Lauren’s Garden Service

2019 Part Time Native Plant Nursery Associate, full time if strong in marketing/social media knowledge and experience or can help administrative assistant with office tasks.

Pay

$13-15/hr

Hours:

Mon-Sat 9am-3pm, Saturdays off in June, July, Aug

Seasonal:
April thru end of Oct 2019

General Description

We are a small, local, eco-friendly garden company and native plant nursery looking for a nursery assistant to run our Saturday sales and help out with general nursery tasks during the weekdays. We are located in Glenwood, MD.  We sell a variety of native perennials, shrubs, and trees, as well as some annuals and garden accents.

We are looking for someone who is available to start in April of 2019.

General Duties:

  • Water and maintain nursery stock, clientele stock, and container gardens around nursery property.
  • Move and organize plant deliveries.
  • Prepare for offsite sales and events
  • Pick up plant orders from various wholesale nurseries.
  • Take accurate inventory to post online.
  • Put out road signs for sale
  • Help customers choose plants that work for their needs.
  • Receive payment through cash, check, or credit card
  • Help customers load purchases into their car
  • Pick-up road signs
  • Take photos of nursery and post on social media for promotion
  • Chat with customers and represent our landscaping company

Requirements:

  • Knowledge of Maryland native plants
  • Ability to accurately assess water needs of plant stock. Know when something is being over watered or not watered enough.
  • Reliable transportation to and from work, as well as to pick-up and put out road signs.
  • Customer service and retail skills
  • Must be able to lift 50 lbs and work in various weather conditions.

 

Please email your resume and 3 professional references to laurengardens@gmail.com