Horticulturist (Gardens)
Core
Care, development, curation, and conservation of living plant collections and garden areas at world-class botanic gardens.
Role type
Horticulturist (Gardens)
Builds
Maintains safe, well-presented garden areas and supports landscape development projects.
Domain
Botanic gardens / Horticulture
Deliverable
physical/clinical work (via careerplan.io/jobs/86b6d1e4-e73a-4a41-8846-09954a3c9236-horticulturist-gardens-at-royal-botanic-gardens-victoria)
Required skills
Plant identification, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), irrigation system maintenance, plant record keeping, landscape presentation, horticultural machinery operation, farm chemical handling
Preferred skills
Large garden management experience, customer service, digital literacy, collaboration with apprentices and volunteers
Technologies
Horticultural machinery, irrigation systems
Responsibilities
Apply horticultural expertise across plant selection, growing environments, and plant performance; contribute to collection management and horticultural planning; monitor and maintain irrigation systems; implement planting schemes; maintain accurate plant and collection records.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC