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Propagator

Employer
National Trust
Location
Exeter, Devon
Salary
£24,000 plus generous benefits package
Closing date
3 Dec 2020

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This role is to propagate and raise plants to conserve and develop the Trust’s garden, parkland and countryside Plant Collections. To carry out the day to day operations at the Plant Conservation Centre, ensuring plants are produced to the highest standard and in the most effective manner expected by the National Trust. The post holder will have a comprehensive knowledge of plants and propagation techniques.

A confident, positive asset to any team, you’re truly passionate about plants and gardening and you’ll want to make the most of this rare opportunity to share such a diverse and fascinating environment. Joining our dedicated conservation team, you’ll help look after the day-to-day management of the nursery, propagating and producing an extensive variety of plants for the replenishment of National Trust gardens across the country. This will include managing stock control, plant production and plant movement records. You’ll also work closely with your team, supporting the Nursery Manager in fostering an atmosphere of confidence, enthusiasm and commitment.

 

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There's no other organisation like the National Trust. No other organisation that brings such an amazing variety of places and spaces to life.

We are a charity founded in 1895 by Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter and Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley, three people who saw the importance of our nation’s heritage and open spaces, and wanted to protect them for everyone to enjoy. More than a century after we were founded, our values are still at the heart of everything we do. And we do a lot more than you might think. 

We welcome some 22.5 million visitors, from all ages and backgrounds, every year. We care for historic houses, gardens, mills, forests, castles, miles of coastline, islands, holiday cottages, pubs and inns, whole villages and even a goldmine. We also run a huge retail chain, a multi-million pound food and beverage business and much, much more. And we do all of this so that everyone can enjoy and make the most of the green spaces and beautiful places that England, Wales and Northern Ireland has to offer. 

The National Trust is described by its employee gardeners as “dynamic, supportive, inquisitive and fun”, where its beautiful places “lift your spirits naturally” and “somewhere you can expand new skills”. The organisation is currently recruiting for a number of gardening roles. 

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