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Head Gardener

Employer
Gresgarth Hall
Location
Lancaster, Lancashire
Salary
Upper end of Professional Gardeners’ Guild salary guidelines + rent free accommodation.
Closing date
16 Feb 2023

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

Gresgarth Hall Garden

Head Gardener required for Arabella Lennox-Boyd

Should be passionate about horticulture, ready to lead and be part of Arabella’s wonderful gardening team at Gresgarth Hall, Lancaster.

Since moving to Gresgarth Hall in Lancashire in 1978 with her family, Arabella Lennox-Boyd has developed the gardens there, marrying Italian style with British plantsmanship. The garden is the flagship for her gardening business which is still very much a major part of her life.

This is a hands-on Head Gardeners role, with the team of FT and PT Gardeners ready to help to look after and expand new areas in the ornamental gardens and add new species and cultivars of trees and shrubs to the collection. and have a good knowledge of machinery The applicant should be proactive, practical, organised and have a good knowledge of machinery, should be passionate about plants and their well-being The garden contains the widest range of horticultural aspects including glass, propagation, vegetable and fruit production, containers, perennials, woodland tree, shrub and woodland planting, meadow, and wilder areas.

The Head Gardener will take day to day charge of the garden and will work with the owner who is continually improving and developing the garden. There is a wonderful aesthetic to the garden, with its own colour pallet and a genuine sense of place.

Arabella is looking for someone who will share her passion for the garden, and who will have confidence in their experience to put good ideas forward. Applicants should have previous experience in private service gardening and of managing a small team.

To find out more about the garden please visit our website :

www.gresgarthhall.com

 

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