Head Gardener
- Employer
- Gresgarth Hall..
- Location
- Lancashire
- Salary
- Package circa £36,000 - £45,000 plus rent free accommodation.
- Closing date
- 7 Oct 2024
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- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Gardening Jobs, Grower Jobs
- Sector
- Horticultural Specialist, Growing
- Seniority
- Manager
Gresgarth Hall Gardens.
Head Gardener
Our incredible Head Gardener is very sadly leaving us due to personal reasons, and so we are looking for a hands-on Head Gardener to be part of her wonderful gardening team at Gresgarth Hall, Lancaster.
Since moving to Gresgarth Hall in Lancashire in 1978 with her family, Arabella Lennox-Boyd developed the gardens there, marrying Italian style with British plantmanship.
Arabella has been designing gardens for over forty-five years and has landscaped more than four hundred gardens worldwide, including six royal horticultural society (rhs) Chelsea flower show gold medal gardens and the best of show winner in 1998, while she created the Rooksnest, Lambourn woodlands in Berkshire, which was an “exceptionally fine” ten acre “traditional English garden” for Dame Theresa (née Rowling) Sackler.
This is a hands-on Head Gardeners role, with a small team of FT and PT Gardeners. They should be proactive, organised and passionate about plants. 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 editing and developing the garden. There is a wonderful aesthetic to the garden, its has its own colour pallet and a genuine sense of place.
Arabella is looking for someone who will share her passion and energy for the garden, and who will confidence in their experience to put good ideas forward. Applicants should have previous experience in private service gardening and of managing a small team. They should have good horticultural experience and a passion for plants. Arabella is always attracted to supporting the continued development of those who share her commitment and passion for the garden.
To find out more about the garden please visit our website :
An excellent and competitive salary reflecting the PGG Guidelines is offered to include on site accommodation if required. Package circa £36,000 - £45,000 (depending on experience) plus rent free accommodation.
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