Jolis Jardins LLC Lead Gardener Everett, WA · Part time Company website

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Jolis Jardins is a fine gardening and landscape design company devoted to creating beautiful, welcoming gardens that feel personal, lived in, and a little bit magical. We provide thoughtful garden design, skilled pruning, seasonal care, and ongoing garden stewardship for distinctive residential landscapes. What sets us apart is the attention we give to both the smallest details and the bigger picture. We combine horticultural knowledge, careful observation, and meticulous craftsmanship to help gardens flourish through the seasons—and settle in gracefully over time. We’re a collaborative, growing team that values curiosity, sound judgment, continual learning, and the quiet satisfaction of leaving a garden lovelier than we found it.

Key Responsibilities:

• Take primary responsibility for the health, care, and visual quality of assigned gardens
• Assess each property and create clear daily, weekly, and seasonal work priorities
• Lead on-site crews, assign tasks, communicate expectations, and check completed work
• Train and mentor Fine Gardeners and Garden Assistants in plant care, pruning, tool use, and site standards
• Perform and oversee skilled pruning of ornamental shrubs, small trees, vines, roses, and perennials
• Identify ornamental plants, weeds, pests, diseases, nutrient issues, and environmental stress, and recommend appropriate next steps
• Plan and oversee planting, transplanting, division, staking, soil improvement, mulching, and seasonal displays
• Maintain garden records, plant notes, task lists, and follow-up recommendations
• Estimate labor and materials for routine enhancements and special garden projects
• Coordinate tools, materials, plant deliveries, and debris removal for efficient workdays
• Communicate professionally with clients about completed work, garden observations, priorities, and approved recommendations
• Enforce safe work practices and ensure that tools, equipment, vehicles, and work areas are properly maintained
• Support scheduling, quality control, and team development in partnership with the owner

Qualifications:

• 4+ years of professional fine gardening, estate gardening, horticulture, or closely related experience.
• Certified Professional Horticulturist certification (WSNLA) required
• Master Pruner certification (Plant Amnesty) required
• Strong knowledge of ornamental plants and seasonally appropriate garden care
• Advanced pruning skills and the judgment to choose appropriate techniques and timing
• Demonstrated ability to organize work, set priorities, and lead a small crew
• Ability to diagnose common plant health concerns and recommend responsible solutions within the role’s scope
• Strong written and verbal communication, including confident and courteous client interaction
• Excellent attention to detail and a consistent commitment to high-quality work
• Ability to work independently, make sound field decisions, and know when to seek additional expertise
• Comfort using digital schedules, work notes, email, or garden-management software
• Comfort working outdoors in all weather conditions
• Ability to perform active physical work, including bending, kneeling, lifting, carrying, and standing for extended periods. Physical ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Valid Driver's License and reliable transportation to and from client properties.