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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1" class="ContentPasted0">*Duties: The selectee will be responsible for assisting other gardeners in the section to propagate
 and cultivate a wide variety of plants as follows: <o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1" class="ContentPasted0">- Plants, transplants and cares for trees, shrubs and flowers.</span><span style="color:black;mso-themecolor:text1" class="ContentPasted0">
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1" class="ContentPasted0">- Cares for and maintains a wide variety of temperate plants as part of the USBG living collection;
 Waters and fertilizes plants and removes dead foliage and spent flowers and prunes according to ANSI, ISA and horticultural standards.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1" class="ContentPasted0">Propagates and Cultivates Soil and Plants:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes" class="ContentPasted0"> 
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1" class="ContentPasted0">- Recognizes and controls cold damage, mineral deficiencies and plant diseases.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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 plant diseases and insects as part of an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program.</span><span style="color:black;mso-themecolor:text1" class="ContentPasted0">
<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1" class="ContentPasted0">Prepares, Roots, Grafts, Layers and Documents Plants and Beds:<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1" class="ContentPasted0">- Utilizes horticultural knowledge to properly prepare planting beds to encourage optimum plant growth
 and health.</span><span style="color:black;mso-themecolor:text1" class="ContentPasted0">
<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1" class="ContentPasted0">- Adjusts plant maintenance to safely accommodate thousands of daily visitor movements and takes initiative
 to inform and answer questions.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1" class="ContentPasted0">- As required, directs a small group of staff, volunteers and summer employees in the performance
 of plant maintenance.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1" class="ContentPasted0">- Follows all relevant safety rules, regulations and standard operating procedures; Utilizes knowledge
 of and must comply with all OSHA safety rules and regulations to ensure that work progresses in a safe manner; Provides or receives training, either on-the-job or through classroom training, to ensure that all safety practices and equipment are fully utilized;
 Uses required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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 melting agents to clear areas and ensure safe conditions.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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