Landscape Gardener in the Netherlands
Do you love working outdoors and creating green spaces? A job as a landscape gardener in the Netherlands could be your perfect fit. ABflexkracht connects you with respected landscaping companies across the West Netherlands.
From building private gardens to maintaining public parks: tell us what appeals to you. Looking for landscape gardener jobs in the Netherlands? We specialise in helping international candidates. We arrange housing, insurance, and personal support. Often, you can start within just one week.
Find your new landscape gardener job among our current vacancies
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Experienced Landscaper
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What does a landscape gardener do in the Netherlands?
As a landscape gardener, your workplace is the great outdoors. Your tasks are diverse and physical. No two days are the same in gardening jobs in Netherlands.
Garden construction
Building new gardens or renovating existing ones is a core part of the job:
- Preparing the ground: digging, rototilling, adding compost.
- Planting trees, shrubs, and flowers according to a design plan.
- Laying sod or sowing grass for new lawns.
- Paving terraces and garden paths, building decks and fences, placing borders and edgings.
- Installing features like ponds, garden lighting, or irrigation systems.
- Operating tools from shovels and rakes to plate compactors and mini-excavators.
Garden maintenance
On other days, you focus on keeping established gardens and public green spaces in shape:
- Mowing lawns, trimming hedges, pruning trees and bushes.
- Weeding flowerbeds, raking leaves, removing dead or diseased plants.
- Seasonal planting — spring bulbs in autumn, annual flowers in summer.
- Ensuring everything looks tidy and healthy year-round.
How the work changes with the seasons
- Spring & summer: The busiest period. New gardens are built, plants grow fast, and there’s plenty of planting, lawn care, and construction work.
- Autumn: Pruning, preparing gardens for winter, trimming perennials, final mowing of the season.
- Winter: Quieter but not idle. Winter pruning, installing garden lighting, snow clearing, and indoor tasks like planning and training.
→ Landscaping is physical, varied, and rewarding. At the end of each day, you see exactly what you’ve built or improved.
Your typical workday
You meet your team early at the company workshop or directly at the job site. After a quick briefing, you jump into the day’s project. You work in a small team of 2–4 people, usually including a lead landscaper. At the end of the day, all tools are cleaned and stored, and the site is left spotless.
Your “office” changes frequently. One week a private backyard, the next an office park, then a public garden. You’ll travel between sites in a company van (driving the van can be part of the job if you have a licence).
Salary and benefits for landscape gardeners in the Netherlands?
As a landscape gardener through ABflexkracht, you’re employed under the Dutch Collective Labour Agreement for the landscaping sector, which guarantees strong working conditions. Read more about the CAO for temporary workers in the Netherlands.
Salary: Starting from approximately €15.00 gross per hour, higher if you bring experience or qualifications. Want to know more? See our guide: What will you earn as a worker in the Netherlands?
On top of your hourly wage:
- Overtime pay at 125% for extra hours. Saturday work (when it occurs) is compensated at a premium rate.
- Travel time paid. Time spent driving between work sites during the day counts as working time. If you use your own car, you receive ~€0.21/km or a fuel card.
- 8% holiday allowance, paid annually as a lump sum.
- Approximately 25 paid vacation days per year (full-time).
- Pension contributions through the ABU/StiPP scheme.
- Work clothing and gear provided.and all tools.
- Free training and certifications. VCA safety certificate, chainsaw operation, pruning techniques, mini-excavator courses, and more.
A dedicated ABflexkracht contact person is available from day one for questions about your job, salary, or life in the Netherlands.
→ Show dedication and skill, and a permanent contract directly with the employer is a realistic prospect. Many of our landscapers have achieved this after 1–2 years.
Career growth: from assistant to lead gardener
Landscaping offers clear career progression. You can start with basic tasks and grow into a specialist or leadership role:
Independent gardener. After one or two seasons as an assistant, you’ll work independently: planting, pruning, and building according to plans without constant supervision.
Specialist. Focus on what you enjoy most: paving and stonework, tree care and certified arborism, or planting design (advising on plant combinations and garden aesthetics).
Team leader. Lead a small team, read and execute garden design plans, delegate tasks, communicate with clients, and manage materials on site. Comes with higher pay and often a company vehicle.
Project manager or designer. With further experience and sometimes additional training, move into planning and overseeing large landscaping projects: parks, commercial landscapes, housing developments. Or study to become a garden designer.
Entrepreneurship. Many experienced landscapers eventually start their own business. The Dutch market for independent gardeners is strong. The experience and contacts you build through ABflexkracht can be a stepping stone.
What we look for in landscape gardeners
You don’t need formal training to start. We value attitude, reliability, and willingness to learn. Here’s what makes a good fit:
- Love for the outdoors: Rain or shine, you prefer being outside over sitting behind a desk. Getting a bit muddy doesn’t bother you, it’s part of the job.
- Physically fit: You’re comfortable spending the day on your feet, lifting bags of soil or paving stones with proper technique, and doing manual work. The job itself will improve your fitness over time.
- Hands-on and creative: Landscaping combines physical labour with creativity. You enjoy turning an empty yard into a beautiful garden and solving practical challenges along the way.
- Eager to learn: Each project is different; roses one day, a garden shed the next. You’re open to instruction, curious about plants and techniques, and willing to absorb new knowledge.
- Team player: You work well in a small team of 2–4 people, communicate clearly, and help your colleagues when needed.
What gives you an extra advantage
While not required, these strengthen your profile:
- Previous experience in gardening, farming, construction, or any hands-on work.
- A VCA safety certificate. Commonly required in landscaping (we can help you get it quickly if you don’t have it yet).
- A driving licence (B). Many landscaping jobs involve driving the company van. A trailer licence (BE) is an additional plus.
- Experience with chainsaws, brush cutters, or lawnmowers (and any certificates to operate them).
- Knowledge of plants even from home gardening. You’ll learn on the job, but some prior knowledge helps you integrate faster.
→ No formal training? Many of our best landscapers entered the field without any. A positive attitude and reliability are the main ingredients. We pair you with patient, experienced colleagues who teach you the trade.
How to start working as a landscape gardener in the Netherlands with ABflexkracht
Getting started as an landscape gardener through ABflexkracht is fast and straightforward:
- Apply online. Fill in the form on this page. You can apply for a specific landscape gardener vacancy or register as a jobseeker. Upload a CV if you have one. Photos of past gardening or construction projects work too, but nothing is mandatory.
- Introduction call. We contact you quickly, often within a day. A short interview by phone or video call (in English, Polish, Bulgarian, or other languages) to learn about your experience, skills, preferences, and practical needs.
- Job matching. We match your profile to available landscaping positions. You receive clear details: the company, typical projects, your tasks, schedule, wage, and benefits. If the first options don’t feel right, we keep looking.
- Paperwork and preparation. We handle contracts, housing, insurance, and any required training or certifications before your start date.
- First day and beyond. Your coordinator welcomes you, introduces you to your landscaping employer and colleagues, and helps with BSN, and timesheets in the first week. We check in frequently to ensure the work meets your expectations.
→ Landscaping can be weather-dependent. Some weeks are very busy; occasionally a day is cut short by heavy rain (with hours made up later). Tell us your preference. Guaranteed steady hours at a larger company with indoor backup, or flexibility with occasional schedule adjustments. We’ll find the right fit.
Where can you work? Landscaping regions in the Netherlands
ABflexkracht has clients across the West Netherlands — the most densely populated part of the country, where demand for landscaping and green maintenance is constant:
Rijsenhout & Haarlemmermeer
Near Schiphol Airport. Landscaping companies here maintain everything from airport grounds to municipal parks and private gardens in surrounding towns.
Aalsmeer & De Kwakel
Connected to the horticulture sector. Landscaping firms design and build gardens for residences in the region, including scenic waterside properties and new developments.
Bollenstreek (Lisse, Hillegom)
Beyond the famous flower fields: historic garden parks, tourist estates, public flower displays, and modern villa gardens all need maintenance and construction.
South Holland
Urban green maintenance in and around Leiden, The Hague, and Rotterdam. City parks, residential gardens, and even coastal dune and park maintenance near the beach.
Other regions in Holland
Occasional larger projects for new housing developments or park installations where extra hands are needed.
Transportation is always arranged. We place you in housing near the work, or the company provides transport. If you have a preferred area (perhaps near friends or closer to a city), let us know.
→ Your preferred region not listed? Apply anyway. New landscaping projects start with little notice, and being in our candidate pool means you hear about them first.
Vacancies for landscape gardeners: full support for international workers
Moving to a new country for work raises practical questions. ABflexkracht takes care of the logistics so you can focus on your job. We specialise in jobs in the Netherlands with accommodation for international candidates:
Housing
Certified accommodation meeting all Dutch standards for worker housing. You’ll typically have a private bedroom in a shared house with colleagues, plus common areas for cooking, laundry, and relaxing. Furnished, with internet, all arranged before you arrive. We try to house landscaping teammates together for easy travel to work sites. Read more about working and living in the Netherlands.
Personal coordinator
Your dedicated guide in the Netherlands. They help with municipality registration, BSN number, and all day-to-day questions. Available by phone or WhatsApp, they check in regularly and visit your workplace to ensure everything runs smoothly. Many coordinators speak your language. Read more: Working in the Netherlands without speaking Dutch.
Insurance and healthcare
Dutch health insurance arranged from day one. If you need a doctor, dentist, or medication: you’re covered. We guide you through the healthcare system and can accompany you to appointments if translation is needed. Sick leave, liability insurance, and pension enrolment are all taken care of.
Coming with your partner or family?
ABflexkracht also offers work for couples in the Netherlands. We can find positions for both of you, often at the same location, with shared housing arranged. Interested in working in the Netherlands with family? We’ll make it happen.
→ Our support doesn’t fade after the first month. We’re available throughout your employment. You always have someone to turn to.
No perfect landscape gardener vacancy yet? Register anyway
Landscaping projects start with little notice. A company wins a new contract and needs a team quickly. By registering with ABflexkracht, you’re first in line for these opportunities, often before they’re publicly advertised.
Questions about seasonal work, housing, or life in the Netherlands? Call us: +31 (0)297 383 400 of email us: recruitment@abflexkracht.nl We’re here to help you make the right decision.
→ Also explore our other vacancies: technical worker | operator | logistics | production worker | all vacancies
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