Overview

The position of Gardener works with plants, applying their knowledge to fruits, vegetables, ornamentals, and non-food crops to maximize their health or growth. They should be able to calculate growth rates and identify plants, plant pests and the ideal growth conditions for plants.

General Duties & Responsibilities

• To carry out numerous gardening duties, requiring a minimum amount of supervision.
• Soil cultivation, digging, forking, mulching, watering, raking, weeding, edging, pruning, bed preparation and planting.
• Lawn maintenance and cultivation.
• The use and maintenance of hand tools and basic light machinery.
• The use of cylinder and rotary mowers, trimmers, leaf blowers.
• To ensure all equipment, machinery and buildings are secure.
• To keep the tool shed/mess room clean and tidy.
• To keep the borders, thoroughfares and highway footpaths clear and free from litter at all times.