Apprentice Gardeners – Garden Maintenance & Renovation
Love working outdoors and looking for a hands‐on career in horticulture?
Van Leeuwen Green is looking for Full‐Time Apprentice Gardeners to join our Garden Maintenance and Garden Renovation teams.
Whether you're just starting your apprenticeship, already partway through, or looking for a career change as a mature‐age apprentice, we'd love to hear from you.
About the Role
Depending on the position, you'll primarily work within either our Garden Maintenance Team or Garden Renovation Team, with opportunities to gain experience across different areas of the business as required.
You'll receive hands‐on training and work alongside experienced Team Leaders who will help you develop your practical skills and horticultural knowledge throughout your apprenticeship.
There may also be opportunities to work across both teams, giving you exposure to different areas of horticulture and helping you build a broad range of practical skills.
Key Responsibilities
As part of our Garden Maintenance Team, your day‐to‐day work may include:
General garden maintenance and plant care
Pruning, hedging and shaping
Planting and garden bed preparation
Soil improvement and mulching
Lawn care and general horticultural work
Learning plant identification, correct horticultural techniques and equipment use
As part of our Garden Renovation Team, your day‐to‐day work may include:
Garden rejuvenations and improvements
Removal and replacement of plants
Planting and garden bed preparation
Soil preparation and improvement
Mulching and garden establishment
Turf renovations and lawn improvements
Installing irrigation and garden lighting
Installing steel edging and other garden edging
Assisting with small landscaping and garden improvement projects




Learning plant identification, correct horticultural techniques and equipment use
About You
We're looking for someone who:
Has a genuine interest in gardening, plants and horticulture
Enjoys working outdoors and being physically active
Is reliable, punctual and has a robust work ethic
Is keen to learn and develop new skills
Works well as part of a team
Takes pride in their work and presentation
Has good communication skills
Holds a current Australian driver's licence or is working towards obtaining one
Has previous gardening, landscaping or outdoor work experience – this is a bonus, but definitely not essential
First‐year, existing and mature‐age apprentices are all encouraged to apply.
About Us
Van Leeuwen Green is an award‐winning horticulture and landscaping company that has been creating, renovating and maintaining beautiful gardens across Melbourne's inner south‐eastern suburbs since ****.
We work across high‐quality residential and commercial gardens and have a friendly, experienced team who take pride in their work and enjoy helping our apprentices develop their skills.
Benefits
Complete your apprenticeship with an established and respected horticultural company
Work across a great variety of gardens and renovation projects
Learn from experienced horticulturists and Team Leaders
Receive hands‐on training, support and mentoring throughout your apprenticeship
Develop a broad range of practical horticultural skills
Work with a friendly and supportive team
Build genuine long‐term career opportunities within the horticulture industry
Where You'll Work
Most of our work is based across Melbourne's inner south‐east, including Toorak, South Yarra, Malvern, Hawthorn, Camberwell, Bayside, St Kilda, Elwood and surrounding suburbs.
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📌 Apprentice Gardeners – Garden Maintenance & Renovation (Melbourne)
🏢 Van Leeuwen Green Horticultural Services
📍 Melbourne