Horticulture Assistant

The Horticulture Assistant performs a variety of skilled and semi-skilled tasks in maintaining indoor and outdoor plant collections.

• Assists in planting trees, shrubs, perennials, and annuals.


• Performs landscape maintenance as needed or assigned, including mowing, weeding, pruning, spring cleanup, edging, mulching, and fall cleanup.


• Assists with landscape construction projects, including building of retaining walls, paver installation, grading, drainage work, and irrigation installation.


• Operates water truck and pump.


• Properly prunes indoor and outdoor ornamental plant specimens.


• Supports the Zoo's animal browse supplemental feeding program.


• Assists in various housekeeping tasks.


• Performs other duties as assigned or apparent.