Landscape Gardener for Venue Gardens

Job Overview
Join our vibrant venue gardens team as a Landscape Gardener, where your passion for horticulture and outdoor craftsmanship will help create and maintain stunning, healthy landscapes that inspire visitors and support plant biodiversity. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, planting, and caring for a diverse range of botanical displays, ensuring the gardens remain lush, vibrant, and inviting year-round. Your expertise will contribute to the educational and aesthetic goals of our botanical sanctuary, fostering a deeper appreciation for nature’s beauty and sustainability.

Duties

• Prepare soil beds, install irrigation systems, and execute landscape designs to enhance garden aesthetics and health
• Plant, prune, fertilize, and water a wide variety of plants, shrubs, trees, and flowers with precision and care
• Maintain lawns through mowing, edging, aerating, and applying lawn care treatments to ensure pristine turf conditions
• Operate hand tools such as shovels, pruners, rakes, and spades alongside power tools like trimmers and blowers to perform routine maintenance tasks
• Manage greenhouse environments by overseeing plant propagation, growing conditions, and pest control to support seasonal displays
• Conduct regular landscape maintenance activities including weed control, mulching, fertilization, and pest management
• Monitor irrigation systems for proper functioning; troubleshoot issues promptly to conserve water and promote plant health

Experience

• Proven experience in gardening or landscaping within botanical gardens or similar environments
• Strong knowledge of horticulture principles including plant growth cycles, soil management, and sustainable practices
• Hands-on experience with irrigation systems installation and maintenance
• Skilled in using hand tools and power tools safely and effectively for landscape maintenance tasks
• Background in lawn care practices such as mowing, aeration, fertilization, and pest control
• Previous farming or agriculture experience is a plus but not mandatory; enthusiasm for cultivating plants is essential

This position offers an exciting opportunity to work outdoors in a dynamic environment dedicated to botanical excellence. We value energetic individuals eager to bring their gardening expertise to life while contributing to the beauty and educational mission of our gardens. If you thrive on creating lush landscapes that captivate visitors and support ecological health, we want to hear from you!

Pay: $17.00 - $18.00 per hour

Work Location: In person

Salary : $17 - $18