Nemours is seeking a Summer Garden Specialist to join our Nemours Estate team in Wilmington, DE. Position will be for summer only. Schedule is 7:00 am to 3:30pm, Monday to Friday.

Nemours Estate is seeking an enthusiastic gardener to join our team for the summer of 2025 in Wilmington, DE. Nemours Estate, built between 1910-1935, stands today as not only a world class public garden, but an invaluable resource to the patients and families of our sister organization, Nemours Children's Hospital. A Gardener I performs all levels of garden and grounds maintenance required to maintain the highest aesthetic standards throughout the property.

This position is responsible for maintaining and improving the gardens by performing all pertinent maintenance practices.

Responsibilities:

• Operate equipment and vehicles safely
• Maintain equipment and vehicles safely
• Weed and clean bedding areas
• Water as needed and directed
• Mulching
• Planting seasonal flowers
• Planting woody plant materials
• Transplant woody plant material
• Mowing
• Hedge shearing
• Pruning evergreen and deciduous shrubs and flowering trees
• Responsible for participating in departmental and Foundation programs for quality assessment and improvement

Requirements

• High School Diploma Required
• Valid driver's license required.
• Three years experience in working in formal gardens