Join the team at California's Native Garden.
California Botanic Garden, the largest botanic garden dedicated exclusively to California's native plants, grounds itself with a philosophy of biodiversity and the importance of bringing real-world conservation applications to the public through horticultural education, scientific research and sales of native plants.
For all applications, please submit a cover letter, resume and any other materials to Human Resources at employment@calbg.org unless otherwise noted in the job posting.
For all applications, please submit a cover letter, resume and any other materials to Human Resources at employment@calbg.org unless otherwise noted in the job posting.
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Production Nursery Technician
Part-time
Posted on
January 29, 2026
The Production Nursery Technician works closely with the Nursery Manager and Production Nursery Coordinator on the daily activities associated with the propagation and production of plants to be used for the Living Collection at the Garden and for sale through Grow Native Nursery. Among other tasks, Technicians are responsible for daily plant maintenance and care (e.g., watering, transplanting, pruning, weeding, fertilizing, etc.), implementing Best Management Practices for nursery sanitation, labeling plant material, keeping good propagation and production records, maintaining plants grown by the Research Department, monitoring plants and implementing Integrated Pest Management as needed.
