ReWild Gardens designs, installs and maintains residential and commercial habitat-friendly native gardens that range from traditional/semi-formal plantings, rain gardens, alternative lawn and naturalized areas. We utilize pollinator/wildlife-friendly practices and maintenance procedures - that means lots of hands-on work (no loud machinery), no pesticide, limited (targeted) herbicide use and intelligent timing on maintenance to protect valuable insect life and ecology.
We are looking to recruit a few hard working and detailed landscapers who are passionate about native plants, habitat gardening and creating a nature-forward impact in their community.
*Qualifications:
Must have preexisting (1+ year) of gardening/landscape work and maintenance or relevant education/experience.*
- Ability and willingness to swiftly learn new techniques and gain knowledge in the field. Basic Native plant Identification will be a requirement of this position.
- Driver's license with good driving record.
- Ability to perform tasks that require rigorous physical work (kneeling, bending, crouching) and ability to repeatedly (safely & effectively) lift 50 lbs.
- Ability to work around natural materials such as soil, plants, mulch, straw, etc. that may contain mold, fungi, pollen and other allergens.
- Hardscape experience and fine gardening experience desirable but not required.
Duties + Responsibilities:
Performs a variety of general labor tasks needed to create gardens and outdoor spaces including:
- Pulling and digging weeds, manual sod removal (sod kicker)
- Edging installation
- Shoveling and spreading mulch, soil, gravel, stone
- Tree/shrub shearing/pruning
- Hand excavation (digging holes/rain gardens) using hand tools
- Plant installation (plugs, #1+)
- Site and tool clean up
- Must be able to work outdoors performing physical work for prolonged periods of time in varying weather conditions, including extreme heat and extreme cold.
- Willingness to take direction and work well with others.
- Willingness to learn plant/weed identification.
**A positive, creative and optimistic attitude - pride of work, integrity, honesty, grit and client satisfaction are absolute necessities to work with us. We have a “the customer is always right” approach.**
What You Can Expect:
We are located in East Bloomington. A typical day begins with meeting up at our location where we will discuss that day’s projects, sites and all necessary items/tasks needed. Load up appropriate tools, complete necessary shop tasks/equipment upkeep and head to job sites.
You may be asked to drive to job sites in your own vehicle and/or meet at a site. Mileage will be reimbursed for travel between job sites. Sites are typically located within 30 minute radius of the Twin Cities metro area. You will have an experienced leader on site. A typical day starts at 8 am and goes until 5 - 6 pm.
Hours:
We are seeking full time and part time applicants at this time, we are willing to work with part time flexible scheduling as long as scheduled work hours/days are fixed. This is a seasonal position. We are in seeking new gardeners to start Mid - Late August; our season usually ends mid November.
Perks:
We are a small business that is actively growing - we work hard in every aspect and every project/client gets our best effort... There is lots of opportunity to grow with us as a new crew member to become a field lead/assistant.
- Work schedule can be flexible; we are willing to accommodate most schedules.
- The ability to work outside with unique plant material in diverse sites alongside great people - appreciate the value of free sunshine and nature!
Resume will be required for consideration - please include a cover letter letting us know why you'd like to work with ReWild!
Keywords: gardener, landscaper, landscaping, habitat gardening, ecological landscaping, pollinators, nature, hardscaping, sustainable
Pay: $18.00 - $22.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
Experience:
- landscape: 1 year (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Bloomington, MN 55420 (Required)
Work Location: In person
