Fine Gardening & Landscaping Assistant

Overview

Gardening assistant for a private residence with extensive perennial garden beds, a formal kitchen garden and substantial edible landscaping crops. The primary role is as a gardener, with occasional property management and farming tasks as needed. The assistant will also help care for the landscape at a seasonal lakefront property. This is a part-time, seasonal position. The duration is weather dependent, but anticipated to begin in mid- to late April and run through mid- to late November.

This position is 15–20 hours per week, with the possibility of additional hours for trail maintenance or forestry work for the right candidate.

• Position
  
  Start Date:
  
  Late April
• Pay Rate:
  Commensurate with experience
• For consideration, please email resume and cover letter to contact below.

• Preparing gardens for planting, including soil preparation, raking, composting and mulching.
• Installing new plantings.
• Helping to plant annual container gardens.
• Assisting with weeding, deadheading and pruning garden beds.
• Watering newly established plants and kitchen garden.
• Harvesting fruit and vegetable crops as needed.
• Participating in the upkeep and maintenance of the main property at Lilac Ridge along with the lakefront property. This could include leaf blowing, weed-wacking, barn clean up, fence repair.
• Assisting with bringing in and stacking hay.
• Performing trail maintenance.
• Helping with fall cleanup of both properties, including leaf pickup, putting away outdoor furniture and winterizing the properties.
• Cutting back herbaceous perennials in the fall.

• A strong interest in gardening. A minimum of 1 year of experience.
• Basic plant and weed  basic gardening skills.
• A desire to perform physical work outside, even in adverse conditions.
• Ability to stand, bend, stoop, squat for long periods and ability to lift up to 50lbs.
• Must be a quick learner and able to work well both independently and with a team.

Tacy Lincoln

For consideration, please email resume and cover letter to the contact below.