Illustrations of Job Titles
Farmer specializing in Christmas trees
Flower grower
Greenhouse manager
Greenhouse operator
Manager of the nursery
Administrator of a nursery
Plant cultivator and nursery
What are they doing there?
Horticulture managers are responsible for some, all, or none of the following responsibilities:
Manage the day-to-day activities of nurseries and greenhouses, including their planning, organization, and direction.
Determine the environmental conditions that must be present in order for trees, shrubs, flowers, and plants to thrive, and then organize the planting and maintenance schedules appropriately.
Find out what kind of stock to develop and how much of it there will be.
Planting, transplanting, feeding, and spraying stock are all activities that your personnel will be responsible for supervising.
Locate and eradicate issues caused by insects, diseases, and weeds.
Develop marketing strategies
Customers should be provided with knowledge on gardening as well as the maintenance of trees, shrubs, flowers, plants, and lawns.
Place your orders for supplies such as fertilizer, garden and lawn care equipment, and other accessories linked to nurseries and greenhouses.
Recruiting and managing employees, as well as overseeing their training and establishing their work schedules,
Keep accurate records of the inventory, the money, and the people.
Where do they make their living?
Horticulture managers are responsible for the planning, organization, direction, and supervision of the operations of the staff members that work in nurseries and greenhouses to cultivate and sell trees, shrubs, flowers, and plants.
What kind of training is necessary?
In most cases, successful completion of an accredited college program in horticulture is necessary.
It is needed that you have experience working as a nursery or greenhouse supervisor.