Trends Future Outlook . Nursery and Greenhouse workers are also called horticultural workers. They are employed in container and field grown nurseries, greenhouses, landscaping departments of various institutions, and private landscaping businesses. Description of Work Nursery Horticulture workers plant, cultivate and harvest shrubs, flowers, herbs, trees and other plants. Supervisor position oversees preparation of soil, transplanting plants, pest control techniques, pruning plants, graft plants, transplant seedlings and cuttings.
General workers prepare vegetables, fruits, flowers and other plants for sale or transport.
Spread top soil, plant flowers, grass and shrubs, and cut grass, rake, fertilize and maintain landscape. In nurseries and greenhouses, the busiest time of year is February to June. Students are employed from April to August. There is a trend towards more part-time and temporary work Over the past two decades in BC there has been major shifts in the type of agriculture that employs large numbers of people. Future Outlook Employment is projected to increase.