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A Rewarding Career Outdoors

Our jobs offer true opportunities for long-term careers, with regular promotions for staff who lean-in.

We are Toronto's best-rated and best-known residential lawn and garden service. We offer exceptional landscape maintenance, gardening, and installation services.

Master New Skills

Our teams work across a huge variety of skills - from landscape maintenance to horticulture, softscaping to heavy installations and more. Gain skills and experience to master your craft, or explore new skills in other divisions of the company.

Landscape installation with Abid, Tobias and Mary
Gardenzilla, summer bbq

Company Events

Celebrate milestones with the team. Our annual summer barbecue, family-friendly Christmas Tree outing, and over-the-top holiday party are a chance to de-compress from the busy season.

Competitive Wages

Trainees start work at $20 / hour, with guaranteed pay increases after three months. Our formal payscale encourages staff to learn and grow, and benefit with skills, job satisfaction, and competitive pay.

Robin
Lee raking leaves for a fall cleanup

Paid Sick Days

Our staff benefit from three paid sick days every season - no doctor's note required. Not feeling well enough to work? Stay home without falling behind on the bills.

Year Round Employment

Most of our staff opt to work year-round, with Toronto's best-paid snow removal operation. Work only when it snows, with optional top-up hours doing interior renovations or plantscaping.

Gardenzilla, Mike shoveling
Gardenzilla, Tim Hortons breakfast meeting

Accessible Health Plans

All employees benefit from a health savings account after their first three months with the company. Guaranteed minimums of $50 monthly for all junior staff, and $100 monthly for staff in crew leads roles.

Work-Life Balance

We do our best work when we have the time and space to live our best life. Our landscape staff typically work 38-42 hour weeks, with no weekend work and the freedom to schedule vacations and time off to suit your own schedule.

Gardenzilla, Mike doing construction
Screenshot of the Gardenzilla website

Current Openings

Review our current job openings and apply online. We are always hiring for people who love to work and want to build a career in the landscape industry.

Career Paths

We take career development seriously - our staff are encouraged to explore roles within the company, and we offer regular promotions as staff gain skills and experience, and take on new responsibilities. Career paths within the company include -

Maintenance Team

  • Trainee ($20)
  • Junior Technician ($21.50)
  • Technician ($22.50)
  • Senior Technician ($23.50)
  • Junior Lead ($24.50)
  • Lead ($26.00)
  • Senior Lead ($27.00)

Garden Team

  • Trainee ($20)
  • Junior Gardener ($21.50)
  • Gardener ($23.00)
  • Senior Gardener ($24.50+)
  • Junior Lead ($26.00+)
  • Lead (28.00+)
  • Senior Lead ($30.00+)

Installs Team

  • Trainee ($20)
  • Junior Installer ($22.50)
  • Installer ($24.00+)
  • Senior Installer ($26.00+)
  • Junior Lead ($28.00+)
  • Lead ($30.00+)
  • Senior Lead ($32.00+)

Frequently Asked Questions

Payroll & Benefits

We issue payroll by direct deposit every second Friday for the preceding two weeks. 

Except for our snow removal services, we do not work on statutory holidays. We pay statutory holiday pay of 8 hours to all full time staff for statutory holidays.

All of our staff receive health benefits through an HSA (Health Savings Account) after a three month probation.

TechniciansGardeners and Installers accumulates $50 monthly towards their HSA, which can be used to reimburse medical expenses for you and your family.

Leads accumulates $100 monthly towards their HSA, which can be used to reimburse medical expenses for you and your family.

Prescription glasses, prescription drugs and dental work can all be claimed for reimbursement under the plan.

Our HSA is provided through Prosure. Medical expenses can be claimed by taking a photo of your receipt and emailing them to our Prosure for reimbursement the same or next business day.

Location

Our yard is located in the heart of Leaside, at 25 Esandar Dr.

Yes, our yard is accessible by TTC.

Yes, we have a large half-acre yard in Leaside. Our staff are able to park on site when they start their day.

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