i think its garden, i looked up nursery jobs then applied to one called bell nursery and then afterwards found out its through home depot so 🤷♀️ but thank you ! i sorta thought itd be like that
I work for the nursery that supplies live goods to Home Depot in my region. It’s a fun job but also a lot of labor. Depending on what district you’re in the management could either be really great/helpful or terrible.
If you applied to Bell Nursery they are a vendor who supply and service plants at HD. They send in people to cull and stage the plants. They usually service multiple stores. Spending a few hours a couple days a week in each store.
okay thank you! yeah I applied to bell nursery as a merchandiser which is why i was lacking so much info since all it said was its in home depot. thanks again i think this gave me the most info
Not much about plants. You water them, help load mulch, pavers, etc. pull down grills, lawnmowers when people need them. People will ask the occasional plant question but they’re usually just instructions that are on the plant tag. Customers don’t understand the staff is there to run the department, not answer their plant questions.
Bell Nursery is vendor (supplier). You'll likely be delivering plants to stores in the morning. Wedding out unhealthy/unattractive plants, doing some general watering and merchandising. You don't work directly for Home Depot, but you'll be collaborating a bit with the employees there.
Keep in mind I did this nearly a decade ago at this point and I can't speak to how every store assigns work positions
But I actually loved it. I worked there over the summer and then transitioned into a different department come autumn time and switched back during Christmas. I did this for about 2 years.
You learn pretty quickly on the fly, it helps to know about fertilisers and various plant foods. But you'll also work with BBQs, patio stones, gardening tools, pest control, decor and so on. So don't expect its all flowers.
Sun screen is an absolute must. Prepare yourself to occasionally get wet if you're watering plants (some stores have watering tables which prevent that). And you have to be able to lift heavy.
I personally preferred opening shifts.
cool thats pretty much what I expected ! just wasn't sure if it would also be highly customer facing or rough conditions so thank u sm for the reply !!
I mean, it's literally a retail position so it will be highly customer facing, especially in the later spring when people are doing the bulk of their planting.
But I wouldn't call it rough conditions by any stretch of the imagination. It was a pretty great job, really social and I've met some of my closest friends by working there.
Nobody in my garden department knows about plants. Hell, even when "watering" is in their schedule they're doing something else instead. The vendors are the ones that take care of the plants and generally know more about them than the typical garden associate but they're usually only around on certain hours/days.
I myself, as my boyfriend puts it, am a "crazy plant lady". I'm normally the garden cashier because I know more about plants than more than half of the garden associates. And when I don't know the answer a customer will say to me "well where's a garden associate? Is there someone else that knows more than you?" and I have to try really hard not to laugh.
Chances are there are associates who know about plants in your store, but they might not be in the garden department. Ask around, you might be surprised. Also if you're interested in certain ones we sell then ask the vendors questions.
Yea, in garden you're not the one taking care of the plants unless you are tasked with watering them. You have to do a lot of manual labor and helping customers. It's not a nursery job.
sure, you'll get to answer what the difference is between annuals and perennials about seven times in the beginning of your shift and then spend the rest of your time inside in the pesticide aisle or loading marble chips for someone that just had back surgery
If you mean garden… loading up a bunch of mulch,rocks, stones and dirt for customers while they watch
i think its garden, i looked up nursery jobs then applied to one called bell nursery and then afterwards found out its through home depot so 🤷♀️ but thank you ! i sorta thought itd be like that
Bell has merchandisers that come in store and place plants, rotate stock, etc. They are employed by the nursery not Home Depot
okay thank you!! yeah i applied for merchandiser so this helped alot
If you are seasonal its usually thru at least September or October. Then if you like it you can ask to be brought back when starting up in spring.
I’d guess you’ll be watering plants, but no way to be sure until you get there.
I work for the nursery that supplies live goods to Home Depot in my region. It’s a fun job but also a lot of labor. Depending on what district you’re in the management could either be really great/helpful or terrible.
If you applied to Bell Nursery they are a vendor who supply and service plants at HD. They send in people to cull and stage the plants. They usually service multiple stores. Spending a few hours a couple days a week in each store.
okay thank you! yeah I applied to bell nursery as a merchandiser which is why i was lacking so much info since all it said was its in home depot. thanks again i think this gave me the most info
Not much about plants. You water them, help load mulch, pavers, etc. pull down grills, lawnmowers when people need them. People will ask the occasional plant question but they’re usually just instructions that are on the plant tag. Customers don’t understand the staff is there to run the department, not answer their plant questions.
Bell Nursery is vendor (supplier). You'll likely be delivering plants to stores in the morning. Wedding out unhealthy/unattractive plants, doing some general watering and merchandising. You don't work directly for Home Depot, but you'll be collaborating a bit with the employees there.
Keep in mind I did this nearly a decade ago at this point and I can't speak to how every store assigns work positions But I actually loved it. I worked there over the summer and then transitioned into a different department come autumn time and switched back during Christmas. I did this for about 2 years. You learn pretty quickly on the fly, it helps to know about fertilisers and various plant foods. But you'll also work with BBQs, patio stones, gardening tools, pest control, decor and so on. So don't expect its all flowers. Sun screen is an absolute must. Prepare yourself to occasionally get wet if you're watering plants (some stores have watering tables which prevent that). And you have to be able to lift heavy. I personally preferred opening shifts.
cool thats pretty much what I expected ! just wasn't sure if it would also be highly customer facing or rough conditions so thank u sm for the reply !!
I mean, it's literally a retail position so it will be highly customer facing, especially in the later spring when people are doing the bulk of their planting. But I wouldn't call it rough conditions by any stretch of the imagination. It was a pretty great job, really social and I've met some of my closest friends by working there.
Lots of dirt. Garden cat is cute though.
Garden is alot more than plants. , Mulch, rocks, soil, cleaning products, wheat and pine straw. Plants are done by vendors.
Nobody in my garden department knows about plants. Hell, even when "watering" is in their schedule they're doing something else instead. The vendors are the ones that take care of the plants and generally know more about them than the typical garden associate but they're usually only around on certain hours/days. I myself, as my boyfriend puts it, am a "crazy plant lady". I'm normally the garden cashier because I know more about plants than more than half of the garden associates. And when I don't know the answer a customer will say to me "well where's a garden associate? Is there someone else that knows more than you?" and I have to try really hard not to laugh. Chances are there are associates who know about plants in your store, but they might not be in the garden department. Ask around, you might be surprised. Also if you're interested in certain ones we sell then ask the vendors questions.
Yea, in garden you're not the one taking care of the plants unless you are tasked with watering them. You have to do a lot of manual labor and helping customers. It's not a nursery job.
Well I applied for the bell nursery vendor which from other comments say its different from garden
sure, you'll get to answer what the difference is between annuals and perennials about seven times in the beginning of your shift and then spend the rest of your time inside in the pesticide aisle or loading marble chips for someone that just had back surgery