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Construction Specialization
- Stone garden walls
- Rock gardens
- Retaining walls
- Poured concrete
- Interlocking brick
- Fieldstone paths
- Ornamental ponds, fountains and waterfalls
- Automated irrigation system
Additional Skills
- Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
Area of Specialization
- Landscape construction
- Landscape design
- Plant knowledge and identification
Work Setting
- Lawn care company
- Landscape contractor
- Golf course
- Construction company
- Nursery - horticulture
Own Tools/Equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Gloves
Work Site Environment
- Dangerous
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Noisy
- Odours
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Work Location Information
- Various locations
Landscaping Experience
- Park and recreation sites
- Sports field
- Residential projects
- Commercial and/or industrial construction
Personal Suitability
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Team player
- Client focus
- Reliability
- Organized
Landscape and Horticulture Technicians and Specialists Specific Skills
- Examine trees and shrubs to diagnose problems and disease
- Apply various treatments such as pruning, spraying, repairing damaged areas and injecting with treatment solutions
- Direct crews who maintain the health and appearance of golf courses and their surrounding landscapes
- Plant and move trees
- Apply fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides, pesticides and other lawn care products
- Plan and co-ordinate the growth and use of plants for landscaping, ornamental uses and other purposes
- Plan and construct landscaped environments which may include trees, shrubberies, lawns, fences, decks, patios and other landscape structures
- Plant and maintain private and public lawns and gardens
- Assess the health of lawns