Grow with Us – Join the nation’s leading home gardening brand for a hands-on, immersive internship experience. 

In addition to $18 per hour, earn a $1,500 Scholarship! See details below. 

About Burpee 

Located in Doylestown, PA, Fordhook Farm is a 61-acre historic farm and garden estate with historic buildings established by Burpee Seed founder, W. Atlee Burpee in 1876. Passionate about quality, innovation and making home gardening a successful experience, Burpee is the most trusted brand in home gardening for millions of people nationwide.  

Fordhook Farm continues to be a working site for trialing new Burpee vegetable and flower seeds and plants in outdoor gardens.  

Other gardens on the estate include:  

• Extensive perennial gardens for sun and shade
• Large Kitchen Garden for annual vegetables, fruits, herbs and flowers
• Stream and Creek Gardens
• Stumpery Garden
• Veranda Garden
• Conifer and Deciduous tree collections

Learning opportunities - In addition to gaining a horticultural experience, interns will participate in workshops; field trips to area public and private gardens; visit the Burpee Company; and help with two ‘Fordhook Open’ days in spring and summer when the grounds are open for the public to tour. 

Location - Fordhook Farm, Doylestown PA. Monday-Friday 7:00 am - 3:30 pm with rotating weekends, as needed. 

Daily Responsibilities: 

• Support the planting, watering, and maintenance of display gardens, greenhouses, perennial gardens, and research gardens.
• Assist with irrigation installation in display, trial, and perennial gardens.
• Work with the Field Research Coordinator to plant, water, harvest, and maintain research trials, and support other research needs.
• Assist with data collection, recording, labeling, and database maintenance for research trials.
• Help maintain and clean research trials, display gardens, perennial gardens, and farm buildings.
• Provide support to the photography team and product managers and assist with public and private events.
• Operate hand tools such as pruners, saws, rakes, shovels, leaf blowers, and other equipment as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications: 

• Able to work outdoors in the summer weather.
• Able to work 40+ hours per week during busy season, with rotating weekends for watering.
• Ability and willingness to communicate with supervisors, product managers and farm guests.
• Capable of working independently as well as part of a team.
• Able and willing to lift 50 lbs.
• Valid driver's license required
• Plant and weed identification abilities preferred.
• The desire to work, learn, and be a part of Burpee seed innovations!
• Prior experience preferred, but can be candidates with an interest in learning horticultural skills. 

Scholarship – How to qualify for up to a $1,500 scholarship

To qualify, the selected intern must be enrolled in a four-year or graduate-level horticultural/agricultural/plant science program. Internships are available for 3 to 9 months. A minimum of three months is required for the scholarship opportunity for qualified applicants.

Off-season employment may also be available at the Burpee corporate office for interns (who are not currently in school) when they complete their seasonal gardening internship.  

Interested candidates should click the 'Apply to this Position' icon to apply.