Job Summary: Performs a variety of seasonal gardening and grounds maintenance work considering the seasonal schedules or project plans for the NEXCOM Hospitality Group (NHG) property, suitability of the weather, and degree of moisture in the soil and stage of plant growth.

Duties and Responsibilities: Decides when and which standard methods to use in planting, transplanting, seeding, re-sodding, mulching, dusting, spraying, watering, cultivating, cutting, arranging, pruning and trimming trees, shrubs, flowers and grass.

Inspects for plant diseases, (molds, brown spots, rusts, blight, mildew) plant insects (leaf miner, scales, borers, slugs) and unusual or poor plant growth. Selects and uses fungicides, insecticides and herbicides for the control of diseases, insects and weeds.

Determines when plants need additional watering and how long they should be watered. Observes plants and thins or transplants when they have grown too close together or too large for their locations. Decides when shrubs have reached the proper stage of growth for trimming and when trees need pruning to remove obviously diseased limbs or excess branches.

Compute quantities of plants seeds and other materials needed for specific areas. Starts new plants in seedbeds or cold frames. May also reproduce plants through cuttings, rooting, grafting and layering.

Operates a variety of hand and power operated garden tools and equipment such as: seeders, spreaders, edger's, hedge trimmers, pruning, shears and sprayers.

Picks up trash and vacuums parking lots and sidewalks daily.

Reports to supervisor or security personnel acts of vandalism and or damage to NHG facilities.

Performs other related duties as assigned

This position is represented by the American Federation of Government Employees, Local 22.

GENERAL EXPERIENCE One year of experience performing gardening and grounds maintenance work. SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE One year of high school education may be substituted for 3 months of general experience up to a High School Diploma or GED for one year of general experience. AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE One year of gardening experience that included responsibility of determining when and what standard methods to use in planting transplanting seeding sodding mulching dusting spraying watering cultivating cutting arranging pruning and trimming trees shrubs flowers and grass etc.