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Estate Gardener - (Live Out)

Employer
David Messum Fine Art
Location
Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Salary
Salary from £22,000 depending on qualifications and experience.
Closing date
25 Oct 2018

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

Skilled Gardener required for an established 4 Acre garden, set within a 40 acre estate in the Chilterns.

 

The garden has a long artistic heritage and is used for the display of contemporary sculpture.

 

The garden encompasses varying styles from formal borders, summer bedding, water gardens, meadows, ¾ acre Orchard, 10 acres of woods to manage and tender exotics over-wintered under glass.

Lord's Wood is constantly developing, building on existing themes and introducing new ones, and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to influence the design and development of Lord's Wood.

 

The successful candidate will have a minimum of two years experience in a similar environment and will have qualifications to RHS level 2 or equivalent or be able to show demonstrable evidence of suitable gardening knowledge and experience to that level.

 

Knowledge of orchard pruning and propagation skills are desirable.

Spraying PA1, PA6 and Chainsaw CS30-31 are also desirable.

 

Experience in operating and carrying out basic maintenance of garden and estate machinery is essential, experience of operating tractors and loaders will be an advantage.

 

The successful candidate will also be prepared to learn the skills required to carry out the safe lifting and loading practices used in the movement and installation of sculpture.

 

Lords Wood does not have access to good public transport and therefore any applicants will require their own transport.

 

Please apply with covering letter and CV to roger@messums.com

 

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