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Gardener Job

Employer
Greycoat Lumleys
Location
Ascot
Salary
£20k GPA
Closing date
13 Jul 2019

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Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Gardening Jobs
Sector
Arboriculture & Tree Surgery, Horticultural Specialist, Greenkeeping & Turf Care, Growing
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Job Details

My client is looking for an experienced Gardener/Florist for their Estate near Ascot. The successful candidate will work alongside a large team of professional Gardeners and a Garden Manager in a beautiful landscaped garden surrounding a historic property.
 

The ideal candidate will possess a good general knowledge of floristry and general horticulture. A suitable horticultural qualification would be beneficial, however previous floristry and gardening experience will be taken into consideration. The ability to work proactively within a team providing support and enthusiasm is essential. In addition to the above, the candidate must be a driver and willing to travel to London once a week with another member of staff to prepare the London residence with cut flowers. They must have experience in floristry work as they will be preparing all the house flowers in the properties and preparing flower displays for events and Christmas.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within the grounds of a beautiful estate and to work alongside a fabulous team of passionate and professional horticulturalists.

Responsibilities to include:

  • Lawn management
  • Fine turf
  • Mature shrub/herbaceous and rose borders
  • Mature hedging
  • Vegetables and cut flowers
  • Lakes
  • Glasshouses
  • Cutting garden
  • Perennial wildflower
  • Annual meadows
  • Use and maintenance of machinery
  • Flower Arranging

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.

 

Company info
Website
Telephone
020 7233 9950
Location
Elysium Gate
Units 5
126-128 New Kings Road
 London
SW6 4LZ
GB
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