Why would you work with Atzinger Gardens???

• Practice horticulture and gardening with us. Foster a deep interest in plants, gardening, and design and other workers who also share this interest.
• Work in some of the most beautiful private gardens in and around Ann Arbor.
• Do detailed gardening, not just generic landscape work
• Have peace of mind with health insurance coverage
• Be paid each week by direct deposit for convenience
• Wear comfortable, moisture wicking uniform shirts for summer, and uniform vests for spring and fall.
• Make new friends who share your love for plants and garden design
• Work hand-in-hand with happy customers who are grateful for our unique gardening service
• Come for monthly training mornings with coffee and donuts. We will teach and discuss techniques that will prepare us for the unique tasks of each month and season in the gardens.
• Work with a friendly, approachable, dedicated crew
• Work in a growing small business. We have open ears to your constructive ideas.
• Grow a career in the green industry

AtzingerGardens.com is a good place to find out more about us.

Most of us tend our own gardens and enjoy this work both as a profession and a hobby. Our business finds success by providing care - customers are listened to, expectations are met, problems are fixed. We provide care through a gardening process that is thoughtful, detailed, efficient and reliable. Through our work, customers appreciate their plants and outdoor spaces.

What would you do from day-to-day, and what are the requirements?

Use your love and knowledge of plants and ornamental gardening. Devote yourself to your client’s enjoyment of their gardens through leading and working alongside a small, dedicated crew of gardeners. Direct your crew in weeding, proper trimming, fertilizing, mulching, planting/transplanting, diagnosing pests, and general garden care.

• Do fine gardening for clients of assigned gardening accounts, anticipate needs, communicate recommendations, ensure requests are met and problems are solved
• Guide and work alongside a crew in effectively and efficiently maintaining gardens to an exceptional standard guided by proper horticultural practices
• Collaborate with the head gardener to adapt and augment gardens as they grow, fulfilling design intentions
• Identify plants, soil types, weeds, and pests and match to maintenance requirements
• Anticipate logistics of jobs such as material deliveries, setting up equipment
• Apply or oversee the application of pesticides using integrated pest management techniques
• Liaise with Owner and Operations Manager regarding personnel actions
• Keep and organize job notes, expenses, and invoicing information for each visit
• Recommend innovations to gardening crew operating procedures
• Partners with Owner on multiple facets of business operation
• Performs other duties as assigned

Schedule
7am-5:30pm M-F. Saturdays used as makeup rain days and during busy season.
Season runs from late February to mid-December
Winter planning and setup for following season may be requested but is not guaranteed

Requirements
Experience in ornamental gardening and/or horticulture (identification, planting, soil health, disease and pest treatment, etc.) required.
Education or certification in horticulture or a similar field is preferred

Job location - Ann Arbor, MI

Pay - $17-22.5/hr
Incentive Program
Health Insurance

Key Words: Crew leader, Horticulture, Landscaping, Gardening, Gardener, Manager, Landscape Crew Leader, Grounds Maintenance, Botany, Landscape Crew Supervisor, Crew Supervisor, Softscape, Landscape Maintenance.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $17.00 - $22.50 per hour

Benefits:

• Health insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Application Question(s):

• Briefly describe your experience in gardening, whether it be as a profession or as a hobby or volunteer opportunity.

Experience:

• Gardening: 1 year (Required)

Work Location: In person

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