// Unit group · 6113

Gardeners, Horticultural and Nursery Growers

Gardeners, horticultural and nursery growers plan, organize and perform operations to cultivate and maintain trees, shrubs, flowers and other plants in parks and private gardens, and to produce saplings, bulbs and seeds or grow vegetables and flowers by intensive cultivation techniques, for sale or delivery on a regular basis to wholesale buyers, marketing organizations or at markets.

6 Skilled Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Workers / 61 Market-oriented Skilled Agricultural Workers / 611 Market Gardeners and Crop Growers / All level 4

// Working conditions

// Hand tools

  1. 1General Hand Tool Operation

monitoring market activity and conditions determining kinds and amounts of vegetables, horticultural and nursery products to be grown, and planning and coordinating production accordingly

preparing land by conditioning soil, levelling ground and installing and operating irrigation and drainage systems

planting trees, hedges, garden plants and grass

pruning and trimming trees, shrubs and hedges, installing plant supports and protection, and rolling, mowing, aerating and edging lawns

constructing features and facilities within gardens, such as paths or paved areas, walls, rockeries, garden beds, ponds and water features, sheds and fences

checking the health of plants and trees, identifying and treating weeds, pests and diseases, and applying mulch and fertilizers

producing saplings, bulbs and seeds and raising plants from seeds or cuttings

harvesting crops and inspecting, cleaning, grading, packaging, storing and loading products for sale or delivery to market

maintaining buildings, greenhouses and other structures, equipment and water supply systems

storing and carrying out some processing of produce

promoting and marketing products, arranging the sale, purchase and transportation of produce and supplies, and maintaining and evaluating records of activities and transactions

training and supervising workers in production, maintenance duties, and health and safety precautions, and hiring and discharging workers and contractors.

Included occupations

Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Horticulturist
- Landscape gardener
- Market gardener
- Mushroom cultivator

Excluded occupations

Some related occupations classified elsewhere:
- Horticultural scientist - 2132
- Garden labourer - 9214
- Horticultural labourer - 9214

Notes

Growers of berry bearing bushes and tree fruits in orchards are classified in Unit Group 6112: Tree and Shrub Crop Growers unless this is done in combination with general market gardening or horticultural cultivation. Growers of vegetables in fields not using intensive cultivation techniques are classified in Unit Group 6111: Field Crop and Vegetable Growers.

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