Hiring Landscape Gardener in Australia

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Maintains lawns by sodding, reseeding, rolling and mowing and by operating related equipment. Plans and weeds flower beds. Applies fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides. Plants and prunes shrubs, hedges and trees. Participates in greenhouse cultivation and transplanting operations. Gardener responsibilities include monitoring the health of all plants and greenscapes, watering and feeding plants, trimming trees and shrubs, fertilizing and mowing lawns, weeding gardens and keeping green spaces and walkways clear of debris and litter. You should know how to use and maintain landscaping equipment, including mowers, trimmers and fertilizers, while following health and safety regulations. The responsibility of a gardener is to maintain the beauty of plants, outdoor grounds, and trees in a garden. They perform a range of general maintenance tasks including designing, producing, renewing and preserving outside spaces. Gardeners can work on local parks, hotels, farms, and nurseries.

Gardeners are responsible for creating, designing, maintaining and managing gardens, parks and green spaces.

Common tasks include pruning trees, shrubs and hedges, mowing and cutting grass and lawns, looking after plants and flowers, managing irrigation systems, as well as a range of other grounds maintenance tasks.

A gardener’s job is to provide plants with the appropriate seasonal care they require to remain healthy and vigorous. To do so, gardeners require a knowledge of plant reproduction, transplantation and cultivation techniques (e.g. for lawns, hedges, shrubs and ornamental plants). They should also be able to recognise pests and parasites and other common plant illnesses and take appropriate control measures, using equipment and chemical or natural products, where necessary.

Gardeners are also responsible for designing and building garden and park landscapes and other green spaces, using materials such as natural stone, wood and concrete.

Gardeners typically work either outside or in a greenhouse. Their main work tools include spades and shovels, hoes, clippers and shears, grass and hedge trimmers, mowers, weeders, chainsaws, irrigation sprinklers, insecticide and herbicide sprayers and equipment for aerial tree pruning (generally carried out using either an aerial work platform or tree climbing techniques). In addition, gardeners should always wear the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in order to ensure their safety.

Unlike generic grounds maintenance workers, who typically execute the orders of a supervisor, gardeners are specialized workers capable of working without supervision.

There are a range of job opportunities open to gardeners. Many are self-employed and provide gardening and grounds maintenance services to direct customers, such as companies, hotels, apartment blocks and other private and public clients. Other opportunities include working for companies specializing in the maintenance and upkeep of public parks and gardens, for commercial, municipal and private landscaping businesses, for nurseries and garden centres, or as sales assistants in the gardening and outdoor section of a DIY or home improvement store. Gardeners who are employed may be required to work shifts, including on weekends.