A professional who plans and executes small scale landscaping operations and maintains grounds and landscape of private and business residences. Respnsibilities include:

• Participates with landscape laborer in preparing and grading terrain, applying fertilizers, seeding and sodding lawns, and transplanting shrubs and plants, using manual and power-operated equipment.
• Plans lawns, and plants and cultivates them, using gardening implements and power-operated equipment.
• Plants new and repairs established lawns, using seed mixtures and fertilizers recommended for particular soil type and lawn location.
• Locates and plants shrubs, trees, and flowers selected by property owner or those recommended for particular landscape effect.
• Mows and trims lawns, using hand mower or power mower.
• Trims shrubs and cultivates gardens.
• Cleans grounds, using rakes, brooms, and hose.
• Sprays trees and shrubs, and applies supplemental liquid and dry nutrients to lawn and trees.
• May dig trenches and install drain tiles.
• May make repairs to concrete and asphalt walks and driveways.