Fine Gardener/Horticulturist (2+yrs experience; Boston Metrowest)
Job description
We are a Sudbury based company offering professional gardening and garden management services to residences in Acton, Belmont, Boston, Brookline, Chestnut Hill, Dover, Hingham, Wellesley Hills, Lincoln, Weston, Needham among others.
We are interested in engaging very responsible, creative, professional, plant-loving, hardworking and incredibly kind gardeners who want to be with us for years to come.
We strive to create a workplace in which all of the team-members can feel comfortable to express and expand both of their creative and horticultural roles. Our team-members appreciate how well-run, how organized, and how employee-centered our company strives to be. Please note that we are not a landscaping or lawncare company.
Our company proactively monitors and nurtures the plant materials on our clients' properties, and we work towards preserving the original design intention of the landscape. Applicants must be able to commit to and have a willingness to work in all kinds of weather, and be able to carry out the following gardening duties:
- Perennial and annual care--deadheading, dividing, moving and transplanting when necessary;
- Woody ornamental (shrub) pruning--hand pruning of shrubs;
- Tending of plant beds--providing regular weeding and monitoring soil moisture levels as well as insect and pest activity;
- Planting of annuals, perennials and shrubs; and
- Planting and maintenance of containers.
All applicants should know that we are seeking individuals who have a deep interest in plants and design, and who are comfortable carrying out the above listed garden practices.
Only candidates with at least 1-2 years plant experience beyond houseplant care will be considered.
In addition, people with an artistic background usually make great gardeners.
Our website is www.TheGardenConcierge.com
Insurance/Retirement Benefits
RELIABLE PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION IS A MUST and candidates must be located in Massachusetts.
Seasonal: March/April-December
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Salary: $22.00 to $25.00 /hour
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $22.00 - $28.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus pay
COVID-19 considerations:
We work in small teams outside; we do not carpool.
Application Question(s):
- Why do you want to work professionally as a gardener?
Experience:
- Horticulture: 1 year (Required)
- Gardening: 1 year (Required)
License/Certification:
- Driver's License and Automobile (Required)
Work Location: Multiple Locations
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