Job Description

Job Title

Horticultural Services Division

Job Description

The Division of Horticultural Services (HS) is responsible for the maintenance of ten acres of exterior landscape; which includes the West and East Buildings of the National Gallery of Art and a six-acre sculpture garden. In addition, HS is responsible for four interior gardens, twelve greenhouses, four cold frames and specialty gardens. The division also assumes the responsibility for meeting floral and foliage requirements for over 250 special events per year. Furthermore, the division is responsible for the contract for exterior step washing, sidewalk cleaning, daily exterior trash removal and snow removal. HS is responsible for performing interior maintenance, operation of landscape equipment, exterior landscape maintenance and greenhouse maintenance. In addition, HS performs special event setup.

Duties

Duties for this position include:

• Performing proper pruning, watering, weeding, planting, fertilizing, cleaning, mulching, pest control, and equipment operation carried out in assigned area, following industry standards.
• Performing/Conducting new installations, fertilization, chemical weed control and pest control for annual bedding plants, tropical foliage plants, woody plants and herbaceous perennials.
• Monitoring and maintaining turf, proper mowing, fertilization, weeding, insect/disease control, aerating, overseeding, sodding, and edging.
• Monitoring and maintaining irrigation system components and notifying the lead horticulturist of deficiencies to ensure proper watering of plant material.
• Removing snow/ice with appropriate equipment and spreading ice melting material as needed in hardscape areas to assure safe access to museums, gardens, support facilities and parking lots.

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