to apply, contact Hilary at The Hay Honey Farm, [email protected].