Queens Botanical Garden seeks individuals with an interest in public horticulture to assist with gardening work during the 2024 growing season. Duties and responsibilities include assisting horticulture staff in the planting, cultivating, and care of trees, shrubs, flowers and other flora as well as leading a group of 5-6 student youth in these same tasks for 6 weeks in July and August.

Queens Botanical Garden is an urban oasis where people, plants and cultures are celebrated through inspiring gardens, innovative educational programs, and demonstrations of environmental stewardship. The Garden seeks a maintainer to assist in the general maintenance and repair of botanical garden grounds, equipment, and facilities; and perform related work. Assists the Gardeners in maintaining and caring for living collections in the Garden and Arboretum, performs related work as required.

Queens Botanical Garden is an urban oasis where people, plants and cultures are celebrated through inspiring gardens, innovative educational programs, and demonstrations of environmental stewardship. The Garden is seeking a Gardener to assist in and perform gardening work.

Examples of Typical Tasks:
Under supervision, assists in and performs tasks such as planting, cultivating and caring for trees, flowers, plants, shrubs and other flora.
Assists in and performs tasks such as digging up, balling, burlapping and transplanting trees and shrubs. Digs up and transplants sod. Pots flowers and plants. Propagates plant life.
Assists in and performs tasks involved in maintenance and operations of greenhouses and nurseries.

Queens Botanical Garden is an urban oasis where people, plants and cultures are celebrated through inspiring gardens, innovative educational programs and demonstrations of environmental stewardship. Under supervision, the Assistant Botanical Garden Maintainer will assist in the general cleaning and maintenance and repair of botanical garden buildings and grounds, equipment, and facilities; perform related work. This is a full-time Union position with benefits. Compensation ranges from $37,861-$43,540 annually and is commensurate with experience. The schedule for this position will be Sunday through Thursday.