Overview
Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists survey and assess landscapes; draw sketches and build models of landscape designs; construct and maintain gardens, parks, golf courses and other landscaped environments; advise clients on issues related to horticulture such as irrigation; breed, cultivate and study plants; and treat injured and diseased trees and plants. They are employed by landscape designers and contractors, lawn service and tree care establishments, golf courses, nurseries and greenhouses, and municipal, provincial and national parks, or they may be self-employed.
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Arborists and tree service technicians
Examine trees and shrubs to diagnose problems and disease, and apply various treatments such as pruning, spraying, repairing damaged areas and injecting with treatment solutions.
Golf course superintendents
Direct crews who maintain the health and appearance of golf courses and their surrounding landscapes, plant and move trees, and apply fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides and pesticides.
Horticulturists
Plan and coordinate the growth and use of plants for landscaping, ornamental uses and other purposes.
Landscape designers and landscape architectural technicians and technologists
Survey and assess sites, prepare drawings, sketches and reports and perform other duties to assist landscape architects in designing landscaped environments.
Landscape gardeners
Plant and maintain private and public lawns and gardens.
Landscapers
Plan and construct landscaped environments which may include trees, shrubberies, lawns, fences, decks, patios and other landscape structures.
Lawn care specialists
Visit clients, assess the health of lawns, and apply fertilizer, pesticides and other lawn care products.