Hotel Garden Specialist — Colonial Boutique Hotel

Responsibilities

• Maintain enclosed hotel garden to boutique luxury standard: rose beds, jasmine-covered walls, bougainvillea arches, seasonal flowering bulbs and annuals
• Execute rose care program: pruning (November–December for dry-season reset, light deadheading through the year), fertilization, aphid and black spot management in SMA's temperate climate
• Train and maintain climbing plants on colonial walls and ironwork: jasmine, plumbago, bougainvillea — guide growth, secure to structures, remove dead wood
• Manage seasonal planting: SMA's temperate climate supports spring bulbs (tulips perform well at this altitude), autumn colour plantings, and winter-hardy perennials uncommon in Mexican coastal gardens
• Care for courtyard fountain surrounds: aquatic plants in fuente, potted plants arranged around the water feature, maintenance of moss or fern ground cover in shaded patio areas
• Support wedding and event preparation — San Miguel's hotel gardens are major event venues; pre-event garden refresh is a regular requirement

Requirements

• Rose and temperate garden plant care experience
• Climbing plant training and wall espalier knowledge
• Altitude plant management awareness (1,870m affects growth rates and some pest/disease dynamics)
• Event preparation support experience preferred

Benefits

• IMSS, aguinaldo, paid vacation + premium
• Staff canteen
• Event tips (participation in the collective pool)
• Tools and gloves provided
• Uniform provided

Work environment

Colonial boutique hotel with walled garden in San Miguel de Allende's historic center. High-visibility garden maintenance in a property where the garden is a core part of the luxury guest experience and frequently serves as an event backdrop.

About the role

The bougainvillea arch in the hotel garden that appears in every bride's San Miguel wedding photograph requires someone who shaped it over years — who cut it back in November, selected the stems to train over the ironwork, and removed the ones that wanted to go sideways. That arch is not accidental. It's the result of a gardener who knows how to make a plant do something beautiful.