Australian GovernmentStudy Australia

Garden and Nursery Labourers

Garden and Nursery Labourers perform a variety of routine tasks in propagating, cultivating and maintaining plants in gardens and horticultural nurseries.

What the job involves

  • Loading, unloading and moving garden supplies and equipment

  • Preparing garden sites and plots using hand tools and machines

  • Assisting with planting and transplanting flowers, shrubs, trees and lawns

  • Maintaining gardens by watering, weeding and mowing lawns

  • Cleaning gardens and removing rubbish

  • Assisting with propagating, planting and potting seeds, bulbs and cuttings

  • Tending plants by hand watering and weeding

  • Adjusting mist irrigation systems, shade and ventilation

  • Harvesting and packaging plants for sale and transport