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Skilled Gardener - EC3848

Employer
English Country Gardeners
Location
Marlborough, Wiltshire
Salary
Up to £25,000 DOE
Closing date
13 Sep 2018

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Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Gardening Jobs
Sector
Horticultural Specialist

A career advancement opportunity has arisen for a Skilled Gardener to join a small team on a private estate in Marten, Wiltshire.  The 50 acre site includes a two acre garden with a wide variety of plants and areas of horticultural interest.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to become Assistant Head Gardener in future and so must be confident in the general running of the garden in the absence of the Head Gardener.

The existing garden team consists of a Head Gardener, two Under Gardeners and an apprentice.  An additional experienced gardener is required to assist in the overall management of the garden on a full-time permanent basis.  The garden consists of various beds and borders, a rose garden, kitchen garden, a cut flower area and areas of manicured and natural lawn as well as three glasshouses.  The two acre garden is surrounded by paddocks and woodland.  The property also plays host to small animals such as chickens and ducks which are managed by the garden team.  Applicants should therefore be willing to assist with all non-horticultural aspects of the job when required.

Applicants should be experienced gardeners; qualified to at least Level 2 and must have experience of working on private estate gardens.  You should be confident in your seasonal horticultural skills, plant identification skills, and must be proficient in the use of garden machinery including ride-on mowers.  Spray and chainsaw certificates would be beneficial, but are not essential for the role initially.

The role will involve general garden maintenance with a focus on the more involved horticultural tasks such as kitchen gardening and the management of roses, beds and borders, glasshouse work and propagation.  The suitable candidate will be confident and willing to work within a small friendly team but should also be happy to work autonomously in certain areas of the garden for the majority of the time.

This is a genuine opportunity for a skilled, qualified and passionate gardener to demonstrate their talents and to move up the career ladder into an Assistant Head Gardener role.

Thank you for the interest you have shown in this Skilled Gardener vacancy.  Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications that we receive, it is not possible to respond to every one.  Therefore, unless you hear from us within the next 14 days, your application for this Skilled Gardener vacancy will have been unsuccessful.

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