Head Gardener
A self-motivated and experienced Head Gardener is sought after on a full time and permanent basis for a horticulturally diverse, experimental garden based near Guildford, Surrey. The role would suit candidates who love experimenting to create new and exciting elements within gardens, collaborating with the owner who is a knowledgeable and passionate horticulturalist.
Set within a 72-acre estate, the totally organic gardens are approximately 4-acres and feature both formal and more relaxed areas. Elements include wildflower areas, rose garden, a recently installed stream, a large natural pond and woodland which during the spring is bursting with bluebells. There’s also a large vegetable patch, heather garden, prairie borders, small orchard, firepit area and an onsite design studio. The estate is also home to a small farm, an inherited herd of deer, two ponies and lots of rescue animals. There are also on-site tenants who breed and train showjumpers and dogs.
The garden is a privately owned family garden but opens for various gardening groups and visitors by Private Appointment throughout the year. Opening up to 3 times a month, the newly appointed Head Gardener will be given the opportunity to conduct tours and talks to visitors if this is something they would be comfortable with.
With the owner also working within the horticultural sector, they are giving the future Head Gardener an opportunity to not only work within the owners’ garden, but also work on some exciting design installations for other local gardens if this is desirable to the candidate.
The role requires good plant knowledge and year-round upkeep as well as day to day care of a busy garden; a good eye for the continual evolution of the garden will be required. The role will also include undertaking some general estate work, working alongside the Estate manager. Applicants will be friendly and enthusiastic plantspeople with strong horticultural knowledge and a passion for all things gardening. A horticultural qualification and/or extensive experience working on a diverse garden is advantageous for the role. The gardens aspire to be fully organic and therefore an interest and experience with organic practices and sustainability would be advantageous.
Accommodation on site is supplied by the owner for the successful candidate with all main household bills covered by the property owner. The short-term accommodation will be a large 1-double bedroom cottage, which comes with its own fenced garden there is an option to incorporate a second bedroom to the property if required. The owner has recently been granted planning permission to construct a larger property which the owner predicts will be built within 18-months and would suit a family. Partners, pets and dependants are all welcome.
The daily hours for this role run from 8:00 – 16:00, some extra hours may be required during the height of the season.
SALARY: £35,000 - £40,000 DOE + Accommodation
LOCATION: Surrey
JOB No: EC59665
If this Head Gardener vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Sophie Sharpe on 01233 733510 or info@englishcountrygardeners.co.uk
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Sole Gardener
An excellent opportunity has arisen on a beautiful privately owned arts and crafts garden in Southwest Surrey. The partially designed Gertrude Jekyll Garden sits within half a mile of the local train station and beside SSSI woodland. The formal privately-owned garden is listed and has featured in garden literature over the last 100 years, though it is not currently open to the public.
The formal gardens encompass 6 acres with a further 5 acres of SSSI woodland. There is also a 6-acre field that is contiguous with the property which requires minimal management. The gardens have been restored in part to their original structure over the past 20-years and comprise a stunning sunken garden with an octagonal lily pond, a walled winter garden, a lime walk and a circular garden with shrubbery. An original rose garden of one acre, which had fallen into disrepair under previous ownership, has been redesigned by Simon Dorrell and is now fully established. The gardens contain extensive yew and some box hedging with some topiary, several lawns, herbaceous borders, shrubberies, orchard, three ponds, mature trees and numerous architectural features including bargate walls. The grounds also include a large greenhouse, cold frames, a potting shed, a workshop, a garden yard and various outbuildings. The woodland (which was originally a hazel coppice) slopes steeply down to a river. A management plan has been agreed in conjunction with Natural England, the implementation of which has been underway for several years.
The successful applicant will have demonstrable experience of managing large private gardens on their own and of maintaining high standards. Help may be brought in where necessary, i.e. in response to seasonal demands. Applicants will ideally hold an academic horticultural qualification(s) or experience working on a horticulturally diverse garden, have excellent plant knowledge and physical fitness, competency with the operation and basic maintenance of garden machinery as well as excellent time management skills and self-motivation.
This is an excellent opportunity for a candidate to join a friendly and welcoming estate and manage a stunning arts and crafts garden autonomously. The position will suit a physically fit and knowledgeable gardener with excellent time management skills and an ability to prioritise their workload. Applicants need not possess a driving licence for the role but should be living within a reasonable commuting distance.
SALARY: up to £40,000
LOCATION: Southwest Surrey
JOB No: EC59641
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Experienced Gardener
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled Experienced Gardener to work within a beautiful private estate near Egham, Surrey. The position is full time, permanent and would suit a friendly and knowledgeable all rounded gardener that holds experience in maintaining gardens to an incredibly high standard.
The estate covers approximately 30-acres and is home to multiple properties and formal gardens of the highest quality. Elements within the gardens include two rose gardens, extensive herbaceous borders, boxed hornbeam hedging, topiary yew, formal lawns and a stunning 100 metre water feature. The owners have recently extended the estate and therefore now require an additional gardener to help with the maintenance and development of the gardens. This is an excellent opportunity for a knowledgeable Experienced Gardener to work on a beautiful private estate and become part of a friendly team.
The ideal candidate will be a true plantsperson, have good plant identification and knowledge of the seasons. Applicants should ideally have a minimum level 2 horticultural qualification and have previous experience working on a private estate. PA1/PA6 spraying, experience of driving ride on mowers, knowledge of irrigation systems and driving licence are also essential for this role. Other requirements for the role are good communications skills and a real passion for horticulture. The Experienced Gardener should be happy to work outside in all weathers, have the drive to get the job done to a high standard and a have a vision for maintaining and enhancing the garden as required. The successful applicant will be expected to hold knowledge in the operation of a wide range of garden machinery and have good craft skills. Candidates must be presentable, positive in their approach to the job at hand, physically fit, be able to manage your time efficiently, and be able to apply excellent attention to detail at all times.
Working hours for this role are 0800 – 1600 with a 5 consecutive day working week, which may require a Saturday or a Sunday subject to agreed rota and requirement. Annual leave is 28 days with no entitlement to bank holidays.
As part of the recruitment process, candidates will be required to undertake 2 trial days within the gardens so the Experienced Gardener can interact with the team and showcase their skills. Please note the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check at the employers cost and signing of a Non-Disclosure Agreement is conditional.
SALARY: Up to £30,000 depending on experience
LOCATION: Surrey
JOB No: EC59144
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Experienced Gardener
Experienced Gardener required
Job Ref: G233
An exciting opportunity for an experienced gardener, to join a small and prospering award-winning garden management company throughout Surrey, taking part in all general and specialist duties, and assisting in the steady expansion of the business, leading to a complete team and garden management roll.
Our client is responsible for maintaining and developing several large award-winning private gardens in and around the Surrey area and strive for the highest maintenance standards where attention to detail is key, providing a personal service, which is unique to each individual client.
Job Description:
As a member of the team, you must have comprehensive experience and knowledge of working in gardens to a high standard, an understanding of managing gardens annually, and dealing with plants with the correct horticultural practice. In the role you will have the opportunity to develop client and garden designer relationships, so a positive attitude, excellent communication skills, and a drive to go the extra mile are essential. It is important you have good teamwork skills and if necessary are keen to take instruction. Most of all, we would like you to bring a proactive and flexible approach to the role and to integrate into our client’s small but growing team.
Your duties will include: -
- Competent at the annual management of various gardens, solely or in a team, to ensure that quality and visual appearance are maximised through correct horticultural practice. To include:
- Topiary, trees & hedges, annual lawn care, organic vegetable & fruit, plant care & pruning, pest & disease control, plant fertilisation, flower bed on going management, seasonal pot displays, machinery, and tool management.
- Be customer and standards focused and always demand the best – whether that be from your own work or that of your colleagues.
- Aware of all practices garden related.
- Plan, implement and achieve garden maintenance schedules using provided digital software.
- Provide proactive excellent customer service and provide good advice to customers, understanding their garden requirements.
- Be able to suggest improvements to the garden, pruning, planting, border layout, P&D management.
- Managing, motivating, and instructing a team of staff and ensuring suitable standards are met.
- Ensuring health & safety standards are achieved.
Key Skills:
- A minimum of 7 years’ experience within the industry managing a range of gardening skills annually.
- A RHS Level 2 certificate in horticulture or equivalent experience.
- Able to reliably commute to a location in Puttenham, Surrey before work commences.
- A genuine interest in gardens, working outdoors, and horticulture.
- A drive to progress in your future career.
- An understanding of plants and trees, including botanical names, pests, diseases, and management requirements.
- Knowledge and use of general garden duties, organisation and management of gardens, pedestrian mowers, hedge trimmers, general garden machinery.
- Driving license.
If this Experienced Gardener vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Tom Little on 01233 732767 or tom@horticruitment.com.
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Viticulturist
A great opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Vineyard Operative / Assistant Gardener to join a small team on a beautiful historic estate in the Surrey Hills, just 15 minutes from the centre of Guildford. The estate comprises 60 acres of land including 10 acres of vineyard and 5 acres of formal and semi-formal gardens. The family is extremely passionate about their vineyard venture, cultivating Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes to produce premium quality sparkling white, sparkling rose and still rose wines. The gardens open to the public for the National Gardens Scheme and for various charity events during the summer. Next year, the vineyard enters an exciting new phase with the completion of a Tasting Barn and the introduction of vineyard tours and tastings. The successful applicant will be reporting to and working closely with the owners and Estate Manager.
The candidate should have a minimum two years’ experience of cool climate viticulture with a good understanding of seasonal canopy management. They will have experience working with tractors and vineyard machinery and, ideally, PA1, PA6 and PA3 spray certification. They will have a strong work ethic with a desire to learn and extend their experience, be proactive and flexible. Candidates with limited viticultural but strong, transferable agricultural experience may also be considered. A significant proportion of this role is also to assist in the maintenance of the gardens and estate, so general horticultural knowledge will be a definite asset as will experience with a range of machinery such as mowers, strimmers and hedgecutters. The extensive gardens are maintained to a very high standard, so a professional approach with an eye for detail are essential.
Viticultural or horticultural qualifications are not a prerequisite – what is preferable is an applicant with solid experience who is keen to learn, adaptable and organised. They will be confident and motivated, able to work within a small team and willing to take on responsibilities.
Job Specifications:
Vineyard (under supervision of the Estate Manager)
- Annual pruning
- Frost protection measures
- Management of the water storage tanks for the frost protection and fertigation systems
- Tractor driving including mowing, undervine cultivation with mechanical hoe, vine trimming and spraying
- Managing the vine canopy during the growing season including bud rubbing and shoot thinning, tucking-in, leaf removal, green harvest as necessary, disease monitoring and collecting samples for analysis
- Helping with data collection
- Operating the dripline fertigation system ( providing nutrients to the vines)
- Assisting with the harvest
- Management and maintenance of the irrigation system for the planting around the Tasting Barn
- Undertaking repairs to the trellising and routine checks on machinery
- Help to supervise contract labour teams as required
- Operate within all health and safety guidelines
Garden
- Maintaining beds of mixed planting, climbers and roses
- Maintaining extensive box and yew topiary
- Caring for lawns including mowing, scarifying, aerating, moss and weed control and feeding
- Pruning of fruit trees
- Spraying herbicides, fungicides and foliar feeds
- Planting shrubs, trees and perennials
- Strimming and hedge cutting
- Providing help with the small alpaca herd as necessary
Terms and conditions:
Salary : £30K-35K based on experience
Working Hours : 8.30-5.30pm Monday-Friday.
Note : Seasonal flexibility and flexibility around events/ harvest is required with occasional weekend work ( always agreed in advance).
1 hour for lunch, 15 minute break am and pm
Holiday : 28 days including bank holidays.
Optional Salary Sacrifice pension plan after 3 month
JOB REF: EC58917
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Plants Supervisor
Plants Supervisor required.
Job Ref: A755
Our client has a family-run independently owned garden centre serving the community for many years. Implementing high standards and competitive prices that our clients’ customers have come to enjoy and expect from the owners. The Garden Centre has a large range of products, including outdoor plants, shrubs and trees; houseplants; cut flowers and floristry; giftware and cards; garden tools; garden sundries; chemicals; toys; food; stoneware, aggregates, timber and fencing.
Our client’s plants manager needs an enthusiastic supervisor to help them manage a large variety of plants and shrubs. The ideal candidate will be someone who can manage personalities and plants! If you can give clear instructions, are happy to get your hands dirty and can represent your department in a dynamic environment then this opportunity is for you!
The Plants Supervisor will care for the plants and keep things tidy whilst sharing their knowledge and expertise with customers. Helping the manager to co-ordinate the team’s priorities and keeping plants healthy and organised will be amongst the daily duties.
Job Description:
Responsibilities would include but not limited to: -
- Responsible for the plants department to assist the manager with the day to day running of the department.
- Involved in the planning & management of the plant team.
- Liaising with the plant buyer on weekly stock intake.
- To oversee and run the department in the managers absents.
- Dealing with customer enquiries and taking payment for customer home plant deliveries.
- General housekeeping of the department.
Applicants will ideally have:
- Previous experience supervising a large team.
- At least 3 years’ experience working within the horticultural industry.
- You are enthusiastic and approachable.
- Good customer service skills.
Benefits: Free onsite parking, 15% Staff discount, training and development with opportunities to forge a career with the client, pension plan and holiday entitlement of 29 days, including bank holidays.
Working hours: Full-time 42.5 hrs per week, Monday- Friday with rota’d day off and alternate weekends.
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Landscape Design Technician
Landscape Design Technician required.
Job Ref: W410
Curiosity, enthusiasm, along with a childhood plant obsession led my client, a multi-award-winning garden designer, to create their well-established landscape design and build company over 20 years ago. Based in Surrey with an impeccable reputation within the industry, they work alongside clients and their expert team to design and build beautiful outdoor spaces. Simple, functional and within realistic budgets their style focuses on combining contemporary design with soft, cottage-style planting for their all-domestic clients. The wonderful outdoor spaces they create are no happy accident, they only come about through meticulous design, attention to detail and a continued understanding throughout the company that gardens are places to nurture and cherish. They are now looking for a Landscape Design Technician to join the team to help the continuation of the company’s success.
The Job:
The successful candidate will benefit from working alongside time-served industry professionals which will provide an idyllic springboard from which to grow and develop within the company. The position is a permanent position and remuneration shall be dependent on experience. The business is continuously growing and expanding, and as a business they encourage the team to help drive the company forward and grow with it too. An exciting time for the successful candidates to join! The successful candidate will be working on a variety of exciting private gardens within the UK.
Key Skills and attributes:
Excellent communication skills are essential, as is a genuine eye for detail and the ability to work to tight deadlines. The successful candidate must be highly motivated with a willingness to learn, be a real team player with energy and enthusiasm, and possess the drive and ambition to develop the role.
- Experience in a range of design software, including Vectorworks and indesign is essential for the role.
- A degree in Landscape Architecture or garden design.
- Have a good understanding of hard landscaping and construction detailing.
- Good plant knowledge
- Dedicated, organised, self-motivated and willing to work across a range of projects.
- Excellent communication and coordination skills
- Ability to work effectively both individually and with a team.
- Can work under pressure and to the highest standard for project deadlines.
- Exceptional attention to detail
This is a permanent role and the client is happy to consider applicants looking for either part-time or full time hours.
Please note that this is an office-based role.
Full time working hours for this post are 8:30am-5pm Monday to Friday with a 30-minute break. 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and ongoing training and development.
If this Landscape Design Technician vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Sophie Sharpe on 01233 732767 or sophie@horticruitment.com
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Skilled Landscape Gardener
Skilled Landscape Gardener required
Job Ref: B252
Existing for over 20 years, our client is a well-established landscape design and build company based in Surrey with an impeccable reputation within the industry. The director of the business is a multi-award-winning garden designer, who works alongside clients and their expert team to design and build beautiful outdoor spaces. Their style focuses on combining contemporary design with soft, cottage-style planting for their all-domestic clients. Due to their increasing popularity, they are now looking for a Landscape Gardener to join the team who can work alongside their existing team of knowledgeable horticulturalists.
The Job:
Duties of the Landscape Gardener will include the maintenance and upkeep of domestic gardens as well as assisting in the installations of new designs. This position is a fantastic opportunity for candidates looking to gain good technical gardening skills, establish a good working knowledge of plants and garden machinery, the role will involve the use of a range of horticultural machinery. It is important that applicants are enthusiastic and self-motivated and able to work on their own initiative as well as in a team environment. Tasks will include the following:
- Maintaining gardens to the highest standard of horticultural practice
- Plant and border maintenance
- Planting, pruning, weeding and mulching
- Exceptional attention to detail and a pro-active approach to work
- Liaising with customers and staff
- Be aware of health and safety on site
Key Skills:
The person appointed will be working within a small team, and when necessary, on a sole basis. It’s important that candidates have good communication skills, combined with a pro-active and flexible approach to their duties. The ideal candidate will hold:
- Existing plant knowledge with a horticultural qualification being desirable but not essential
- Experience working in a similar role
- Exceptional attention to detail, have a creative flare and a passion for learning
- Be punctual, tidy in appearance and have good “common sense”
Please note that a full clean driving licence is essential for this role
Working hours for this post are 7:30am-5pm Monday to Friday with a 30-minute break.
If this Skilled Landscape Gardener vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Sophie Sharpe on 01233 732767 or sophie@horticruitment.com
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Sole Gardener
An enthusiastic and hands-on Sole Gardener is required on a full time and permanent basis to maintain and develop the gardens of a beautiful private Estate situated near Weybridge, Surrey. The property is set within approximately 4 acres and includes various formal lawns, mixed herbaceous planting, formally clipped yew and Buxus, wildflower area, pleached hedging, small vegetable garden, greenhouse, several espalier trained fruit trees and wall trained roses.
The gardens also contain a swimming pool and tennis court which are generally maintained by contractors. This is a sole gardener position; however, the successful candidate will be required to manage additional contractors when required. Although this garden is established there is plenty of opportunity for the new sole gardener to make an impression as the owners are open to new ideas with regards to its development.
The Sole Gardener will have a hands-on role in the daily care and continuous development of the garden. They will be confident planning and executing the seasonal maintenance of the gardens. The ideal candidate will have an academic horticultural qualification and at least 5 years’ experience working on a private estate. He / She will be able to identify a wide range of plants, pests and diseases, soil conditions, together with knowledge of their requirements to thrive. Ideally candidates will have experience maintaining herbaceous borders, topiary, and wildflower meadows. The successful candidate must be enthusiastic, physically fit, and confident working autonomously.
This is an excellent opportunity and would suit someone with a vision for maintaining and enhancing the garden as required. There is a wide range of garden machinery available for use and the gardener will have the ability to operate and carry out basic maintenance of the garden machinery. Generally, the gardens are maintained without the need for pesticides however, PA1 & PA6 qualifications would be useful for the control of weeds on the hard surfaces.
SALARY: Up to £30,000 DOE
LOCATION: Weybridge, Surrey
JOB No: EC55324
If this Sole Gardener vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Matthew Parker on 01233 733510 or info@englishcountrygardeners.co.uk.
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Junior Gardener
Junior Gardener required
Job Ref T707
Existing for over 20 years, our client is a well-established landscape design and build company based in Surrey with an impeccable reputation within the industry. The director of the business is a multi-award-winning garden designer, who works alongside clients and their expert team to design and build beautiful outdoor spaces. Their style focuses on combining contemporary design with soft, cottage-style planting for their all-domestic clients. Due to their increasing popularity, they are now looking for a Junior Gardener to join the team who can grow and develop into an experienced gardener under the guidance of their existing team of knowledgeable horticulturalists.
The Job:
Duties of the Junior Gardener will include the maintenance and upkeep of domestic gardens as well as assisting in the installations of new designs. This position is a fantastic opportunity for candidates looking to gain good technical gardening skills, establish a good working knowledge of plants and garden machinery and the role will involve the use of a range of horticultural machinery. It is important that applicants are enthusiastic, self-motivated and able to work on their own initiative as well as in a team environment. Tasks will include the following:
- Maintaining gardens to the highest standard of horticultural practice
- Plant and border maintenance
- Planting, pruning, weeding and mulching
- Exceptional attention to detail and a pro-active approach to work
- Liaising with customers and staff
- Be aware of health and safety on site
Key Skills:
The person appointed will be working within a small team, and when necessary, on a sole basis. It’s important that candidates have good communication skills, combined with a pro-active and flexible approach to their duties. The ideal candidate will hold:
- Existing plant knowledge with a horticultural qualification; this is desirable but not essential
- Exceptional attention to detail, have a creative flare and a passion for learning
- Be punctual, tidy in appearance and have good “common sense”
Please note that a full clean driving licence is essential for this role
Working hours for this post are 7:30am-5pm Monday to Friday with a 30-minute break.
If this Junior Gardener vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Sophie Sharpe on 01233 732767 or sophie@horticruitment.com
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