Working outside, sharing plant knowledge, meeting friendly dogs, seeing people enjoy and appreciate the public spaces you maintain (&the occasional positive feedback that comes with that)

The challenges

When your parks or gardens get vandalised or destroyed, litter pickup and cleaning up after inconsiderate members of public.

Aug 2019

Being a Gardener is tough at times, although the freedom of the outdoors is priceless

Reviewer's Qualification

Certificate III in Horticulture (Parks and Gardens)

Experience

10+ years

Organisation size

Medium (20-199 employees)

Specialisation

Detail

The good things

It’s a fulfilling role with a wide range/variety of different duties it’s outdoors with Nature & fresh air with the sun in your face. each day is different depending on the weather the job type & days...

The challenges

It can be very physically demanding. Your busiest time of work is in the heat of summer, we’re everything is growing fast.

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