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• Prepare each season’s design maps for installation
• Create sell or cut sheets if needed for clients
• Site visits to evaluate plant performance to assist in determining future orders
• Maintain a database for customers and a photo library of each season’s installs
Skills/Requirements:
• Excellent knowledge of plant material – specifically annuals
• Designer eye for pleasing aesthetic
• Passion for horticulture
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office, Excel, and Word
• Detail-oriented, strong organizational skills, efficient use of time management, strong work ethic
• Aspire, BOSS, or landscape software experience a plus
• Problem-solving and the ability to “pivot”
Email KKindle@woodlawnslandscape.com
Commercial Landscape Account Manager
For more than 25 years WLC has been providing high-end commercial landscaping services to premier Chicago clientele consisting of weekly maintenance, enhancements, seasonal color, and holiday décor.
Our team is seeking an individual who wants to be part of a growing company. We value the team atmosphere and enjoy collaboration.
Responsibilities: The primary function of this role is to communicate with the client, prioritize their landscaping needs and develop long-term lasting partnerships. Through site visits, emails, and meetings, create solutions for their landscaping needs and to ensure the renewal/retention process. Work with operations teams and monitor that approved work is completed within budget and delivered to exceed client expectations.
Qualifications:
• Sense of humor and the ability to establish relationships quickly
• A love for all things landscaping and people
• Horticulture and high-touch sales experience
• Landscape degree or coursework in the horticultural field or similar
• Effective communicator, responsible and trustworthy
• Aspire, BOSS, or landscape software experience a plus
• Willingness to learn, problem solves, decisive and the ability to “pivot”
Email Katrina at KKindle@woodlawnslandscape.com
Landscape Account Advisor
Become a member of the Bertog Family. Tracy Bertog founded Bertog Landscape Co. in 1974, while he was attending Glenbrook South High School. The company has grown from a young man with a dream into an award-winning landscape design, construction, and maintenance firm. Bertog Landscape (Wheeling) is seeking an individual for an account advisor position to focus on our residential and select commercial clients for landscape maintenance services.
Responsibilities include:
Manage the client’s property to maintain the property at an excellence expected by Bertog Landscape. Maintain a bridge of communication between production operations and the customer. Develop trusting relationships with coworkers and customers.
Communicate and coordinate with supervisors and crews to ensure client’s priorities are understood and consistently executed upon by the entire team. Snow responsibilities include account management/supervision of plowing operations at various accounts throughout the area.
Please submit application to: customerservice@bertoglandscape.com
Territory Sales Manager
We are looking for a creative, outgoing, self-motivated person to join our Fox River Decorative Stone sales team. If you love hardscape and are looking for a place to make a significant impact, consider applying! For consideration, please use the link.
Landscape Architect/Designer (Entry Level or Experienced)
COME JOIN OUR TEAM!
Brookside is seeking motivated individuals who have a passion for the outdoors and the Green Industry. This position would collaborate with sales and construction teams to see high-end outdoor living and landscape projects through from concept to completion. We have the opportunity to work on some of the most prominent properties in our market.
At Brookside our mission is ENHANCING LIVES. Those of our team and clients alike.
See what rural living has to offer closer to the native prairies and woodlands that make our state unique! We are located in the small town of Eureka, just a short drive to the Peoria and Bloomington/Normal metro areas, and serve a broad swath of central Illinois.
- Bachelors in Landscape Architecture or Horticulture is preferred. Any level of work experience will be considered.
- Passion for creating outdoor spaces and willingness to learn and adapt to working as a team is REQUIRED!
Email kurt@brooksidelandscapes.com (309) 573-9837
Landscape Construction Project Manager
Landscape Construction Project Manager will help the Vice President oversee various construction projects by meeting with clients/engineers, assessing/ measuring job sites, assisting with bids, setting crews up on job sites, coordinating materials for jobs, and other duties as assigned.
Email your resume to tylor@mcgintybros.com
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September 2023 issue ads: Aug 10, 2023
October 2023 issue ads: Sept 10, 2023
Landscape Designer
Full time design position available
Drivers license a must/ Speaking Spanish a plus Will be in office and on job site Pay is negotiable to experience.
Must have at least 2 year Landscape Design degree, or be in the process of completing the degree. Email michelle4seasons@yahoo.com to apply.
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Inspiration Alley
Editor’s Note: Over time, we run across a mountain of fun, innovative, and generally creative ideas. They don’t always fit with the magazine content, but we do collect them for some future use. This brings us to Inspiration Alley, a place where we display pure creativity. It’s up to you to judge the merit of each offering. So use it, lose it or be inspired to try something different.
Perennial Palooza
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They’re workhorses in the garden, returning each year. And several wowed us at Ball Horticultural’s Darwin Perennial Day this summer. Decked out in display gardens, trial beds and containers, they joined a New Variety Showcase featuring the best breeders in the world. Here’s a sampling.
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