Horticulture Supervisor: Saint Paul

Position: Horticulture Supervisor: City of Saint Paul
# Horticulture Supervisor:
City of Saint Paul
** City of Saint Paul
** Como Park Zoo & Conservatory, Saint Paul, MN Start Date
09/11/202640.26 Full-Time The Horticulture Supervisor position with the City of Saint Paul leads horticulture operations at Como Park Zoo & Conservatory in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The posted pay range is $34.73 to $45.78 per hour. The work combines plant care, seasonal planning, crew coordination, and horticultural standards in public horticulture roles.

The supervisor works with living plant material across a public landscape where plant health, maintenance quality, and safe daily operations remain visible to visitors. The position requires experienced horticultural judgment and leadership of the teams responsible for scheduled care in Saint Paul plant-care work. The City of Saint Paul handles applications through its official career system.
* Role:
Horticulture Supervisor

* Employer:

City of Saint Paul

* Location:

Como Park Zoo & Conservatory, Saint Paul, Minnesota
* Pay: $34.73 to $45.78 per hour

* Employment type:

Full-Time Apply for Horticulture Supervisor An application records the candidate's work history, horticultural qualifications, and contact details for the City's review. Candidates settle their experience examples and employment information before submitting materials through the official career system.## Como Park Plant Collections Como Park Zoo & Conservatory combines animal care, public gardens, and conservatory plant collections within the Saint Paul park system.

Horticultural work in this setting covers living plants that need regular cultural care, seasonal maintenance, and attention to presentation across spaces used by the public.

The supervisor connects daily field work with the condition of plant material. Planting plans, irrigation checks, pruning, soil care, pest observations, and replacement decisions form the working record behind healthy public landscapes. The City position places those decisions inside an institution with both outdoor grounds and conservatory environments.## Plant Care And Crew Coordination The supervisor coordinates the people and timing required for horticultural operations.

Daily work can include assigning sections, checking completed tasks, adjusting schedules for weather, and keeping tools and equipment ready for the next operation. The position also requires clear communication when plant condition or site access changes the plan.
* Seasonal planting and replacement work
* Plant health inspection and cultural care
* Irrigation and maintenance scheduling
* Pruning, bed care, and landscape upkeep
* Quality control for living plant material
* Safe coordination of horticultural crews

Supervision in a public garden requires a direct link between the work order and the plant result. A crew may need a revised sequence when soil, weather, irrigation, or visitor access changes. The supervisor keeps the work moving while preserving the care standard for each area.## Seasonal Horticulture Decisions Plant care changes through the year. Spring work emphasizes preparation and planting, summer work adds irrigation, weed control, pruning, and monitoring, and autumn work shifts toward replacement, cleanup, and protection for the next season.

The supervisor plans those changes against the needs of each garden area.

Public horticulture also depends on records. Planting dates, irrigation issues, pest observations, pruning work, and material use help a team recognize recurring problems and schedule the next response. Consistent records give crews a shared reference when plant collections move from one season to another.## Experience In Horticulture Supervision The position calls for an experienced person who can make plant-care decisions and guide the work of others.

Horticultural knowledge includes plant identification, soil and water needs, pruning methods, seasonal growth patterns, and the safe use of equipment. Leadership adds task planning, feedback, and accountability to that technical base.

Horticulture supervisor work uses defined knowledge, skills, and behaviours in the approved horticulture supervisor standard. Public-garden job descriptions also connect supervision with cultural care, quality control, and standards for living plant material, as reflected in botanical-garden supervisor duties.## Saint Paul Public Horticulture Saint Paul public horticulture places plant care inside a shared civic space. The work has to account for staff movement, visitor access, seasonal…