Edible Landscape Gardener

Farmscape•Los Angeles, CA

3d•$20 - $23•Remote

About The Position

Farmscape is seeking a reliable, detail-oriented gardener to maintain edible gardens, fruit trees, and ornamental landscapes at residential properties throughout Los Angeles. This is a mobile, route-based garden maintenance position. Most workdays involve traveling between several client properties and completing scheduled garden and landscape services, sometimes independently and sometimes alongside another gardener. Employees use a reliable personal vehicle to travel between properties and receive mileage reimbursement based on annual IRS rates. Travel between assigned work locations during the workday is paid working time.

Requirements

At least one year of professional experience in landscaping, gardening, farming, horticulture, grounds maintenance, or a related field.
Working knowledge of plant care, including planting, pruning, watering, fertilizing, weeding, mulching, and soil preparation.
Reliable, organized, and able to manage a daily route independently after training.
Ability to perform sustained physical work outdoors in varying weather conditions, including bending, kneeling, using hand tools, and lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Valid driver’s license and an acceptable driving record.

Nice To Haves

Experience maintaining residential landscapes, fine gardens, edible gardens, or fruit trees.
Familiarity with Southern California plants and common plant-health, pest, disease, and irrigation issues.
Experience working independently on a mobile service or maintenance route.

Responsibilities

Maintain edible gardens, fruit trees, ornamental plantings, and other residential landscapes throughout Los Angeles.
Perform routine and seasonal care, including planting, harvesting, pruning, weeding, watering, fertilizing, mulching, soil preparation, and cleanup.
Identify and care for common edible, ornamental, and native plants, including annual vegetables, herbs, fruit trees, and edible perennials.
Monitor plant health and troubleshoot common pest, disease, soil, and irrigation problems, escalating repair or treatment needs when appropriate.
Perform physical landscape work, including digging, raking, shoveling, and moving tools, equipment, soil, compost, and other materials.
Keep client properties, tools, equipment, vehicles, and work areas clean, organized, and safe.
Complete an assigned daily service route efficiently and to Farmscape’s quality standards, driving between client properties, vendors, and company locations.
Work independently after training, manage time across scheduled properties, and communicate promptly when work cannot be completed as planned.
Complete service logs, photographs, client updates, and other required documentation accurately and on time.
Follow Farmscape’s work plans, horticultural practices, communication procedures, and safety standards, and attend required meetings and training.
Communicate professionally with clients, provide appropriate garden updates, and promptly escalate client requests, property damage, scheduling issues, and other concerns.
Collaborate with coworkers, communicate supply and inventory needs, respond constructively to feedback, and represent Farmscape professionally at every property.
Perform other related gardening, landscaping, farming, and maintenance duties as needed.