Experienced Gardener
- Recruiter
- Daylesford Estate
- Location
- North Cotswolds
- Salary
- Salary depending on experience
- Posted
- 25 Oct 2018
- Closes
- 25 Nov 2018
- Sector
- Horticultural Specialist, Countryside, Parks & Open Space, Groundskeeping & Maintenance, Growing
- Function
- Gardening Jobs, Grower Jobs
Experienced Gardener
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced and knowledgeable gardener to help develop and maintain an extensive private garden in the North Cotswolds.
This will be a varied role and will involve working as part of our team in all areas of the garden.
The garden comprises of a walled vegetable garden, greenhouses for growing our own produce, herbaceous borders and rose gardens, a cutting garden, orchards, a woodland garden and formal gardens around the main house.
There are many naturalised bulbs and wild flower meadows throughout the garden with a series of lakes connected with streams.
We are looking for a skilled gardener who is horticulturally trained, ideally with a Botanical Qualification, and proficient in all aspects of horticulture including plant identification, pruning and plant cultivation.
Previous experience of working in an estate or botanical garden would be desirable.
Salary depending on experience
Accommodation could potentially be available for the right person
Full clean driving licence
Holidays - 21 days + bank holidays
Hours - 8:00-5:30 + 1 weekend in 4