Plant Care Specialist / Horticulturist POST NUMBER: 481455

Location: Boston
Compensation: $30-$36/hour
Benefits: Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Tool Allowance, Performance Bonus Opportunities

Position Overview

A growing landscape and horticultural services company is seeking an experienced Plant Care Specialist / Horticulturist to join its field operations team. This hands-on role is responsible for maintaining the health, appearance, and long-term success of residential and commercial landscape plantings. The ideal candidate is passionate about plants, possesses strong horticultural knowledge, and enjoys working outdoors while delivering high-quality landscape maintenance and installation services. Candidates should be comfortable leading small crews, identifying plant health issues, and providing exceptional service to clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform horticultural maintenance including pruning, deadheading, weeding, edging, mulching, fertilizing, and seasonal cleanups
• Identify trees, shrubs, perennials, grasses, and other landscape plants
• Diagnose plant health issues, including pests, diseases, and environmental stressors, and recommend appropriate treatments
• Install trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, and other plant materials according to site plans and project specifications
• Read and interpret landscape plans, planting plans, and design drawings
• Lead and mentor field team members while maintaining quality and productivity standards
• Communicate professionally with clients regarding landscape conditions, recommendations, and project updates
• Monitor landscape health and proactively identify maintenance needs
• Apply horticultural treatments in accordance with safety and regulatory requirements
• Maintain tools, equipment, and vehicles in safe and organized condition

Qualifications

• 3 years of horticulture, gardening, landscape maintenance, or related experience
• Strong plant identification skills and working knowledge of ornamental landscape materials
• Experience with planting, pruning, and landscape maintenance best practices
• Ability to identify and address common pest and disease issues
• Experience leading or supervising field crews preferred
• Ability to read and interpret landscape and planting plans
• Strong communication and customer service skills
• Valid driver's license with a clean driving record
• Ability to work outdoors in varying weather conditions and perform physical labor
• Bilingual English/Spanish skills are a plus

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.