Profession curator of horticulture

Curators of horticulture develop and maintain the botanical collections, exhibits and landscapes of a botanical garden.

Personality Type

• Investigative / Realistic

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Knowledge

• Advertising techniques

  The communication strategies intended to persuade or encourage an audience, and the different media which are used to achieve this goal.

• Horticulture principles

  The standard horticultural practices, including but not limited to planting, pruning, corrective pruning, and fertilisation.

• Collection management software

  Be familiar with specialised collection management software used to document and keep record of the museum collection.

• Collection management

  The process of resource evaluation, selection and life-cycle planning to create and promote a coherent collection in line with the developing needs of the users or customers. Understanding legal deposit for long-term access to publications.

• Horticultural design

  Design of horticultural areas taking into account factors, such as climate and microclimates, topography and orientation, site drainage and groundwater recharge, municipal and resource building codes, soils and irrigation, human and vehicular access and circulation, etc.  

• Botany

  The taxonomy or classification of plant life, phylogeny and evolution, anatomy and morphology, and physiology.

• Ecology

  The study of how organisms interact and their relation to the ambient environment.

• Biology

  Tissues, cells, and functions of plant and animal organisms and their interdependencies and interactions with each other and the environment.

Skills

• Keep task records

  Organise and classify records of prepared reports and correspondence related to the performed work and progress records of tasks.

• Identify plants characteristics

  Identify and classify crop characteristics. Be able to recognise different types of bulbs by name, graded sizes, field markings and stock markings.

• Advise on acquisitions

  Investigate acquisition options, compare them and give advice.

• Conduct workplace audits

  Conduct work site audits and inspections in order to ensure compliance with rules and regulations.

• Manage ground maintenance

  Plan and direct the work of ground maintenance workers and units and maintain all natural areas.

• Manage contracts

  Negotiate the terms, conditions, costs and other specifications of a contract while making sure they comply with legal requirements and are legally enforceable. Oversee the execution of the contract, agree on and document any changes.

• Manage operational budgets

  Prepare, monitor and adjust operational budgets together with the economical/administrative manager/professionals in the arts institute/unit/project.

• Manage database

  Apply database design schemes and models, define data dependencies, use query languages and database management systems (DBMS) to develop and manage databases.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB