Becoming a Gardener (General) in Queensland

About this role

Gardeners (General) plant, cultivate and maintain parks and gardens.

What you might do day-to-day in this job

Typical tasks for a Gardener (General) include:

• prepares and maintains seedbeds and growing sites
• propagates and plants trees, bushes, hedges, flowers and bulbs
• prepares lawn areas by spreading top soil and planting grass, and laying instant turf
• maintains planted and grassed areas by weeding, trimming, fertilising, watering and mowing
• prunes trees and hedges, and installs plant support and protection devices
• constructs gravel and paved areas, walls, fences, pergolas, ponds, barbecues and garden furniture
• examines trees to asses their condition and determine treatment
• lopping limbs off trees and shaping branches using chain or handsaws
• sprays and dusts plants and trees to control insects and disease, and fells diseased trees.