Gardener

Best Garden in Auckland is looking for some Gardeners to join our team, the role primarily involves maintaining the gardens of our clients’ homes. This is a full-time, permanent position with a minimum of 30 hours per week guaranteed. We offer an hourly rate ranging from $28 to $30, depending on your skills and experience.

Your main duties will include:

• preparing and maintaining seedbeds and growing sites
• propagating and planting trees, bushes, hedges, flowers and bulbs
• preparing lawn areas by spreading top soil and planting grass, and by laying instant turf
• maintaining planted and grassed areas by weeding, trimming, fertilising, watering and mowing
• pruning trees and hedges, and installing plant support and protection devices
• preparing plans and drawings, selecting materials and plants, and scheduling landscape construction
• setting out and installing hardscape and softscape structures
• constructing gravel and paved areas, walls, fences, pergolas, ponds, barbecues and garden furniture
• examining trees to assess their condition and determine treatment
• lopping limbs off trees and shaping branches using chain and handsaws
• spraying and dusting plants and trees to control insects and disease, and felling diseased trees

Our requirements for this role:

• At least 3 years of relevant work experience in gardening
• A NZ Register Level 4 qualification in gardening
• Be able to arrange your own transportation within the Auckland region
• Be able to work on weekends and public holidays when required.
• Be flexible to work any day from Monday to Sunday during these hours: winter 7am -6pm, summer 7am-8pm
• Drug free
• Clean police record

Please apply with your CV & cover letter if you think you are the person we are looking for.