Resume Objective
Energetic landscape worker with 3 years of experience maintaining and installing landscape features for residential and commercial clients across the GTA. Seeking a full-time landscape position where I can develop skills in hardscaping and irrigation installation.
Key Skills to Highlight
- Lawn mowing, edging, and trimming
- Planting trees, shrubs, and perennials
- Mulching and bed maintenance
- Interlock and flagstone installation
- Irrigation system operation and maintenance
- Seasonal clean-up and snow removal
- Small engine equipment operation
- Plant identification and basic horticulture
Sample Work Experience Bullets
- Maintained residential and commercial lawns through mowing, edging, fertilising, and weed control on weekly routes.
- Installed trees, shrubs, and perennial plantings, preparing soil, amending with compost, and applying mulch.
- Laid interlock pavers and flagstone walkways, including base preparation, levelling, and joint sand compaction.
- Operated landscape trailers, walk-behind mowers, line trimmers, leaf blowers, and backpack sprayers.
- Completed seasonal spring clean-up and fall leaf removal, servicing over 40 residential accounts per season.
Education
Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD); enrolment in a Landscape Horticulturist apprenticeship or college certificate is an asset.
Relevant Certifications
- Pesticide Applicator Licence — Landscape Exterminator (if applicable)
- Smart About Salt Certification
- First Aid and CPR Level C
How to Use This Sample
Use this sample as a structural guide — not a template to copy word-for-word. Adapt the objective, skills and experience bullets to reflect your own background. Tailor each application to the specific job posting, and keep your resume to one page for entry-level roles or one to two pages for senior positions.
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