Grower - Production Nursery

About Us

Living Colour Nursery, located in Adelaide’s Northern Suburbs, is South Australia’s leading wholesale and bedding plant producer. We produce millions of quality plants annually for home gardeners, supplying major retail garden centres across South Australia and the Northern Territory, as well as the local horticultural industry. We take pride in delivering high-quality products and outstanding customer service.

Core Values

Our team is driven by five core values that underpin everything we do. If these values resonate with you, we invite you to apply:

• Excellence
• Integrity
• Personal Growth
• Respect
• Responsibility

About the Role

As a Grower, you’ll play a hands-on role as part of the growing team, working to ensure the health and quality of plants across our 10-acre property. This is a physically demanding role requiring a proactive and detail-oriented individual. 

Key Tasks

• Monitoring plant health
• Watering and applying fertilisers
• Managing pests and diseases
• Moving stock
• Spraying chemicals
• Maintaining hygienic growing areas

We grow millions of plants annually—many from seed at our facility—making this an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about large-scale plant production in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits and Perks

• Access to industry training and workshops.
• A collaborative working environment that supports skill development.
• Near full-time hours for casual employment.

Skills and Experience

The ideal candidate will have:

• A passion for growing plants
• Horticultural training or experience in a similar role
• Strong attention to detail and an eye for quality
• Assertiveness and problem-solving abilities
• Enthusiasm for hands-on, physically demanding work
• Excellent communication skills
• Resilience to work in challenging conditions, such as heat
• A hunger to learn quickly and grow within the role
• Physical fitness, suitable for the demands of the job

No formal qualifications are required; however, previous experience or training in horticulture is advantageous.

If you’re ready to grow your career with Living Colour Nursery, we’d love to hear from you!