Horticulture Technician

**Job Title**: Horticulture Technician

**Job Type**: Full-time
**Pay: Starting at **$17.00, commensurate with experience

**Job Description**:
The Horticulture Technician will ensure that our clients’ gardens and green spaces are always healthy and beautiful according to their preferences.

**Responsibilities**:

- Identify and strategically prune ornamental plants which include annuals, perennials, trees, and shrubs
- Create new garden spaces by installing and maintaining seasonal plants
- Monitor, identify, annotate, and correct any pest problems that could pose a danger to plant health
- Perform general maintenance such as mowing, edging, weeding, pruning, and mulching
- Keep gardens and green spaces clear of unsightly detritus
- Maintain hardscapes

Skills & Abilities
- Ability to work independently and on a diverse team
- Capable of following written and verbal instructions
- Ability to use simple hand tools and gas-powered equipment effectively and safely

Required Qualifications
- A high school degree or GED
- Basic exposure to horticulture and/or a willingness to learn more about horticulture
- Must be able to lift fifty pounds independently
- Must be able to remain on your feet for long periods of time
- Must be able to work out-of-doors in seasonal extremes

Preferred Qualifications
- Formal education in horticulture
- Familiarity with pruning techniques
- Valid driver’s license

Garden Keepers Overview
Garden Keepers is a premier, full-service landscaping company that has been serving the Richmond area since 2010. We focus on the design, maintenance, and development of sophisticated ornamental gardens for our residential and commercial customers. We work closely with our clients to create beautiful outdoor spaces.
Mission
We strive to provide our clients with beautiful, year-round outdoor spaces that are unparalleled in quality.
Vision
Our vision is to be recognized as the best landscaping company in the industry by our clients and team members. We want you to be proud to call yourself a Garden Keeper.
Values
Here at Garden Keepers, our core values include:

- **Accountability**. We respect ourselves and one another by being personally responsible and holding ourselves to a higher standard. We develop the best relationships when we can trust and depend on one another.
- **Initiative.** We are driven to produce the best work that we can and are committed to continuous improvement.
- **Integrity.** We conduct all aspects of our business in an honorable way. We recognize that there is no right way to do a wrong thing, and that we must maintain the highest level of ethics and legal conduct.
- **Curiosity.** We ask questions and search for answers. We keep an open mind and look for opportunities to be creative.
- **Attention to detail.** We consistently deliver exceptional quality.
- **Education, knowledge, and expertise. **We seek mastery of our craft. We recognize the potential in everyone to become an outstanding Garden Keeper.

Pay: From $17.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- Horticulture: 1 year (required)
- Landscape maintenance: 1 year (required)

License/Certification:

- Driver's License (required)

Work Location: On the road