Gardener

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Start Date: Right away  Compensation: $15-$20/hour

Title:  Eco-Gardener 
Compensation: $15-25 an hour depending upon experience; based on a 40 hour week.  

Plan it Wild is a sustainable landscape company that transforms private yards and commercial landscapes into beautiful native habitats that increase biodiversity, carbon capture, and absorb stormwater.  Our brand of ecological landscaping is a simplified approach to restoring native plants and habitats on your land.  We want each customer to get a personal experience from us and to know the value of rewilding their land.   We also only maintain yards with electric-powered equipment.  

Plan it Wild is searching for a new member of the garden installation crew to work with our landscaping team to plant and maintain our native gardens in Westchester County, NY and Fairfield County, CT.

Responsibilities/Duties

  • Site prep. Work with the team to prepare a site for planting.
  • Planting. Work with the team to plant native habitats as specified in our designs or sketches or by the team leader.   
  • Experience with standard planting equipment and materials as well as yard maintenance equipment, but especially electric machines. 
  • Clean up. Work with the team to clean up client sites and to maintain and store equipment.
  • Invasive plant removal and identification.
  • Heavy lifting is part of the job.

Qualifications/Requirements

  • Driver’s license.
  • Working outside. 
  • Care with plants and adhering to standards 
  • Enjoy the outdoors and working with native plants and building gardens
  • Enjoy physical labor and working with a team

PREFERRED:

  • Good communication skills and comfort working with clients and crew in a fast paced environment

Additional Information

We are an open fair new company that respects all its employees and their aspirations.  

Contact Information

Plan it Wild
Contact Name: Bram Gunther
Email: bram@planitwild.com
Phone: 646 305 2525