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