Milosi Internship
Milosi Internship
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For my internship I got to work as a Junior Landscape Designer at Milosi Landscape in Nashville, Tennessee. I spent the first 5-6 weeks working on the Enhancements construction/maintenance crew, where I helped with new plant installations, replacements, repairs, drainage support, and other maintenance jobs. Working outside with the crews before transitioning to the office really opened my eyes and helped me understand how to create better designs that are less difficult to maintain. It also helped me appreciate just how much work goes into creating a new landscape and keeping it beautiful and healthy. And I got to work with a variety of people and learn a lot about them and the culture of Nashville!
Construction Enhancements/Maintenance Crew
Since I was working so much outside and my hands were usually dirty, unfortunately I wasn't able to take very many pictures of things we worked on. I did have a few opportunities to take some pictures of some really fascinating, large bugs. I thought it was really cool; some I had never seen before, and others were just wildly larger than any I have ever seen.
There was an abundance of butterflies!
There was an abundance of butterflies!
I loved the carpenter bees the most. We don't have them where I'm from. They're super cute and friendly!
I loved the carpenter bees the most. We don't have them where I'm from. They're super cute and friendly!
This bee had landed on my shoulder while we were driving to a site on a particularly cold morning. It was still warming up so it could fly, and I didn't want to just toss it out the window to its death, so I let it chill in my hat until we got to the site and put it on a flower.
This bee had landed on my shoulder while we were driving to a site on a particularly cold morning. It was still warming up so it could fly, and I didn't want to just toss it out the window to its death, so I let it chill in my hat until we got to the site and put it on a flower.
This was the biggest praying mantis I have ever seen.
This was the biggest praying mantis I have ever seen.
We put an iPhone next to it for a size reference. It was about as long as the span of my hand!
We put an iPhone next to it for a size reference. It was about as long as the span of my hand!
We didn't want this guy to die either, so we found a place for him before leaving the site.
We didn't want this guy to die either, so we found a place for him before leaving the site.
I thought this gazebo looked very cool, so I took a picture of it so I could try to draw it later.
I thought this gazebo looked very cool, so I took a picture of it so I could try to draw it later.
This creature startled us as we were removing plants because we thought it was a snake! It was huge. We weren't quite sure what it was, but our best guess was that it might be a sphinx/hawk moth caterpillar of some sort.
This creature startled us as we were removing plants because we thought it was a snake! It was huge. We weren't quite sure what it was, but our best guess was that it might be a sphinx/hawk moth caterpillar of some sort.
Office Junior Designer
For the remaining 8-9 weeks of my internship, I got to work in the office with the design team. It was there that I got to refine my skills in AutoCAD and SketchUp as I spent most of my time drafting and revising designs for the main lead designers. I even got to work on projects not normally given to interns because I was doing so well with AutoCAD! I also spent a lot of time plotting and printing base maps to scale using Adobe Acrobat DC. Besides working in the office, I got to visit some of the residential sites with the designers and on my own to take measurements and grades and conduct a site inventory and client needs analysis so that I could later create a base map.
I got to color render a base map by hand for a client presentation.
I got to color render a base map by hand for a client presentation.
I really enjoy color rendering by hand, and everyone else in the office was very impressed by it!
I really enjoy color rendering by hand, and everyone else in the office was very impressed by it!
I got to help design a back patio area for Milosi's new headquarters location, and this is the base map I drafted.
I got to help design a back patio area for Milosi's new headquarters location, and this is the base map I drafted.
I got to create a handful of outdoor kitchen spaces in SketchUp.
I got to create a handful of outdoor kitchen spaces in SketchUp.
One of the designers sent me a particularly encouraging email commending me on my work, so I saved it to keep as a reminder of how well I was doing!
One of the designers sent me a particularly encouraging email commending me on my work, so I saved it to keep as a reminder of how well I was doing!
One of my best friends from school came out to visit while she attended a landscape professionals conference. She got to work remotely as a junior designer with Milosi while I was working in the office!
One of my best friends from school came out to visit while she attended a landscape professionals conference. She got to work remotely as a junior designer with Milosi while I was working in the office!
The office staff are all so friendly and welcoming, and they were really fun to work with!
The office staff are all so friendly and welcoming, and they were really fun to work with!
I got to end my internship with the company Christmas party and have some fun with everyone before moving home.
I got to end my internship with the company Christmas party and have some fun with everyone before moving home.
My internship reignited a spark within me and reminded me of how passionate I am about landscaping, and even just horticulture in general. It is amazing to take someone's vision for a landscape and help them bring it into existence. At Milosi I really appreciated that they let me try a number of new things that I wanted to learn, and they also helped me get stronger with the things I was already doing well with. I loved being a part of the design team, and I hope that I can continue designing throughout the rest of my career!
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