Landscaper

Work setting

• Construction company
• Landscape contractor
• Private company, corporation or industry

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Estimate costs
• Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
• Apply fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides, pesticides and other lawn care products
• Apply various treatments such as pruning, spraying, repairing damaged areas and injecting with treatment solutions
• Examine trees and shrubs to diagnose problems and disease
• Plan and co-ordinate the growth and use of plants for landscaping, ornamental uses and other purposes
• Plan and construct landscaped environments which may include trees, shrubberies, lawns, fences, decks, patios and other landscape structures
• Plant and maintain private and public lawns and gardens
• Plant and move trees

Experience and specialization

Landscaping experience

• Residential projects
• Commercial and/or industrial construction

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Repetitive tasks