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Landscape Design, Landscape Architecture

Position: Landscape Designer
Organization: Garden Party
Location: Remote with occasional site work. Candidates must live in the GTA

Garden Party is a landscape design, build, and maintenance company located in the west end of Toronto. Our work focuses on creating landscapes that incorporate native and productive plant species, building high quality hardscape elements, and maintaining our creations for maximum longevity. We value our contribution to the beauty of the city through creating healthy and sustainable gardens.

Garden Party values the diversity of identity and lived experience of all people. This means creating a workplace environment where individual differences are appreciated, recognized, and utilized. We encourage anyone from a marginalized and/or racialized community who is interested in this role to apply for this position.

We are committed to supporting all employees to fully develop their talents and strengths in the landscape design, horticulture, and construction industries. Garden Party is a Living Wage certified business.

Landscape Designer Position

Garden Party is growing! We’re looking to fill a newly created Landscape Designer position for the 2026 season and beyond. This role is remote and full-time, providing 30-40 hours of work per week.

In this role you will work closely with the Design team, Owner, and Operations Team in order to provide full-service design work for our residential clients. You will own the end-to-end design process at Garden Party, and can expect to consult and communicate with clients, perform site visits and take measurements, create conceptual, master, and detail drawings, prepare materials budgets and client-facing estimates, and more. This is a great opportunity for a skilled landscape designer to grow their career in a women-owned-and-operated landscaping business.

Start date: March 16, 2026
End date: The end of our landscaping season, approx Dec 11, 2026
2027 Season: Feb 01, 2027 - Dec 10, 2027

Application deadline: March 02, 2026

About you:

  • You are passionate about landscape design and staying up to date with current trends in design and materials.
  • You value incorporating native plants and productive plant species into your designs
  • You are knowledgeable about construction methods and landscape best practices
  • You are a problem solver with attention to detail.
  • You enjoy working with a dynamic team and you can communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing.
  • You have experience with client work, and are adept in the education-forward communication style that this work requires
  • You are self-motivated and a self-directed worker

Job requirements:

  • Education background in Landscape Design or Landscape Architecture
  • An understanding of horticulture and landscape construction as it applies to design
  • Demonstrated design and technical proficiency with the design/drafting program of your choice
  • Proficiency with Google Drive and G Suite
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills

Responsibilities:

  • Conduct client consultations and create subsequent design proposals
  • Inventory of site including measurements and elevations
  • Prepare concepts, master plans, and construction details within budget scope
  • Present concepts and designs to clients; incorporate client feedback in timely manner
  • Preparation of construction drawings and material takeoffs
  • Prepare detailed cost estimates including materials, labour, any necessary equipment rentals or permits, subcontractor quotes, etc.
  • Preparing shop drawings for fabricated items
  • Acquiring estimates from suppliers and subcontractors as necessary
  • Communicate regularly with clients throughout duration of the design process

Garden Party is happy to offer:

  • Seasonal employment from February 01 through the first week of December.
  • Competitive rate of pay, negotiable based on experience
  • Flexibility with hours, days of work, and work location
  • Paid orientation and training
  • Two weeks paid vacation
  • Health benefits program following 3-month probationary period

Please send a brief cover letter, resume, and portfolio to Amber: amber@gardenpartyto.com with the subject line ‘Landscape Designer’.

We can’t wait to hear from you!

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Current status: Open/apply now.   Date posted: Feb 11 2026    ID: 75223   #LI-DNI