Come and help at our family plant nursery in Spodnji Duplek, Slovenia

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  Description

  We are family company, we grow all kind of plant (herbs, flowers, parennuals, annuals, vegetables plant, exotic plants,...), making landscape design, planting gardens....
  
  We are located in very green area of Slovenia. We are 4 family members, we have 2 dogs and cat.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Gardening

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Farmstay help

  Help around the house
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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  easy working with plants in greenhause or outside (watering, cutting...), taking care of vegetable and flower garden

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  Languages spoken

  German: Fluent
  English: Fluent
  Croatian: Fluent
  Slovenian: Fluent
  Serbian: Fluent

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  Accommodation

  we offer private room in our hause (18m²)

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  What else ...

  Paddling in river, walking around, driving with car, hanging around Maribor, bus station is 2 min walk
  
  In Nearby Maribor:
  - Guinness Book-certified oldest vine in the world (about 450 years old) growing on the front of the Old Vine House in Lent, the oldest part of the town on the enbankment of the Drava river. The Maribor's Old Vine is given a lot of tourist promotional protocol events – the most famous and most popular is certainly the Vine’s grape harvest - the highlight of the traditional Old Vine Festival (Festival Stare trte) held annually at the end of September.
  
  Slomškov Square (Slomškov trg). One of the most charming squares in the city can be found in the western part of the old town core. In the square stand the Cathedral (Stolnica) and a statue of Bishop Anton Martin Slomšek. There is also park with a pool and a small statue of Korlek. The square is surrounded by mighty buildings: the Rectorate of the University of Maribor, the Slovene National Theatre and the building of the main Maribor Post office.
  
  Main square (Glavni trg). With the Town Hall (Mestna hiša Rotovž), the Plague Column (Kužno znamenje), and the Aloysius church (Alojzijeva cerkev). The main square is the largest of Maribor's squares and it is one of the most important one in the city centre with historical sights and the hustle and bustle of town life flow. Here you can look at important sights of the old town core; sip coffee and sit out in the sunshine or visit some of the small shops. You can find it in the immediate vicinity of the Old Bridge and the street Koroška cesta.
  
  Castle square (Grajski trg). With the Maribor Castle (Mariborski grad), the Maribor Regional Museum (Pokrajinski muzej Maribor), and St. Florian (Sv. Florijan).In the square in the old city centre, which was named after the castle in front of which it spreads, you can feel the lively throb of life in the city. On the square are also: Hotel Orel, in the 19th century a tavern named 'Pri Črnem orlu' and at the same time an important stop of coachmen, Coffeehouse Astoria with its famous "Ezlj ek", a popular meeting place of the Maribor people for many, many years, Town Savings Bank, situated in the home of the once well-known Maribor Scherbraum family and coffeehouses and shops.
  
  Maribor castle (Mariborski grad). Built by Emperor Frederick III in the 15th century to fortify the northwestern part of the town wall. The castle is located right in the centre of Maribor, surrounded by the Castle square (Grajski trg) and the Trg svobode square (Trg svobode). In the castle, you can visit the Maribor Regional Museum (adults - 3 euros), which has nice and well exposed collection (everyday items, arms, old pharmacy, old furniture).
  
  Cathedral (Stolnica). Its History begins in 12th Century. First Bishop Beat. Anton Martin Slomšek. The construction of the cathedral and its further development brought Maribor additional cultural impetus and enforcement. It was built in the 12th century as a Romanesque building. Today it shows a Gothic style with a long chancel dating from the 14th century and a central church nave from the 15th century. Climb to the top of the bell tower and you will have a view over the city and far beyond!

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  One

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  Hours expected

  Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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