Gardener

Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, sprinkler installation, and installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units. 

• Ability to operate small power equipment. 
• Gardening Skills: Grounds Upkeeping, Planting and Cutting Shrubs, Palm Trees, etc. 

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Must be able to stand, kneel and bend for prolonged periods of time. 
• Must be able to lift 50 lbs. 
• Must be able to work in outdoor conditions. 

• Gather and remove litter. 
• Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes. 
• Operate powered equipment, such as snow blowers, chainsaws, electric clippers, sod cutters, or pruning saws. 
• Water lawns, trees, or plants, using portable sprinkler systems, hoses, or watering cans. 
• Prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws. 
• Mix and spray or spread fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, or trees, using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders. 
• Use irrigation methods to adjust the amount of water consumption and to prevent waste. 
• Provide proper upkeep of sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, planters, burial sites, or other grounds features. 
• Maintain irrigation systems, including winterizing the systems and starting them up in spring. 
• Maintain equipment or systems to ensure proper functioning. 
• Cultivate lawns, turf, or gardens. 
• Follow planned landscaping designs to determine where to lay sod, sow grass, or plant flowers or foliage. 
• Evaluate reports or designs to determine work needs. 
• Care for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing, removing thatch, or trimming or edging around flower beds, walks, or walls. 
• Trim or pick flowers and clean flower beds. 
• Clean facilities or sites. 
• Attach wires from planted trees to support stakes. 
• Install equipment to protect or support trees. 
• Plant seeds, bulbs, foliage, flowering plants, grass, ground covers, trees, or shrubs and apply mulch for protection, using gardening tools. 
• Plant greenery to improve landscape appearance. 
• Mow or edge lawns, using power mowers or edgers. 
• Rake, mulch, and compost leaves. 
• Remove debris from work sites. 
• Maintain or repair tools, equipment, or structures, such as buildings, greenhouses, fences, or benches, using hand or power tools. 
• Care for artificial turf fields, periodically removing the turf and replacing cushioning pads or vacuuming and disinfecting the turf after use to prevent the growth of harmful bacteria. 
• Decorate gardens with stones or plants. 
• Decorate indoor or outdoor spaces. 
• Install rock gardens, ponds, decks, drainage systems, irrigation systems, retaining walls, fences, planters, or playground equipment. 
• Care for natural turf fields, making sure the underlying soil has the required composition to allow proper drainage and to support the grasses used on the fields. 
• Haul or spread topsoil or spread straw over seeded soil to hold soil in place. 
• Mark design boundaries and paint natural or artificial turf fields with team logos or names before events 
• Build forms and mix and pour cement to form garden borders.