Becoming a Nurseryperson in Queensland

About this role

Nurserypersons propagate and cultivate trees, shrubs, and ornamental and flowering plants in plant nurseries.

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

Typical tasks for a Nurseryperson include:

• preparing potting media and containers before planting
• selecting seeds, bulbs and cuttings, and planting them in beds, lawn areas and tubs
• budding and grafting vegetative material onto root stock
• watering plants manually and controlling automatic watering operations
• applying pesticides to control pests, diseases, weeds and nutritional and environmental plant disorders
• keeping records of soil mixtures, plantings, treatments, losses and yields
• selecting plants and packaging them for presentation and delivery
• advising customers on plant care and appropriate plants for local conditions
• may plan sales area layouts and visual merchandise presentation.