Retail Nursery Hand / Horticulturist

Heritage Nursery Yarralumla; Canberra; On-site; AUD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Heritage Nursery Yarralumla in Canberra is hiring a Nursery Hand / Horticulturist for full-time or casual work. You will assist customers with plant selection, provide horticultural advice, and help with deliveries, maintenance and repotting.

The role suits someone with horticultural knowledge, reliability, and ability to lift items over 25kg in a busy outdoor nursery. Applicants must have horticultural knowledge or previous retail nursery experience and hold a valid Australian driver’s licence.

Qualifications

• Horticultural qualification and/or previous retail nursery experience.
• Strong plant knowledge to provide practical advice to customers.
• Good physical fitness and ability to lift items over 25 kg.

Responsibilities

• Assisting customers with plant selection, identification, care and horticultural advice
• Providing knowledgeable and professional customer service
• Unpacking and unloading deliveries
• General nursery maintenance
• Repotting, watering, and plant care
• Maintaining a clean, safe, and organised work environment

Skills

Horticultural knowledge

Retail nursery experience

Education

Horticultural qualification

Job description

Heritage Nursery Yarralumla – Yarralumla ACT

Nursery Hand / Horticulturist – Full Time / Casual

Award-Winning Retail Nursery | Two Locations

We are an award-winning retail nursery with two locations - Willow Park Nursery and Heritage Nursery - and are currently seeking a motivated and reliable Nursery Hand / Horticulturist to join our friendly and hardworking team.

We are looking for someone with horticultural knowledge and/or previous retail nursery experience who is confident assisting customers with plant selection, care and more technical horticultural advice.

This is a physically active, hands-on role suited to someone who enjoys working outdoors, takes pride in their work, and thrives in a busy retail environment. The successful applicant must be available to work across both nursery locations and hold a valid Australian driver’s licence.

Key Responsibilities

• Assisting customers with plant selection, identification, care and horticultural advice
• Providing knowledgeable and professional customer service
• Unpacking and unloading deliveries
• General nursery maintenance
• Repotting, watering, and plant care

• Maintaining a clean, safe, and organised work environment

What We’re Looking For

• A horticultural qualification and/or previous retail nursery experience
• Strong plant knowledge and the ability to confidently provide customers with practical plant advice
• Maturity, resilience, and reliability
• Strong physical fitness – must be capable of lifting and carrying items over 25kg
• Ability to work outdoors in a wide variety of weather conditions
• Excellent attention to detail and tidy personal presentation
• Self-motivated, proactive, and able to multi-task
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team

Additional Information

• This role includes a probationary period of 3–6 months
• Only successful applicants will be contacted for an interview

If you’re enthusiastic, hardworking, and passionate about working in a dynamic nursery environment, we’d love to hear from you.