About Us

At The Highlands Garden, we take pride in creating and maintaining beautiful outdoor spaces across the Southern Highlands. Our clients value our commitment to excellence, attention to detail, and the strong relationships we build through consistent, high-quality work.

From large private estates to elegant country gardens, we provide a full range of services from mowing, hedging, and pruning to planting, turfing, garden design, irrigation, and construction.

If you’re passionate about working outdoors and take pride in seeing your efforts transform a garden, we’d love to hear from you.

The Role

We’re looking for an experienced and motivated gardener to step into a leadership role within our growing team. Working closely with the business owner, you’ll help manage day-to-day operations, maintain our high standards, and work confidently both independently and as part of the team.

You’ll work across a range of beautiful properties throughout Bowral, Burrawang, Bundanoon, and Mittagong, leading by example and guiding other team members with professionalism and care.

Day-to-day responsibilities include:
Mowing, edging, pruning, hedging, planting, and mulching
General garden clean-up and maintenance




Planning and allocating tasks across the team
Liaising with clients and maintaining great relationships
Identifying and solving problems on site with initiative

About You

You’re a hands-on professional who loves working outdoors and brings a sense of pride, responsibility, and reliability to your work. You enjoy leading others and are ready to take the next step in your career.

You’ll need:
Minimum 3 years’ experience in gardening, landscaping, or horticulture (formal qualifications a plus)
Experience in a supervisory or team leader role
Ability to work independently and manage multiple sites
Solid attention to detail and time management skills
A current driver’s licence
Physical fitness and a valuable understanding of WHS practices

Benefits
Well above award rate — competitive pay based on experience
Uniforms and tools provided
Fuel and vehicle servicing costs covered (where applicable)
Supportive team environment with a great local reputation
Opportunities for growth as the business expands

Job Type: Full time

Pay: From $35.00 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 38 per week

Work Location: In person

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🏢 The Highlands Garden
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