Horticulture Duties: planting, watering, weed control, mulching, tilling, pest control, pruning, turf grass management, mowing, string-trimming, edging, soil monitoring
Greenhouse Duties: sowing seeds, transplanting, watering, fertilization, greenhouse maintenance, pest control.
Planning: ordering seed and plants, planning theme displays.
Plant Records: maintaining plant collection databases, labeling, plant evaluations.
Landscape Design: designing display beds, containers, and hardscape features.
Landscape Construction and Maintenance: installing and maintaining hardscape features and irrigation systems.
Garden Interpretation: writing brochures and interpretive signs, creating and maintaining bulletin boards.
Outreach and Communication: giving garden tours, writing newsletter articles, performing television and radio spots, leading workshops and educational programming for school groups and the public, developing and maintaining websites.
Special Events: participating and organizing plant sales, Dig & Divide, Friends of the UT Gardens events.
Volunteer Management: organizing and managing volunteer corps, leading volunteer work days, appreciation days, and special volunteer events.