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57 lines
2.8 KiB
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name: curator-of-horticulture
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description: "Occupational skill for the role 'curator of horticulture' (also: conservation horticulturist, curator & horticulturist, curator and horticulturist, curator of botany, garden curator, horticulture curator). Use when the user asks for typical curator of horticulture work such as: Operate vehicles or powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chainsaws, electric clippers, sod cutters, or pruning saws.; Mow or edge lawns, using power mowers or edgers.; Care for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing, removing thatch, or trimming or edging around flower beds, walks, or walls."
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# Curator Of Horticulture
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Curators of horticulture develop and maintain the botanical collections, exhibits and landscapes of a botanical garden.
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## Core workflow
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1. Operate vehicles or powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chainsaws, electric clippers, sod cutters, or pruning saws.
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2. Mow or edge lawns, using power mowers or edgers.
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3. Care for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing, removing thatch, or trimming or edging around flower beds, walks, or walls.
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4. Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes.
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5. Prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws.
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6. Gather and remove litter.
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7. Mix and spray or spread fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, or trees, using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders.
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8. Water lawns, trees, or plants, using portable sprinkler systems, hoses, or watering cans.
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## How to use this skill
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- Read [references/profile.md](references/profile.md) for the occupation profile and scope.
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- Consult [references/tasks.md](references/tasks.md) for the full task and activity inventory.
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- Check [references/skills.md](references/skills.md) for essential vs. optional competences.
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- Check [references/tools.md](references/tools.md) for the software commonly used in this role.
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- See [references/ai-skills.md](references/ai-skills.md) — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
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## Key competences (essential)
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- advertising techniques
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- advise on acquisitions
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- biology
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- botany
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- collection management
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- collection management software
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- conduct workplace audits
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- ecology
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- horticultural design
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- horticulture principles
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- identify plants characteristics
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- keep task records
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- manage budgets
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- manage contracts
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- manage database
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## Hot technologies
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- Microsoft Office software
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- Microsoft Windows
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- Microsoft Excel
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- Facebook
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- Microsoft Word
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---
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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/cc9fcab5-a5c6-4cc9-9606-cbcc2852537f), O*NET 30.3 (37-3011.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*
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