About the Role

Well Contained Garden is seeking a Part-Time Seasonal Container Gardening Specialist to work with our team in the planting and maintenance of outdoor container gardens at Raleigh-area homes and businesses.

Your Day-to-Day

• Pulling plants by botanical and common name based on a customer pull sheets.

• Delivering and installing pre-designed and planted porch pots at customer’s homes around Raleigh, NC.

• Planting customer’s planters with specific plants following a provided planter “recipe”.

• Picking up plant material from local growers and nurseries, checking orders and verifying plant quality.

• Watering-in and applying fertilizer to freshly planted container gardens.

• Cleanup onsite at customer’s locations.

• Loading/unloading plant material from trucks and vehicles.

• Conducting onsite container gardening maintenance including pruning/deadheading, watering, application of fertilizer and pest remediation.

• Hourly wage negotiable and based on level of experience.

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of flowering annuals/perennials that grow in Horticultural Zone 8A.

• Experience planting container gardens, window boxes, and hanging baskets with seasonal color in a variety of light conditions.

• Ability to make onsite decisions in a timely manner with regard to plant placement within a planter.

• Excellent garden maintenance knowledge and experience including: proper watering techniques, pruning practices, fertilization schedules, and pest/disease treatment programs.

• Ability to identify common insect pests/diseases and apply proper treatment as necessary.

• Excellent customer service skills and ability to communicate professionally with clients and other onsite contractors.

• Valid NC Driver’s License and good driving record required.

• Must be able to lift 35 pounds.

• Ability to work flexible part-time hours between 8AM - 3PM.

• Demonstrated ability and affinity for “getting your hands dirty”!

• (Preferred) Experience installing and setting up drip irrigation systems including: setting timeclocks with days/times/program schedules, running a systems test, proper installation of drip tubing in planters.

About Us

Well Contained Garden was launched in 2023 in the Raleigh, NC area and is a female-owned small business. Our goal is to make having seasonally-updated, gorgeously-lush planters easy for local homes and businesses