landscape gardener
Landscape gardeners plan, construct, renovate and maintain parks, gardens and public green spaces.
Also called: landscape gardeners, landscaping gardener, landscaper
- 33
- essential skills
- 21
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 6113
- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- groundsman/groundswomanWhat changes?15 skills in common
- garden labourerWhat changes?14 skills in common
- horticulture production team leaderWhat changes?13 skills in common
- countryside officer11 skills in common
- horticulture production manager11 skills in common
- interior landscaper10 skills in common
- agronomic crop production team leader9 skills in common
- forest worker8 skills in common
Essential skills
33- build fences
- de-limb trees
- design principles
- ecology
- environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry
- execute disease and pest control activities
- grow plants
- handling chemical products for soil and plants
- horticulture principles
- landscaping materials
- maintain ground
- maintain landscape site
- nurse plants
- nurse trees
- operate landscaping equipment
- perform pest control
- perform weed control operations
- pest control in plants
- plant disease control
- plant green plants
- plant species
- prepare planting area
- prepare the ground
- principles of landscape construction
- propagate plants
- prune hedges and trees
- prune plants
- pruning techniques
- pruning types
- put up signs
- transport physical resources within the work area
- use gardening equipment
- work in outdoor conditions
Optional skills
21- agronomy
- assist in interior plant projects
- build garden masonry
- create garden areas
- crop production principles
- develop architectural plans
- establish green roof
- establish vertical gardens
- herbicides sprayers
- lead hard landscape projects
- make decisions regarding landscaping
- manage agricultural staff
- manage landscape design projects
- manage rainwater
- manage time in landscaping
- organic farming
- prepare flower arrangements
- prepare site for construction
- rainwater management
- supervise landscape projects
- work in a landscape team
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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