Career - Horticultural Assistant

Horticultural Assistants will prepare new garden sites, plots and soils using hand tools or machines and will load, unload and move gardening supplies and equipment. They will assist with planting and transplanting seeds, bulbs, flowers, shrubs, trees and lawns and will clean gardens and remove rubbish. They will maintain plants and gardens by watering, weeding, fertilising and mowing lawns and adjust mist irrigation systems, shade and ventilation in a nursery, garden or greenhouse. They will prepare and package plants for sale or transport and will erect barriers, fences or structures in gardens.

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