Eco-friendly gardener

Title: Gardener
Company: Well Grounded
Location: Peterborough, Ontario

Company Overview:

Established in 2013, Well Grounded is an eco-friendly gardening company servicing Peterborough and the surrounding area.

We pride ourselves on our extensive plant knowledge, creative designs, and ecologically minded approach. We provide a wide variety of gardening services including consultations, designs, installation, maintenance, pruning, planting, seasonal planters and wreaths, invasive species management and flagstone pathway building! In the gardens we design and maintain, we focus on prioritising native species, practicing healthy pruning techniques, preserving and creating habitat, building healthy soils, and only using natural fertilizers and pesticides. We avoid the use of loud and gas powered tools, opting for hand tools and battery powered equipment. We love incorporating edible species into ornamental gardens and transforming lawns into gardens or meadows!

We are looking for one more gardener to add to our team for the 2026 season.

Anticipated Start Date: Mid-April, 2026

Compensation: $22 per hour to start. Work shirts and hats are provided.

Hours: Roughly 35 hours per week from Mid-April to late June. Part-time hours may be available for summer and fall months with the potential to return the following season.

Job Description:

As a gardener with Well Grounded, you will work alongside the head gardener and fellow staff to install and maintain gardens. This includes but is not limited to tasks such as Spring and Fall clean ups, weeding, pruning, watering, mowing, mulching and edging, as well as installing plant material, invasive species management and building gardens and flagstone pathways.

Requirements:

• At least one season of experience in gardening/landscaping, or a similar field (greenhouse/garden centre work, farming, grounds keeping etc.)
• Solid plant identification skills (or the desire to learn)
• An understanding or interest in learning more about ecologically minded approaches to gardening and land care
• G or G2 driver’s license and a clean driving record
• Ability and stamina to work a physically demanding job in a variety of weather conditions
• Organized and tidy work habits
• A reliable way to get to the yard each morning (located within the city of Peterborough)
• Have your own steel-toe work boots, work gloves and rain gear
• Ability to work somewhat flexible hours (we generally start at the same time each day but end time can depend on the job)

Please submit a brief cover letter and resume with two references to: 
wellgroundedgarden@gmail.com
by February 27th 2026.

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