Native Plant Nursery Assistant- position opens in early April and continues through the end of October

Love native plants and working outside?  We are looking for a self starter who is detailed, organized, and communicative.  Must be flexible with a variety of indoor administrative and outdoor nursery tasks.

Wednesday-Sunday, 7AM-3PM

Seasonal position- April through end of October

Pay- $13-16/hr – Depending on experience

General Duties:

  • Waters nursery plants, client hold section plants, and containers/gardens on property
  • Accepts and unloads deliveries
  • Moves and organizes plants
  • Takes thorough and accurate plant inventories, and updates them on website and social media
  • Helps with merchandising, promotion of nursery stock, pots, garden accents, and other items for sale
  • Organizes the nursery area
  • Weeds pots, fixes signage, arranges plants
  • Helps customers visiting the nursery with plant selections and moving purchases to their car
  • Keeps track of sales through paperwork and inventory
  • Puts out signs for Saturday sales
  • Helps customers select and pay for plants
  • Assists the Nursery Manager in organizing client plant hold section
  • Pulls/moves plants for online orders/contactless pick-ups
  • Helps promote the nursery and off site sales through social networking, daily Instagram and Facebook posts, hanging postcards on local bulletin boards
  • Helps with writing and posting blogs, and other social networking and business promotion strategies
  • Helps cover our retail store, Cultivate, as needed

Qualifications:

  • Must be able to lift 50 lbs and work in various weather conditions
  • A working knowledge of some native plants
  • Candidates must have their own reliable transportation
  • Must be on time for work, detail oriented, listen to instructions and behave professionally
  • A CBLP certification is not a must, but a bonus!

Compensation:

  • Healthcare benefits after 60 days
  • Paid holidays and birthday in 2nd year
  • Unemployment insurance is provided over winter for those returning for the next season

Email your resume to and 3 professional references to:

laurensgardens@gmail.com