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Seasonal Landscape & Hardscape Positions
Whirlwind Fine Garden Design — Amherst, MA
Whirlwind Fine Garden Design is looking for two dependable people to join our crew for the remainder of the 2026 season; with the opportunity to return in March 2027.
We have two openings:
1. Experienced Hardscape / Landscape Installer
$27–$32/hour, depending on experience and ability
We are looking for someone who can step onto a job and be productive without needing to be taught the basics.
You should have experience with:
- Installing patios and walkways
- Natural stone walls and steps
- Understanding grades, slopes, drainage and proper elevations
- Setting and cutting stone
- Operating skid steers, mini excavators, tractors and other landscape equipment
- Driving a pickup truck with a trailer
- General landscape construction
- Planting and landscape installation
We're looking for someone who takes pride in doing things correctly, works efficiently, and can work well as part of a small, experienced crew.
Typical starting pay is around $30/hour for an experienced hardscaper. Candidates with less hardscape experience but solid landscape/construction skills may start closer to $27/hour. Highly capable candidates may earn up to $32/hour.
2. Landscape / Hardscape Laborer
Starting around $25/hour
We're also looking for a dependable general laborer to help us through the fall and into the winter.
The immediate focus will be fall leaf cleanup, followed by general labor on our landscape and hardscape construction projects. Work may include:
- Leaf cleanup and property maintenance
- Loading and unloading materials
- Assisting with patios, walls and other hardscape projects
- Planting and weeding
- Moving stone, soil and mulch
- General landscape construction and cleanup
You don't need to be an experienced hardscaper for this position. We're looking for someone who is reliable, physically capable, willing to learn, and takes pride in their work.
Snow Plowing — Opportunity for Either Position
Either person may also have the opportunity to help with our residential snow-plowing operation.
This is limited, seasonal work and requires someone who is willing to be on call when storms occur, including nights, weekends and early mornings. A valid driver's license and good driving record are required. Snow-plowing experience is helpful but not necessarily required.
About Whirlwind Fine Garden Design
Whirlwind Fine Garden Design is an established landscape design, construction and maintenance company based in Amherst, Massachusetts. We've been in business since 1992 and specialize in high-quality landscape construction, natural stonework, patios, planting and landscape maintenance.
We take pride in doing quality work, treating our employees well, and building landscapes that are meant to last.
This is seasonal work. We expect the positions to run through the fall season, approximately October 1 through December 4, with the possibility of work extending into late December or January depending on weather and workload. Snow-plowing work may continue beyond that.
If you're an experienced hardscaper, we'd especially like to hear from you. If you're a good, hardworking landscape laborer looking to finish out the season with a solid crew, we'd like to hear from you too.
Please apply through Indeed and tell us about your experience, what type of work you're looking for, and when you are available to start.
Pay: $25.00 - $32.00 per hour
Expected hours: 38.0 – 45.0 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
Salary : $25 - $32