US Horticulture, Landscape & Grounds Recruitment
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US Horticulture Recruitment

The specialist desk for the green industry.

My Garden Plant Recruitment places permanent professional talent for US landscape firms, garden centers, private estates, golf clubs, tree care companies, parks departments and nursery operators. Twelve horticultural disciplines. One consultant per brief. One written guarantee.

12 green-industry disciplines 91% still in role at 12 months 1:1 consultant model
Cultivation Roster Live
Discipline
Grade
Site
Status
Head Gardener
Senior
New England estate
Ready
Landscape Architect
Mid
Bay Area studio
Ready
Arborist
Team lead
Pacific NW municipal
Placed
Golf Course Supt.
Head
Palm Beach club
Shortlist
Nursery Manager
Senior
Oregon wholesale grower
Ready
12
Green-Industry Disciplines
US-wide
Coast to Coast
1:1
Consultant Model
91%
In-Role at 12 Months
Why US green-industry employers choose us

Green-industry recruitment, done properly.

Landscape firms, garden centers, estates, golf clubs and grounds operators all told us the same thing: generalist recruiters miss the credentials that decide whether a hire lasts through the first growing season. We built the firm around the specifics.

i. Green-industry fluent

We know the trade before you brief us

Our consultants recruit inside horticulture, landscape and grounds. You spend the intake call describing the site, the plant palette and the team you want, not educating us on your industry.

ii. Credentials verified

Every certification checked before shortlist

ASLA, APLD, ISA Certified Arborist, TCIA member-firm status, GCSAA, STMA, PGMS, AmericanHort, APS. Certifications checked against issuing bodies. Right-to-work documentation confirmed. References taken.

iii. Seasonal-aware

We plan around the growing calendar

Spring build-outs, fall plantings, mid-summer turf renovations, snow-season staffing shifts. We know when your hiring windows tighten and we work briefs to hit them.

iv. One consultant

End to end, from intake to onboarding

The consultant who took the brief runs the search, closes the offer and calls at day thirty and day ninety. Nobody hides behind an inbox.

v. Honest package advice

We tell you if the band is light

If the package is under the market for the role and the region, we say so on the first call. Better a difficult conversation than a search that drifts for months.

vi. Replacement guarantee

We stand behind every placement

Every permanent placement carries a written guarantee. If the hire leaves inside the window for reasons that trace back to the search, we re-run the search at no additional fee.

How an engagement runs

Four steps from brief to landed hire.

i.

Intake brief

Role, site, plant palette, team, package range in USD and timeline agreed in one call. Written brief returned within 24 hours.

ii.

Considered search

Active network plus discreet approach to passive candidates in horticulture, landscape and grounds. Client identity withheld until you release it.

iii.

Ranked shortlist

Three to five candidates, credentials verified, notice period confirmed, our written notes on each, ranked with reasons.

iv.

Offer & land

Interview coordination, offer structuring, counter-offer support, onboarding follow-up at day 30 and day 90.

Twelve green-industry disciplines

Where we recruit.

Depth of focus inside horticulture, landscape and grounds is what makes our shortlists arrive faster and better matched than a generalist firm can manage.

i.Practice 01

Landscape Architects & Designers

Landscape architects, senior designers, associate principals and design-leadership appointments across public-realm, private-estate, resort and commercial-landscape practice.

ASLA · APLD
ii.Practice 02

Landscape Designers

Landscape designers, planting designers and studio principals for residential design practices from boutique studios to APLD-registered firms working on high-end residential and estate projects.

APLD Registered
iii.Practice 03

Landscape Gardeners & Installation

Foremen, senior landscapers, hardscape specialists and installation-team leaders for design-build landscape firms coast to coast.

NALP Member Firms · State Cert.
iv.Practice 04

Arborists & Tree Care

Climbers, ground crew, crew leaders and consulting arborists for tree care firms, municipalities and utility vegetation management operators.

ISA Certified · TCIA · CTSP
v.Practice 05

Grounds Maintenance

Grounds staff, crew leaders and supervisors for parks and recreation departments, corporate campuses, cemeteries, universities and school-grounds operations.

PGMS · State Pesticide Cert.
vi.Practice 06

Estate Managers & Head Gardeners

Head gardeners, estate managers and gardens-and-grounds directors for large private estates, historic properties and family offices with significant land holdings from the Hamptons to Palm Beach to Napa.

AHS · Longwood Fellows
vii.Practice 07

Horticulturists

Horticulturists, senior gardeners, plant-collection specialists and botanical-garden staff for leading US botanical institutions.

AHS · NYBG · Longwood
viii.Practice 08

Sports Turf & Golf Course Supts

Assistants, superintendents and directors of agronomy for golf clubs, MLB and NFL grounds crews, college athletic fields and municipal sports complexes.

GCSAA · STMA
ix.Practice 09

Garden Centers & Retail

Store managers, plant-area buyers, retail managers and merchandising leads for independent garden centers, IGC-circle retailers and specialist nursery-retail operators.

AmericanHort Membership
x.Practice 10

Nursery & Growing

Nursery managers, propagation specialists, growing-team leaders and production leads for wholesale nurseries and container growers across Oregon, Florida, California and North Carolina.

AmericanHort · ANLA
xi.Practice 11

Plant Health & Pathology

Plant clinicians, pathologists and plant-health specialists for botanical gardens, university extension programs, USDA-adjacent operators and commercial plant-health firms.

APS · USDA-adjacent
xii.Practice 12

Grounds & Facilities Leadership

Heads of grounds, directors of gardens and grounds, facilities directors and green-industry leadership appointments across the sector.

Leadership Track
Recruitment done properly in horticulture means understanding the growing calendar, respecting the credential ecosystem, and standing behind the placement long after the first season is over.
My Garden Plant Recruitment · The Partner Team
Frequently asked

What US employers ask us first.

What disciplines do you cover?

Twelve green-industry disciplines: landscape architects, landscape designers, landscape gardeners and installation, arborists and tree care, grounds maintenance, estate managers and head gardeners, horticulturists, sports turf and golf course superintendents, garden centers, nursery and growing, plant health and pathology, and grounds and facilities leadership.

Do you place staff across the whole US?

Yes. US-wide coverage on every brief. Active networks coast to coast, from New England and the Mid-Atlantic through the Southeast, Midwest, Great Plains, Mountain West, Southwest, Pacific Northwest and California.

Which professional credentials do you verify?

ASLA, APLD registration, ISA Certified Arborist status, TCIA and CTSP credentials, GCSAA and STMA membership, PGMS affiliation, AhS-recognized horticulture qualifications, AmericanHort and APS. All verified against the issuing body before shortlist.

How fast is a shortlist?

Standard turnaround is ten to fifteen working days from signed brief to ranked shortlist. Seasonal peaks (spring build-outs, fall plantings, mid-summer turf renovations) may extend this by a week; we tell you upfront.

Is there a replacement guarantee?

Yes. Every permanent placement carries a written replacement guarantee. If the hire leaves inside the window for reasons that trace back to the search, we re-run the search at no additional fee.

How is the fee structured?

Standard percentage of first-year package for the majority of placements. Retained-fee structure for estate-manager, head-gardener and director-of-agronomy appointments. Both quoted on the intake call.

Ready to hire

A vacancy worth doing properly?

Tell us the role, the site, the plant palette and the timeline. We reply within one business day with a clear plan, a fee proposal and honest first-call advice.

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