Garden Intern
Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa
As a garden intern, I rotated through the fruit team, vegetable team, and nursery. I worked with a pomologist with decades of experience to graft and prune fruit trees as well as maintain stone fruit arborsculptures in unique shapes. In the vegetable team I planted and maintained vegetable plots as well as show gardens that included handmade structures for various climbing plants. In the nursery I assisted with special collections maintenance and watering which allowed me to familiarize myself with South African indigenous succulents. I focused on a greenhouse project planting and training cucumbers on ropes for a beautiful backdrop to a greenhouse restaurant.