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Horticulturist
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What they do
A Farm, Nursery, or Greenhouse Worker propagates, cultivates and harvests plants, primarily flowers, trees, shrubs and sod, and other crops such as mushrooms that are grown in greenhouses, or grows and harvests farm crops such as grain, fruit or vegetables. Operates and maintains equipment used to grow and harvest plants and crops. Cares for animals including dairy cows or chickens, pigs or other animals raised for meat.
$34,482 / year median in Florida
+6% projected growth
Job Description
Position:
Club Horticulturist Reports to:Director of Agronomy Department:
Golf Maintenance General Duties:
Overseeing and hands on work with interior and exterior plants in and around the Clubhouse, the Cub House, the Range House, the Cart Barn, the Teaching Academy and any other areas as determined by the supervisor. Plants to be maintained include trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, vines, Palmettos, and potted plants.Standard Duties:
- Design, install and maintain landscape areas as outlined above. Design includes renovating and adding to beds as needed or directed and keeping all areas in an aesthetically pleasing arrangement at all times. Installation includes all perennials and annuals. Maintenance includes watering, trimming, pruning, fertilizing, training of vines, mulching, and trimming hedges.
- Develop a detailed annual plan for the various priority levels of the designed landscape areas.
- Oversee pest control subcontractor. Evaluate option of in-house pest control and the possibility of implementing a pest management program to reduce toxic pest use.
- Interior work includes design, installation and maintenance of interior plantscape including rotation of flowering plants and seasonal color. Assistance with holiday decorations and cut flowers as directed by supervisor.
- Maintain, repair and adjust irrigation system as needed. Adjust control clocks as weather and season demand.
- Work with Maintenance Engineer to ensure that landscape lighting is in working order and not blocked by plants.
- Assist in developing department budget and do the best job possible to stay within the budget.
- Assist in minor landscape construction projects.
- Maintain a clean shop, tools and work areas.
- Abide and adhere to the Employee Handbook.