Seasonal Gardener

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Start Date: April 1  Compensation: $20/hr

The Untermyer Gardens Conservancy, in collaboration with the City of Yonkers, is seeking enthusiastic, hard working individuals for seasonal gardening positions from April through December.  Regular duties will include routine garden maintenance: weeding; watering; mulching; preparing beds and planting trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals and containers; greenhouse work; etc. This is a very rigorous, hands-on experience with physically demanding work in all kinds of weather. 

Typical 40 hour work week (April-December) with some weekend and after hours duties. Applicants must have a high school diploma or equivalent.

The Untermyer Gardens Conservancy is dedicated to the revitalization of Samuel Untermyer’s once great gardens, now a municipal park in Yonkers, New York.  Working with the City of Yonkers, the Conservancy will showcase exuberant horticulture in the magnificent landscape designed by Welles Bosworth in 1916.  An emphasis on the lives of Samuel and Minnie Untermyer will deepen the appeal and meaning of these gardens for all people.

This position represents a unique opportunity for hands-on learning while contributing to the early stages of reclaiming one of North America’s significant public gardens. 

Additional Information

Please send a cover letter and a resume by mail or e-mail to: ttilghman@untermyergardens.org

Timothy Tilghman, Head Gardener
945 North Broadway
Yonkers, NY 10701

Contact Information

Untermyer Gardens Conservancy
Contact Name: Timothy Tilghman
Email: ttilghman@untermyergardens.org