Trade Category: OutdooristHorticulturist, Landscape

Horticulturist, LandscapeWhat you do:

As a Landscape Horticulturist, you’ll get to spend a lot of time outside, designing and maintaining landscapes. You and your two green thumbs feel most at home surrounded by plants.

Landscape Horticulturists are the masterminds behind many of the green spaces in your community—parks, gardens, golf courses and everything in between. A Landscape Horticulturist understands what is going on in a particular environment and can determine which plants would enhance the area.

Horticulturist, LandscapeCritical skills:

Identify relevant legislation, regulations and standards
Recognize work hazards and apply WHMIS
Use and maintain equipment and vehicles
Analyze and maintains plant health
Design and implement a maintenance schedule
Installation and maintenance of drainage systems, irrigation system and landscape lightning

Trade Category: Outdoorist

Adventurous, Artistic, Athletic, Careful, Creative, Curious, Expressive, Nimble, Nurturing, Outdoorsy, Visual

Earn:

$44k - $53k Annually

$12.00 - $34.00 Hourly

Work hours:

40-50 hours per week, seasonal

What you learn:

How to survey and assess different landscapes
How to design and implement landscape designs
How to install and maintain gardens, parks, golf courses and more
How to identify a diverse range of plant material
How to care for all kinds of plants, trees and shrubs
How to diagnose and treat plants
How to manage plant pests and incorporate integrated pest management

Who you work for:

As a Landscape Horticulturist, you can work at a single location like a botanical garden, nursery or golf course, travel to multiple residential and commercial sites as an employee of a landscaper, or even start your own business.

Types of Workplaces

Architectural Firms
Landscapers
Municipalities
Self Employed

Who you‘ll work with:

When you need to redesign or invigorate a landscape or a green space, you bring in an expert. You will be paired with an experienced Landscape Horticulturist who can show you how to design, develop and maintain public and private landscaping spaces with grass, trees, shrubs and ornamental plants.