Job! Landscape Horticulturist for the Strawbery Banke Museum
Strawbery Banke Museum (SBM) is a 10-acre living history museum located in the heart of downtown Portsmouth. The museum interprets daily life in the same historic waterfront neighborhood over 300+ years, making the 37 historic buildings accessible to a wide range of visitors one of our primary goals. A Visitors’ Center and a state-of-the-art Collections Center were built in 2005 and 2008, respectively.
The Landscape Horticulturist maintains all aspects of the museum’s outdoor landscape including historic gardens, ornamental gardens, walkways, museum roads, garden architectural elements, and parking lots.
In addition to the landscape tasks, this position is an integral member of the Facilities Department and is tasked with assisting with events and wintertime buildings and grounds maintenance.
While this position is year-round, landscape horticulture varies seasonally. Therefore, a diverse set of tasks will be performed throughout the year. The primary focus of the Landscape Horticulturist is to care for the gardens and landscape, including planting, pruning, and weeding gardens; assisting with greenhouse operations; mowing and string-trimming lawns and fence lines; maintaining walks and paths; and keeping the museum grounds clean and free of trash. This position also maintains architectural elements within the landscape including, arbors, wood and iron benches, and the greenhouse structure. Additionally, this position assists with event set up, clean up, and general assistance during events. In the fall, this position assists in Candlelight Stroll dried flower preparations. In winter, this position will perform tasks associated with building maintenance, and snow removal from walkways.
