Nurserypersons

What the job involves

• 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