Live In Sole Gardener, Dumfries
- Employer
- Greycoat Lumleys
- Location
- Dumfries and Galloway Region
- Salary
- Up to £25,000
- Closing date
- 25 Sep 2018
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- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Gardening Jobs
Job Details
Live In Sole Gardener
Greycoat Lumleys’ client have a wonderful opportunity for a skilled estate gardener at a beautiful private garden. The position would suit a qualified, experienced and well-rounded horticulturist with a willingness to undertake some general estate duties; organisation of repairs and maintenance, in addition to overall management of the garden.
The garden comprises of formal lawns and grounds, mature trees and hedges, an orchard, a gorgeous walled garden, a large loch, a tennis court, a Victorian grass bowling green and a small greenhouse. There established woodland, mainly of hardwood trees, as well as gates and fences and buildings that would require some maintenance.
Garden machinery is provided including a Kubota ride-on mower, smaller ride-on mower, pedestrian mower, hedge cutters, strimmers etc. so applicants must be well-versed in the operation and basic maintenance of such equipment.
Applicants should hold an academic horticultural qualification and have extensive hands-on experience, including in the operation of chainsaws. Chainsaw licence will be essential. Experience of overseeing contractors will be a benefit.
This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled and experienced estate gardener to live and work on a beautiful private property in the Scottish Borders. The estate owners are passionate about their garden and are genuinely enthusiastic about the prospect of sharing their garden with a knowledgeable and experienced plants person.
Accommodation: A two bedroom flat, adjacent to the main house is provided on site - suitable for a couple (though unsuitable for children). Utility bills and council tax paid by the gardener and oil is provided by the client.
Salary: £25K depending on experience + accommodation and holidays.
Start: 1st October
Job Number: 49834
Responsible
Consultant: Lesley Jones
Company
At Greycoat Lumleys, we register qualified and/or experienced staff that have worked in private gardens and estates or who have strongly related gardening experience in other environments. We are always keen to register staff with specific skills such as organic gardening, arboriculture, botanic collection, historic garden restoration, arboriculture, design and landscaping.
Our Gardening Consultants work closely with our clients and they have established close links with Kew, RHS Wisley, Chelsea Physic Garden and The Professional Gardeners Guild.
Estate Managers | Head Gardeners | Sole Gardeners | Assistant and Under Gardeners | Estate Workers Gamekeepers | Handymen/Drivers | Maintenance | Couples (generally Gardener & Housekeeper)
All roles are registered on a live in or live out basis. Increasingly, we are getting Live out jobs registered, where clients are not offering accommodation as part of the package, so if candidates are seeking live out work in their local areas, we may be able to help.
Are a Gardener looking for your next position?
Greycoat Lumleys Private Households & Estates is here to help.
Our friendly, experienced consultants
• have long established careers in recruitment
• are approachable and well qualified to understand your needs
• will offer advice and assistance throughout the recruitment process and continued support after a placement is made.
We register Gardeners who are
• experienced and/or qualified
• committed to their careers
• passionate about their chosen profession
• discreet and appreciate the employer’s need for privacy
• proactive
• looking for long term commitments
We have scrupulous vetting procedures and all our Gardeners are
• personally interviewed
• reference checked
• qualifications verified
Please note, due to the high volume of applications we receive, we can only respond to those who fully meet the requirements of the vacancy for which they apply. Visit our website for more details or email us for more information.
- Website
- http://www.greycoatlumleys.co.uk/
- Telephone
- 020 7233 9950
- Location
-
Elysium Gate
Units 5
126-128 New Kings Road
London
SW6 4LZ
GB
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