Horticulturist I - Outdoor Turf Maintenance

Performs all duties associated with the maintenance and care of turf and outdoor landscaping at the Missouri Botanical Garden, including installation and maintenance of landscapes and individual plants, accurate record keeping and plant labeling, and performing seasonal tasks as assigned.

Requirements

• Performs a wide range of landscape/maintenance tasks important to the preservation, protection and transplanting of existing turf and landscape features
• Identifies low areas, potholes, and other trip hazards present in turf and mitigates filling and reseeding as appropriate
• Maintains meadow areas and naturalized bulb collections and adds to these through selection and acquisition of plant material in line with MBGs plant collections development activities
• Performs and assists with irrigation auditing as required
• Oversees and is responsible for specific areas in the assigned mowing schedule in day-to-day operations
• Performs seasonal tasks as assigned including leaf mulching, tree maintenance, weeding, flower show set-up and maintenance, and snow/ice removal
• Assists with the maintenance of main site plantings including but not limited to; planting, pruning, weeding and mulching
• Helps with installation and maintenance of the floral display shows
• Performs plant record keeping at the highest level ensuring that all plants in the collection have accession labels at all times and all maintenance information regarding the collection (i.e. new plantings, divisions, moves, deaths, etc.) is up to date at all times
• Exhibits the highest level of ethical conduct in obtaining and sharing plant material and ensures compliance with MBG policies
• Maintains general care of mowers and landscaping tools, horticultural tools, and technical equipment, including lubricating and general cleaning. Refers more serious problems to Supervisor.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off
• 401k Matching
• Retirement Plan
• Life Insurance
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance