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The Assistant Horticulturist serves as a member of the specialized horticulture team and reports to the Lead Horticulturist. The overall purpose of this position is to create and maintain Ladew’s Gardens and Facilities providing visitors an opportunity to create memories and have a connection with nature experience. This position works collaboratively with other garden staff members, volunteers, and visitors on a daily basis. Ladew is known as one of the top gardens in the country and is recognized for excellence in horticultural display; maintaining and advancing this public standing in the industry is integral to this position.
Duties and responsibilities
- Assist with the routine care for diverse plantings of trees, shrubs, vines, perennials, grasses, and bulbs;
- Perform seasonal garden tasks including hand watering and monitoring irrigation of plantings, especially during time of establishment and drought;
- Perform seasonal landscape work including planting, weeding, pruning, clean-up, bulb planting, dividing and transplanting, leaf removal;
- Scout for pests and disease;
- General clean-up of garden beds and paths, clean-up litter;
- Stage equipment, supplies, and materials for daily horticulture operations;
- Participate in snow and ice removal as needed;
- Maintain tools and equipment.
Experience with garden maintenance preferred OR Participation in horticulture related program and a strong demonstrated interest in gardening
Competencies
- Horticultural general practices
- Collaboration
- Communication & Relationship Management
- Exemplary Customer service
- Ethical Conduct
- Technical Capacity
Working conditions
This job primarily operates in a public gardens environment that has both indoor and outdoor serving facilities for guests and may be subject to a variety of weather conditions. This role routinely uses standard gardening and other related equipment as well as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. This job is also required to be within gardens, on the grounds of the property, and in areas that the public may not frequent.
Physical requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. Additionally, this position may be required to lift approximately 40 or 50 lbs.
