Yasuo Nagai
Professional, dedicated, innovative gardener specializing in construction and maintenance of private and commercial gardens.
Contact
adc0zn@r.postjobfree.com
Fresno, CA 93720
Education
TOYO UNIVERSITY
Bunkyouku,Tokyo B.A.Philosophy (May 1996)
Licenses and Certifications Japanese Gardener Level 2
Professional Experience
Jun 2010 – Dec 2019 HEAD GARDENER Seishuen,Ueda,Nagano
Expert, artistic, functional tree trimming. Joint receiver of Japan's Grand Prix Award for Gardening (one winner each year in a national competition).
All aspects of lawn maintenance including cutting down and planting large trees as well as climbing trees to perform limb amputation and trimming (2 to 4 story high trees). Lawn and flower care.
Identify diseases or pests damaging landscapes and perform appropriate treatment including spraying of pesticide and removal of insects.
Build retaining walls, lay bricks, make cement patios and walkways, craft bamboo fences, and make small ponds. Basic use of machines and power tools including cranes, backhoes, dump trucks, jackhammers, chainsaws, and weed and hedge trimmers.
Inspect completed work to ensure that it conforms to standards and specifications. Communicate with clients to assure that requirements have been met. Assist others so that deadlines are kept and schedules are maintained.
Apr 2015 – Apr 2017 HEAD GARDENER
City of Machida,Tokyo
Selected as head gardener to maintain a large, prominent city park comprised of three smaller parks (a mountain landscape, a city park with wetlands, and a peony garden).
Trimming of all trees in the mountain park with extensive use of the hedge trimmer and long scissors for aesthetic shaping.
Maintenance of a huge pond and it's wildlife (koi fish and turtles, etc.) and wetland plants in the city park and upkeep of all retaining walls and trails as well as trees.
Soil adjustments, pruning, planting, watering of peonies in the flower park.