Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

1. 01Trim or pick flowers and clean flower beds.
2. 02Mix and spray or spread fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, or trees, using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders.
3. 03Care for natural turf fields, making sure the underlying soil has the required composition to allow proper drainage and to support the grasses.
4. 04Operate vehicles or powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chainsaws, electric clippers, sod cutters, or pruning saws.
5. 05Mow or edge lawns, using power mowers or edgers.
6. 06Attach wires from planted trees to support stakes.
7. 07Prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws.
8. 08Gather and remove litter.
9. 09Water lawns, trees, or plants, using portable sprinkler systems, hoses, or watering cans.
10. 10Rake, mulch, and compost leaves.
11. 11Plan or cultivate lawns or gardens.
12. 12Care for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing, removing thatch, or trimming or edging around flower beds, walks, or walls.

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