From planting flowers and bushes to laying walkways, landscape technicians beautify lawns and gardens for residential and commercial customers. Also called groundskeepers or grounds maintenance workers, these professionals work to keep landscapes attractive, clean, and well maintained. Landscape technicians apply knowledge of plants, trees, and grasses in growing, pruning, and fertilizing shrubs, lawns, bushes, trees, and flowers. They also use knowledge of aesthetics to creatively design gardens, walkways, sitting areas, bridges, and other functional aspects of outdoor areas.
Landscape technicians must love working outdoors in different types of weather, enjoy physical labor, and have an interest in plants and trees. They work primarily for landscaping companies, golf courses, parks, or large or small corporations. While they work mainly full time, employment can be seasonal and little or no work may be available in the winter months.