The Culture Trust Luton is an independent cultural charity. It produces and presents year round programmes of activity across its theatres, museums, arts centres, gardens, historic hat factories and creative spaces. The Trust manages the town’s heritage collections and archives and has a collection of over 2 million artefacts. It holds the most extensive and complete Hat and Headwear collection in the UK and the Mossman carriage collection at Stockwood Discovery Centre is the largest in Europe. The Trust is proud to be based in Luton where it welcomes thousands of regular local and national audiences to its venues.

The Culture Trust Luton is seeking a Head Gardener to oversee its walled gardens, woodland, historic greenhouses, beautifully designed formal gardens and an array of specialist plants, shrubs and trees.

Through a range of grounds and horticultural maintenance, the post holder will be responsible for ensuring gardens at all sites look their best and are freely accessible to the public.

The role includes management of Garden staff, supervision and support of volunteers and work experience students, and apprentices as required.

A key area of focus will be the ground at Stockwood Discovery Centre. Stockwood Gardens were started by the Crawley family in the 1700’s, and have grown to include the period gardens, vegetable gardens, and they are now one of the few places in the country where the work of acclaimed artist Ian Hamilton Finlay can be seen on permanent display. As the Gardener with the experience, vision and dedication to conserve and nurture its unique and exquisite green space.