Wellesley College Botanic Gardens

Aug 2022: Love plants and horticulture? Excited to mentor students at an educational public garden?  We're hiring!

1. Outdoor horticulturist - seasonal. We're hiring a temporary horticulturist to support outdoor gardens and landscape maintenance from Sept through Nov 2022. Please apply here!  Applications reviewed on a rolling basis.

2. Our greenhouse horticulturist, Tony, is retiring after 40 years and we'll feature his stories in our Fall newsletter! We're seeking a plant enthusiast to join our small but mighty team. We have an ecological approach to horticulture and are constantly growing with new ideas, centering DEIJ in our programs and practices.  This is a full time, year round, unionized horticulturist position. Please share widely! Also posted on our instagram.  Learn more and apply here! tinyurl.com/WChortjob

Our outdoor gardens are now open to the public! Please note there is active construction around the Science Center, impacting garden areas. Some paths are closed and water features are currently not active; please avoid flooded areas.  Public parking is currently only allowed at the Distribution Center lot on the west side of campus, and greenhouses and indoor buildings, including our Visitor Center and restrooms, are still closed to the public, per campus policy. Latest details here: https://www.wellesley.edu/coronavirus/facilities#publicaccess

We acknowledge that Wellesley College is built on ancestral and traditional land of the Massachusett people. We also recognize that the United States’ removal, termination, and assimilation policies and practices resulted in the forced settlement of Indigenous lands and the attempted erasure of Indigenous cultures and languages. We further acknowledge the oppression, injustices, and discrimination that Indigenous people have endured and that there is much work to be done on the important journey to reconciliation. We commit to strengthen our understanding of the history and contemporary lives of Indigenous peoples and to steward this land.

We further recognize the many Indigenous people living here today—including the Massachusett, Wampanoag, and Nipmuc nations—who have rich ancestral histories in Wellesley and its surrounding communities. Today, their descendants remind us that they are still here, where they maintain a vital and visible presence. We honor and respect the enduring relationship between these peoples and this land, as well as the strength of Indigenous culture and knowledge, the continued existence of tribal sovereignty, and the principle of tribal self-determination.
We thank the Native American Student Association at Wellesley College for their work in developing this land acknowledgement, and we are committed to supporting continued action and advocacy.