Botanical Garden Horticulturist

Job overview

The Botanical Garden Horticulturist role is onsite in New Orleans, LA. Pay is $17.51 per hour. The role supports hands-on maintenance of assigned garden areas and City Park’s sustainability goals. The horticulturist provides daily care and upkeep for garden areas and plant collections. By maintaining plant health, cleanliness, and garden infrastructure, the role contributes to the park’s natural environment and visitor experience.

What you'll do

• Provide basic care, maintenance, repairs, and improvements in assigned garden areas
• conduct and record fertilizer, pesticide, and herbicide applications under supervision
• use hand tools and landscape power equipment
• remove leaves, branches, and debris
• prepare soil, plant, transplant, mulch, water, weed, fertilize, prune, mow, rake, and blow
• monitor plant collections for pests and diseases and report issues to a supervisor.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

botanical garden

horticulturist

plant care

garden maintenance

landscape equipment

pest monitoring

sustainability

full-time

new orleans la

city park conservancy

$17.51/hr

weekend work

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires a high school diploma or equivalent, a valid driver’s license, and at least one year of horticulture experience or vocational training; some weekend work is mandatory.

About the employer

City Park Conservancy is hiring for this role. Industry: Zoos and Botanical Gardens. Sector: 71.