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Garden Centre Plant Expert
Location: Henley-On-Thames
Salary: Negotiable (Dependent on Experience)
Hours: Full-Time, 40 hours per week
Join a friendly and dedicated Plant Team at a highly respected, family-run garden centre!
Following a period of exciting growth, they're seeking a passionate and hardworking individual to nurture and maintain their extensive collection of plants in their busy nursery. Working alongside an experienced team, you'll play a vital role in ensuring the health and vibrancy of thousands of plants.
Main Responsibilities:
- Sharing your plant expertise by providing knowledgeable advice to our valued customers on plants, shrubs, and trees, and all things relating to gardening!
- Inspiring creativity and delighting customers by assisting with and creating stunning hanging baskets.
- Nurturing new life by expertly potting young plants.
- Ensuring efficient stock management through moving and organising plants.
- Accurately fulfilling customer orders by picking the required stock.
- Efficiently managing incoming plant deliveries.
- Contributing to the smooth running of the nursery by processing potting requirements.
- Maintaining a clean, safe, and organised nursery environment through general housekeeping tasks.
- Championing plant health through consistent watering, weeding, and deadheading.
- Cultivating beauty by planting, watering, and fertilizing a diverse range of flowers, shrubs, and trees.
- Protecting the plants by monitoring for and controlling pests and diseases.
- Ensuring optimal plant hydration by installing and maintaining irrigation systems.
Skills/Experience Required:
- Proven experience in a similar horticultural role or a strong knowledge of gardening principles.
- A proactive and self-motivated individual who takes initiative.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively interact with colleagues and customers.
- A flexible and adaptable approach to manage changing priorities and varying workloads.
Important Note: This is a physically active role that requires the ability to move and lift heavy or bulky items on a daily basis. Please carefully consider this aspect before applying.
Ready to cultivate your career in a vibrant and supportive environment? We'd love to hear from you!
