Bring linens, personal furnishings and a radio or portable television if desired, as well as cooking utensils and dishes. Educational programs for school groups and the public are offered by staff and volunteers, along with self-guided tours of the grounds and greenhouse collections. Specialty gardens include a Woodland Plant Garden, Herb Garden, Synoptic Shrub Garden, Edible Landscape Garden and Pavilion, Water Garden, Rock Garden, Conifer Collection and others. A Visitor Center houses offices, a reference library, a large meeting room, and the Linden Tree Gift Shop. Apprentice responsibilities center on horticulture education and include planning and implementing programming.
Emphasis is placed on independent work with direction from the education supervisor.
Apprentices may lead tours, present programs, edit publications, write newsletter articles, and other duties as assigned by their supervisor. An apprenticeship at Cox Arboretum offers a chance to observe the internal workings of a public horticulture facility. Interaction with the staff, volunteers and public is an integral part of the experience and can be most rewarding professionally and personally. Apprentices who reside at Cox Arboretum are responsible for opening the Visitor Center on nights when meetings are scheduled in the Center. Apprentices should expect to work some weekends for programs or special events.