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Landscape Gardener Aide
Time Commitment
1-3 hours weekly, May through October
Purpose
To keep the library?s grounds neat and orderly and the live plants inside, watered and trimmed.
Benefits of Volunteering
- To work in pleasant surroundings
- To develop a new skills
- Give something back to the community
- Share your talents
- Feel needed and valued
- Satisfaction from accomplishment
Duties & Responsibilities
- Pull weeds out of all mulched areas
- Plant and maintain landscaped areas
- Water and prune plants as needed
- Recommend types of plants for flower beds
Skills/Abilities/Qualifications Required
- Physical stamina is required--bending, digging, lifting, stooping, standing, and walking
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to learn plant maintenance skills
- Knowledge of plants desirable
- Ability to make recommendations on plant selections