Gardener

**Company Profile**

Summerlong Gardens is a landscape maintenance and design company operating throughout North Durham. Summerlong prides itself on thoughtful care and creation of gardens that are both beautiful and ecologically functional.

**Position Summary**:
Summerlong’s gardeners are nature-lovers and customer service all stars. We work hard to support thriving plant communities and wow our clients with the living beauty of their gardens.

On a typical day you will meet us at our garden shed or a client’s property. You will weed, deadhead, assess plant health, rake, fertilize, edge beds, water, divide, plant, mulch, top dress and field client questions. Each day is a little different while we consistently offer excellent garden work for our clients.

It is important to note that this is a physically demanding job that requires lifting, crouching, bending and full days spent outdoors.

**Responsibilities**:

- Maintain perennial gardens using hand tools, natural pest management and organic fertilizers.
- Report on work accomplished and materials used during each property visit.
- Prepare yard waste for delivery to a waste management facility.
- Drive independently from location to location.
- Provide high quality service by fulfilling Summerlong’s standards of garden and client care.
- Work in a team on garden installations and larger maintenance projects.
- Maintain good working condition of all gardening tools and supplies.

**You are**:

- Motivated to work independently.
- Appreciate clear direction.
- Prideful to accomplish a task list and a job-well done.
- Passionate about supporting plants and the environment.
- Dependable and punctual.
- A confident driver with a clean record and a G2 license.
- Happy to contribute to a hardworking and respectful team.
- Driven by physical work and days spent outdoors.
- Inspired to provide excellent client care.
- A morning person

**You have**:

- Some gardening experience and/or formal horticulture training.
- Customer service experience.
- Experience with physically demanding work.
- Basic English language skills.

We’d love to hear from you

This includes folks of all identities. Summerlong’s leader is anti-racist and anti-homophobic and is actively engaged in meaningful personal, community and workplace inclusivity.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Seasonal
Contract length: 7 months

**Salary**: From $18.00 per hour

Expected hours: 20 - 40 per week

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Flexible schedule
- Wellness program

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Retention bonus

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2024-03-31
Expected start date: 2024-05-01