Horticulturist Jobs in St louis mo

Summary : Performs all job duties associated with horticulture design, maintenance and care of the conservatory displays and collections. Conduct research to target plants for inclusion into the Garden's conservatory living collections. Ensure the living collections contain the highest levels of plant diversity to support conservation, research, and education. Job duties are directly related to the design, installation and care of the tropical and arid plant collections, including IPM; Plant selection, ordering, obtaining plants from Index Seminum and exchange with other botanic gardens; careful attention to accession record keeping and plant labeling are also critical components of this position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Works with Supervisor to target and develop plant collections according to Garden policy and area descriptions.
• Utilizes resources including Index Seminum and the Garden's Targeting Database to select species and develop the garden's collections.
• During species selection, conducts research entering information on plant habit and cultivation, entering into the Targeting Database when possible.
• Follows and is mindful of all appropriate legal and ethical concerns when acquiring and sharing plants for the Garden; obliges with national and international permits and regulations including, The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), and Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
• Adheres to MBG's living collections policy, collections acquisitions processes, and collections focus.
• If needed, requests propagation of plants in the collections to ensure survival, paying particular attention to rare and threatened species.
• Participates in fieldwork locally, nationally, and internationally for plant collecting expeditions and / or horticulture capacity building.
• Maintains the highest standards of plant record keeping, updates the Living Collections Management System when plants are added, moved or die and ensures plants are labeled with accession numbers at all times.
• Performs a wide range of landscape / maintenance tasks important to the preservation, protection and transplanting of existing plants; including but not limited to soil preparation, pruning, planting, mulching, weeding, watering, IPM, and pesticide application as needed.
• Researches, documents and applies cultivation techniques to support optimum plant health, including modifying soils and other growing environment factors;

Identifies and correct nutrient deficiencies

Supervisory Responsibilities : None.

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Education :

Computer Skills :

Mathematical Skills :

Requires ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; calculate percentages and decimals.

Reasoning Ability :

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations :

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Contacts with Individuals / Organizations inside / outside the Garden :

Garden Employees, Volunteers, Guests, Green Industry vendors, and Contractors

Supervisor :

Manager, Conservatories OR Supervisor, Arid Plant Collections