Cottage Lake Gardens is a one-acre garden with an exceptional collection of woody and herbaceous plants located on the eastern shore of Cottage Lake just west of Woodinville, Washington. It has one of the largest collections of Trillium in the United States. While the garden is a private garden, its goal is to become a public display garden to be used as an educational resource for horticultural education and conservation with a respected internship program.
Areas of Horticultural Training:
• Primary focus is on garden maintenance and specialized care of rare and unusual plants. This will include bed preparation and renovation, weeding, mulching, deadheading and pruning
• Plant propagation by cuttings, division and sowing of seeds
• Transplanting and repotting
• Composting
• Drip irrigation
• Learning to identify botanical collection by both common and botanical names
• Inventorying, mapping and tagging plants in botanical collection
• Working in garden’s small nursery
• Plant sale preparation.
Prerequisites: This program is designed for people who:
• Have a strong interest in horticulture and a desire to learn
• Are motivated and self-starting, comfortable occasionally working alone
• Are able to do physical labor
• Don’t mind working outside in rain or shine
• Are 18 years old or over
• Gardening experience is helpful but not necessary
Schedule:
• Interns can create an individual schedule that works best for them
• Minimum garden shift of 3 hours/week
• Internships program runs from March 1 to December 1
• Interns work directly with owner, Susie Egan.
Compensation:
Interns can work on an hourly basis at $10 per hour.
For more information or to apply please contact Susie Egan at segan@cottagelake.com
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Gardener - $15/hr
R&R Enterprises
No of Openings: 1
Work Schedule: part time
*Wage/Salary: $15 an hour
Employment Start Date: 10/11/10
*Job Description: Experienced gardener/pruner needed.
*Qualifications Required: Degree in Horticulture
*Application Instructions: Please email a resume to ginger@randrenterpriselandscaping.com
Contact Information
First Name: Ginger Goble-Van Diest
1560 NE 106th St.
Seattle, WA 98125
Phone: 2069318413
Email: ginger@randrenterpriselandscaping.com
*Job Location (City): Seattle
Degrees Preferred: Bachelor's
*Related LWTC Majors : Horticulture
No of Openings: 1
Work Schedule: part time
*Wage/Salary: $15 an hour
Employment Start Date: 10/11/10
*Job Description: Experienced gardener/pruner needed.
*Qualifications Required: Degree in Horticulture
*Application Instructions: Please email a resume to ginger@randrenterpriselandscaping.com
Contact Information
First Name: Ginger Goble-Van Diest
1560 NE 106th St.
Seattle, WA 98125
Phone: 2069318413
Email: ginger@randrenterpriselandscaping.com
*Job Location (City): Seattle
Degrees Preferred: Bachelor's
*Related LWTC Majors : Horticulture
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Landscape Maint. Crew Member - $10/hr+ DOE
Kaleidoscope Landscape, Inc.
No of Openings: 2
Work Schedule: varying 4 days within M-F 7AM - 6 PM
Hours per Week: 30-40
*Wage/Salary: 10+ DOE
Benefits: Medical and dental after 3 full months of employment. Performance based incentive bonus and performance based paid time off
Employment Start Date: ASAP
Supervisor: Brenda Miner or Cheryl Workman
*Job Description:
• Pruning appropriate to the season
• Raking and cleaning garden beds
• Powersweeping
• New plant installation
• Providing maintenance appropriate to the season
*Qualifications Required:
* Landscape maintenance experience
• Good work ethic, calling in sick when not actually ill is not considered good work ethic
• On time – you often show up early to allow for delays in travel
• Personable – work well with others as a team
• Good communication – ability to talk with clients and crew members, communicate clearly in English
• Professional appearance – clean clothing without holes (shirt, sweatshirt and jacket uniforms supplied)
• Ability to work outside in the elements year round
• Physical capabilities include lifting buckets of debris up over shoulder
• Passion for landscaping – landscaping is your career path, not a short term job. You have a love and understanding for working outdoors – rain, shine or snow, and you are not planning to ‘try-out’ this line of work just to see if you like it or as something to do before moving on to your true passion or school
• Detail oriented – you have an eye for impeccable work and continue to strive for it
• Stamina – you can keep up the pace throughout a 10 hour work day
• Constructive criticism – you are able to take direction from Crew Leaders and Account Managers and use the information to learn and grow, understanding our goal is to please the client while promoting sound horticultural practices
• Driving experience, valid driver’s license and a clean 3-year driving record – must show proof of prior to interview
Qualifications Preferred:
2+ years experience with landscape maintenance
5 years driving experience
*Application Instructions:
Send resume, cover letter and 3 year driving abstract to jobs@kaleidoscopeinc.net
Contact Information
Brenda Miner
2302 NE 94th St
Seattle, WA 98115
Phone: 206-525-0584
Fax: 206-525-2941
Email: brenda@kaleidoscopeinc.net
No of Openings: 2
Work Schedule: varying 4 days within M-F 7AM - 6 PM
Hours per Week: 30-40
*Wage/Salary: 10+ DOE
Benefits: Medical and dental after 3 full months of employment. Performance based incentive bonus and performance based paid time off
Employment Start Date: ASAP
Supervisor: Brenda Miner or Cheryl Workman
*Job Description:
• Pruning appropriate to the season
• Raking and cleaning garden beds
• Powersweeping
• New plant installation
• Providing maintenance appropriate to the season
*Qualifications Required:
* Landscape maintenance experience
• Good work ethic, calling in sick when not actually ill is not considered good work ethic
• On time – you often show up early to allow for delays in travel
• Personable – work well with others as a team
• Good communication – ability to talk with clients and crew members, communicate clearly in English
• Professional appearance – clean clothing without holes (shirt, sweatshirt and jacket uniforms supplied)
• Ability to work outside in the elements year round
• Physical capabilities include lifting buckets of debris up over shoulder
• Passion for landscaping – landscaping is your career path, not a short term job. You have a love and understanding for working outdoors – rain, shine or snow, and you are not planning to ‘try-out’ this line of work just to see if you like it or as something to do before moving on to your true passion or school
• Detail oriented – you have an eye for impeccable work and continue to strive for it
• Stamina – you can keep up the pace throughout a 10 hour work day
• Constructive criticism – you are able to take direction from Crew Leaders and Account Managers and use the information to learn and grow, understanding our goal is to please the client while promoting sound horticultural practices
• Driving experience, valid driver’s license and a clean 3-year driving record – must show proof of prior to interview
Qualifications Preferred:
2+ years experience with landscape maintenance
5 years driving experience
*Application Instructions:
Send resume, cover letter and 3 year driving abstract to jobs@kaleidoscopeinc.net
Contact Information
Brenda Miner
2302 NE 94th St
Seattle, WA 98115
Phone: 206-525-0584
Fax: 206-525-2941
Email: brenda@kaleidoscopeinc.net
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Volunteer - Seattle Tilth
Volunteer with Seattle Tilth as we present the Harvest Fair on Saturday, September 11, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Opportunities include assisting in the children’s garden, helping with set-up/ clean up, photographing the event, and much more! Join us in celebrating urban agriculture at this community festival and enjoy free snacks, camaraderie, the volunteer party, and help create a lively, wonderful event!
More information: http://seattletilth.org/get-involved/volunteer/harvestfairvolunteers2010
Opportunities include assisting in the children’s garden, helping with set-up/ clean up, photographing the event, and much more! Join us in celebrating urban agriculture at this community festival and enjoy free snacks, camaraderie, the volunteer party, and help create a lively, wonderful event!
More information: http://seattletilth.org/get-involved/volunteer/harvestfairvolunteers2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
Plant Records Assistant - Volunteer
Organization: University of Washington Botanic Gardens
Location: Washington Park Arboretum
The Arboretum Curation Office maintains a records center for all plant specimens in the collection. This information serves as the primary resource for collection curation, interpretation, management and planning. This is an exceptional opportunity to ‘dig deeper’ and become more familiar with the largest woody plant collection in the region.
Position Description:
Volunteers’ time is divided in roughly equal parts between indoor and outdoor tasks, year round.
• Outdoor activities include field inventory of specified collection areas, specimen condition verification and plant label placement. Inclement weather is taken into consideration with field work.
• Indoor activities include computer data entry, records research and collection map editing.
Skills:
• Sharp attention to detail.
• Be comfortable working with Excel as it is one of the two major computer programs you’ll be using. The other program is BG-Base which you will be trained on. Both programs are Windows based.
• The ability to read maps and navigate in the field.
Hours:
Thursday & Friday, 12:00 to 5:00 p.m., 3-4 hours/week minimum.
Contact:
Randall Hitchin at 206-616-1118 or rch@uw.edu
Location: Washington Park Arboretum
The Arboretum Curation Office maintains a records center for all plant specimens in the collection. This information serves as the primary resource for collection curation, interpretation, management and planning. This is an exceptional opportunity to ‘dig deeper’ and become more familiar with the largest woody plant collection in the region.
Position Description:
Volunteers’ time is divided in roughly equal parts between indoor and outdoor tasks, year round.
• Outdoor activities include field inventory of specified collection areas, specimen condition verification and plant label placement. Inclement weather is taken into consideration with field work.
• Indoor activities include computer data entry, records research and collection map editing.
Skills:
• Sharp attention to detail.
• Be comfortable working with Excel as it is one of the two major computer programs you’ll be using. The other program is BG-Base which you will be trained on. Both programs are Windows based.
• The ability to read maps and navigate in the field.
Hours:
Thursday & Friday, 12:00 to 5:00 p.m., 3-4 hours/week minimum.
Contact:
Randall Hitchin at 206-616-1118 or rch@uw.edu
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Landscape Crew Person- $DOE
Living Earth Landscapes currently has an opening available for a Crew Person for our Landscape Maintenance team. To qualify for this position you must have a knowledge of and experience in all aspects of plant pruning, cultivation and identification.
Living Earth is an established and successful Eastside (Redmond) landscaping company. As the name suggests, we have an environmentally friendly focus and specialize in fine garden maintenance and installations. We do not offer lawn mowing services. We work in both Seattle and the Eastside and won the WALP Grand Award for residential landscape installation twice - in 2008 and 2009.
We offer healthcare benefits, paid time off, a positive working environment and excellent growth opportunities. If you are detail-oriented, reliable and enjoy working as part of a team, then consider joining us.
If you are interested in applying for this position, please contact us at livingearth@jetcity.com to request an employment application. You can see more about our company at www.LivingEarthLandscapes.com.
A WSDL is required and a love of gardening is essential.
Living Earth is an established and successful Eastside (Redmond) landscaping company. As the name suggests, we have an environmentally friendly focus and specialize in fine garden maintenance and installations. We do not offer lawn mowing services. We work in both Seattle and the Eastside and won the WALP Grand Award for residential landscape installation twice - in 2008 and 2009.
We offer healthcare benefits, paid time off, a positive working environment and excellent growth opportunities. If you are detail-oriented, reliable and enjoy working as part of a team, then consider joining us.
If you are interested in applying for this position, please contact us at livingearth@jetcity.com to request an employment application. You can see more about our company at www.LivingEarthLandscapes.com.
A WSDL is required and a love of gardening is essential.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Land. Maintenance Crew Lead - $14-16/hr
This is a permanent, full time, year round position with full benefits.
Requirments:
-2 years leadership position in landscape or related field.
-Valid WA drivers license with good record.
-Strong knowledge of plant care, plant identification and pruning ornamental trees & shrubs.
-Fluent in verbal and written English.
-Available for over time.
- 3 References.
We are a smoke and drug free work environment.
Crew leader is responsible for crew performance, time and task management. Must be trainable and flexible, able to adapt to the individual needs of clients and properties.
Brad Lee Miller
RAGEN & Associates LLC
Maintenance Division Manager
206.793.3189
Contact:
brad@ragenassociates.com
Requirments:
-2 years leadership position in landscape or related field.
-Valid WA drivers license with good record.
-Strong knowledge of plant care, plant identification and pruning ornamental trees & shrubs.
-Fluent in verbal and written English.
-Available for over time.
- 3 References.
We are a smoke and drug free work environment.
Crew leader is responsible for crew performance, time and task management. Must be trainable and flexible, able to adapt to the individual needs of clients and properties.
Brad Lee Miller
RAGEN & Associates LLC
Maintenance Division Manager
206.793.3189
Contact:
brad@ragenassociates.com
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