- Landscape workers are responsible for lawn care. In addition to mowing the grass on a regular basis, they need to fertilize and water the lawn. Additional duties may include removing litter, shoveling snow, raking leaves, edging lawns and weeding gardens. When performing landscaping duties on an athletic field, landscape workers may need to apply paint to determine foul balls on baseball fields, and out-of-bounds areas on football and soccer fields.
- To improve the aesthetics of a piece of property, landscape workers may have to plant trees and flowers, while maintaining shrubs. To maintain plants, landscape workers must be able to use brush trimmers, chain saws, pruners, shears and axes. Flowers and plants may need to be protected from insects and the elements with herbicides, insecticides and fertilizers. Landscape workers may need a basic knowledge of horticulture to understand the care that each plant needs.
- Performing maintenance is also an important job duty for landscape workers. Maintenance involves a number of aspects, from fixing equipment and repairing tools, to painting and taking out the trash. Landscape workers may also have to take trips to local department stores and gas stations to purchase light bulbs, gas, spark plugs and other supplies. This may require landscape workers to have a valid driver's license upon gaining employment.
- Landscape workers must have a basic understanding of how to operate lights and other electrical equipment. Lights may be used for decorations or to help individuals see during dusk and evenings. For example, lights may be used to accentuate a property, such as an area of a building, a sign, or even at the bottom of a pond or fountain. Electrical duties for landscape workers may also include running scoreboards, operating sprinkler systems, installing floodlights and fixing circuit breakers.
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