Reporting to: Head Gardener.
Eden Gardens is a premier destination for garden lovers, offering 1.2ha of beautiful Display Gardens. Our gardens are renowned for their beauty and tranquillity, providing inspiration and enjoyment for visitors of all ages.
This position is responsible for the ongoing maintenance and Improvement of the Display Gardens. These gardens offer a diverse range of horticultural situations Including Native, Water, Perennial, Formal and Woodland Gardens - candidates for this role should reflect that. This position offers many opportunities for personal growth and expansion of skills.
Key Responsibilities:
General Responsibilities:
- Maintain and enhance the beauty of display gardens through pruning, planting, landscaping, weeding, mulching, and watering.
- Ensure all garden areas are kept tidy, healthy, and visually appealing.
- Work In a small close-knit team led by the Head Gardener.
- Monitor and develop plant diversity and health in the gardens to maintain high visual standards.
- Support the Company’s Vision and Mission through all programs and activities.
- Involvement with projects to Redevelop areas of the gardens.
Knowledge, Experience, and Approach
- Extensive experience in practical gardening work.
- Horticultural knowledge and its practical application in gardening.
- Strong communication skills, written and oral.
- Ability to work both in a team and independently.
- Passion for horticulture, plant knowledge, and hands-on gardening.
Activities
- Engage in physical gardening work throughout the site.
- Knowledge and experience of applying Fertilisers, Herbicides and Pesticides In various situations.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, especially OHS and work practices.
- Safe use and basic maintenance of tools, equipment, and machinery.
- Good experience In Formal Hedging, Topiary and various pruning techniques.
- Experience of Irrigation systems and an ability to Identify watering requirements of plant groups.
Personal Attributes
- Self-motivated, socially and community aware, and responsible.
- Able to work to high standards, with an emphasis on quality.
- As this Is a public Display Garden a friendly and polite nature Is required for occasional public engagement.
- Respectful of Colleagues at all times.
About Us:
Eden Gardens is Australia's most diverse retail and horticultural business incorporating unique plant ranges and retail operation (homewares and gifts) with dining, exhibition and event spaces and a focus on education to ensure our customers understand and appreciate the power of plants and how they can improve almost every aspect of our daily life.
We believe in Enriching People's Lives with Plants. Our vision is “To be universally recognised as the world’s leading retailer of plant related products that enrich people’s lives.”
Our team understand the holistic purpose of plants and are devoted to customer service and delighting customers. We strive to be personable and offer products that are striking quality and value, and hope that the customer experience here is inspiring and informative. We engage by contributing genuinely and without conditions in seeking to improve the quality of life of others through active participation with plants.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: $62,000.00 – $70,000.00 per year
Experience:
- Gardening: 5 years (Required)
Work Authorisation:
- Australia (Required)
Work Location: In person