SmartyPlants — Nursery + Cafe
(561) 540-6296
Grow with us.
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Grow with us.

We're a ragtag group of plant lovers building something special in Lake Worth Beach — and we're always looking for good people to grow it with.

Featured · Now hiring

Department Manager — Shade Side

The role

SmartyPlants Nursery is a two-acre garden center at 1515 N. Dixie Hwy in Lake Worth Beach, a mile from the Intracoastal. Our nursery runs as two departments, Sun and Shade. We are hiring a Department Manager for the Shade Side to own the shade house: the plants, the people, and the numbers.

This is a hands-on leadership role for a plant person. You will know nearly every plant under the shade cloth by name, keep it healthy, help customers choose and care for what they take home, decide what we buy, and lead a team of two to three. You are accountable for how the department looks and how it performs financially.

Featured · Now hiring

Landscape designer — residential design and sales

About the role

We design and install residential landscapes out of SmartyPlants, a two-acre nursery on N. Dixie Hwy in Lake Worth Beach. Homeowners come to us every week wanting help with their yards. We need a designer who can take those leads from first conversation to signed install, quickly.

This is not a landscape architecture role. Our licensed LA partners handle permitted, engineered and commercial work. You’ll own the everyday residential projects: front yards, backyards, pool areas, edible gardens and refreshes.

We work with AI design tools, and we want someone who already does. You’ll use AI for site renders, concept plans, plant lists and proposals, and your plant knowledge will tell you when the AI gets something wrong.

Why SmartyPlants

A job that doesn't feel like one.

Most days here smell like soil and espresso. You'll learn plants from people who genuinely love them, help neighbors fall for their own yards, and clock out a little happier than you clocked in. We hire for curiosity and kindness — the plant knowledge, we'll teach.
A job that doesn't feel like one.
Featured · Building our install team

We’re building the best install team around.

SmartyPlants is growing — and we’re installing. We want the most talented, most multi-skilled install crew in South Florida, and we’re open about how that comes together.

Come as a company, a crew, or on your own. There’s a way in for each.

01
A landscaping company

Already run a small landscaping outfit? Join our family of companies and keep doing what you do — with more work, more support, and a nursery behind you.

02
A ready-made crew

A group of colleagues ready to run your own team? Bring the people you trust and grow the crew here.

03
One of four roles

Flying solo? You might be the perfect fit for one of the four install roles below. Tell us which.

The four roles
Lead Installer
10+ yrsFull-timeOn-site

You know your stuff. Ten-plus years in the field, fluent across design, plants, and irrigation. You read the plan, run the site, and lead a crew that trusts you. You work directly with our Special Projects Lead, John Wiborg. He’ll show you the ropes and be your direct department head.

Co-Lead & Driver
10+ yrs preferredFull-timeOn-site

You keep the crew moving — literally. You drive, and you own the equipment, the schedule, and the day-to-day logistics, co-leading the crew beside the Lead Installer. Clean driving record; CDL a plus.

Install Crew — Tree & Trimming
Tree backgroundFull-timeOn-site

Strong on trees. You bring a tree-trimming and removal background, you’re at home with the gear, and you leave every site clean and safe. Certifications welcome.

Install Crew — Planting & Irrigation
Irrigation a plusFull-timeOn-site

Hands-on installer. You plant, build beds, and bring a little irrigation know-how — or you’re eager to learn it. Reliable, teachable, and good with your hands.

Applying as a company or a crew? Even better. Send one note and tell us who you’ve got.

Open positions

Where you might fit.

4 roles open · Lake Worth Beach
Front Desk Associate

Check customers out, answer phones, answer questions. Plant knowledge a plus, not necessary. Must be willing to work Sundays 9am–3pm.

RetailPart-timeOn-site
Barista

Pull great shots and keep the café humming.

Café TicoPart-timeOn-site
Landscape Crew Member

Hands-on installs — planting, hardscape, and cleanup.

InstallFull-timeOn-site
Delivery Driver

Get plants to doorsteps and job sites, safe and on time.

LogisticsPart-timeOn-site
The good stuff

What you get, beyond a paycheck.

Plant perks

A generous employee discount, first dibs on new arrivals, and all the cuttings you can root.

On-shift discount

Grab a drink or a bite from the cafe at a discount whenever you’re on the clock.

Room to grow

We promote from within and pay for the certifications that level up your craft.

Real schedules

Predictable shifts, paid time off, and a team that actually covers for each other.

Good people

No plant snobs, no drama. Just a crew that likes showing up and getting dirt under their nails.

Work that matters

More natives in more yards, a greener Lake Worth Beach, and a nursery the neighborhood loves.

How we hire

Four steps, no nonsense.

1
Say hello

Apply for a role below — or just send a note. A real person reads every one.

2
Come by

We’ll invite you in for a relaxed chat and a walk through the nursery.

3
Spend a shift

A short paid trial shift, so you can feel the place and we can work side by side.

4
Grow with us

An offer, a warm welcome, and your first cutting to take home.

Don't see your role?

Tell us how you'd grow this place.

We're always glad to meet good people, even when nothing's posted. Send a note about what you love and what you'd bring — we'll keep it on file.