Seeking Core Gardener to support the garden supervisory staff and the garden manager in maintaining Juniper Level Botanic Garden collections’ integrity and high-quality maintenance standards. This is accomplished by assisting in timely, accurate, and thorough weeding, mulching, cutting back, deadheading, and other maintenance duties; as well as working with seasonal garden staff to maintain and update garden areas.

We are Plant Delights Nursery/Juniper Level Botanic Garden, a perennial plant nursery established in Raleigh in 1986, offering unique, rare, well grown, and properly named perennials to passionate gardeners around the world. We are a family-owned company with a mission to support research, education and the exploration of plants through the sales of unique perennial plants.

Our nursery and garden provide an opportunity to work indoors and outdoors year-round, so we have a casual dress code, a diverse staff, and a friendly working environment.

Duties:

Garden Maintenance Support

· Perform horticultural maintenance, including weeding, raking, watering, fertilizing, and mulching

· Identify plants

· Assist with installing new plants in the Garden

· Collect plant material for propagation

· Assist with grounds maintenance, including creating and repairing new planting beds, grading, and construction projects

· Assist in field trials and propagation when needed

· Repair irrigation

· Operate machinery, including hand-tools, golf carts, and tractors

· Help with Open House staffing, as needed

· Other duties with garden staff as assigned

Curatorial Support

· Assist garden manager and plant records supervisor with curation tasks, including labeling, planting, nursery digs, and plant identification

· Other duties with garden staff as assigned

Does this appeal to you? Are you physically durable, able to lift 50lbs, have a tolerance for a wide range of outdoor weather (including summer heat), have a good work ethic, a friendly personality, and are able to work well with others? Do you pay attention to detail while working at a fast pace, exhibit critical thinking skills, and can think through complex processes? Are you available to commit to 40 hours a week? Then we want to hear from you!

Qualifications:

• Driver license preferred
• Horticulture degree preferred

Compensation: $15/hour

Employee Classification: Permanent full-time (non-exempt)

Benefits:

• Health, dental and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Company-matching simple IRA
• Paid public holidays
• PTO and vacation days

Standard Business Hours: Monday – Friday 8 am - 5 pm Send resume with work history to jobs@plantdelights.com

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $15.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Raleigh, NC 27603: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person