Do you love working outdoors, caring for plants, and being part of a fun and passionate team?

Native Edible Designs is a growing sustainable gardening business located in southern Rhode Island.  We are a fun, talented, and dedicated team of gardeners! You will have the opportunity to learn and hone your skills in the field while maintaining beautiful gardens in southern Rhode Island. We are currently looking for candidates who are interested in growing their career in the horticultural industry with a passion for sustainability.

Join a fun, talented and dedicated team of gardeners!

We are currently seeking quality landscape professionals for full and part-time positions in leading a crew landscape maintenance, horticulture & fine gardening. You will have the opportunity to consistently learn and hone your skills in the field while maintaining some of the most highly regarded landscapes in the area. Our crew leaders create and maintain landscapes for clients who truly appreciate our horticultural knowledge, craft, and professionalism. We are currently looking for a candidate who is interested in moving their career forward by taking the next step in the horticultural industry and leading a crew!

  • Pay Rate: $30-35 / hour

    Requirements:

    • 3-4+ years of professional gardening experience

    • Horticulture or related field experience

    • Love of the outdoors, trees, plants, and garden spaces

    • Constant desire to learn and share knowledge

    • Professionalism, effective communication, attention to detail

    • Strong work ethic, demonstrable ability in prioritization

    • Willingness to work in all weather conditions

    • Ability to work a full day with physical demands

    • Ability to lift/carry loads up to 40 pounds

    • Current driver’s license

    • Use of own reliable transportation required

    • Willing and able to lead other gardeners to nurture and care for gardens

    • Is an enthusiastic and confident driver, machine operator, and tool manager

    • Is eager to learn and expand personal skills for versatility and competence

    • Deeply interested in building & nurturing relationship connections with coworkers & clients

    • Avid interest in the environment, ecosystems, and sustainable practices

    • Leadership experience a plus

    Responsibilities and Duties:

    • Show up on time everyday prepared to work outdoors all day in any condition.

    • Complete all assigned work when scheduled

    • Communicate with, coordinate with, and manage assigned crew members

    • Clock in/out assigned crew members daily & accurately

    • Keep truck and tools clean and organized

    • Communicate with clients in person and through business phone number

    • Proactively notify the owner of equipment and tools needing repairs

    • Keep thorough work log

    • Perform proper maintenance of client gardens, including but not limited to perennial, annual, and vegetable gardens

    • Install and maintain Spring and Summer container gardens, Fall plantings

    • Light pruning of ornamental shrubs and small trees

    • Sense of ownership in your custom garden assignments

    • Opportunity for garden design work & project management

    Benefits:

    • Training & growth opportunities

    • Four paid holidays per year after the first 4 months of employment

    • Competitive pay

    • Flexibility

    • Get paid to exercise outside!

    • Receive up to 100% off educational expenses paid for continuing education in a related field


These jobs are physical labor positions and may require you to work hard at times and/or require you to work outside in all weather conditions including rain, cold, or heat.