Experienced Gardener
From horticruitment
Working For: Private Advertiser
We are looking for a skilled estate gardener to join our team working on a beautiful estate garden near Helmsley, North Yorkshire.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team of 10 current gardeners working on a beautiful private estate in North Yorkshire, consisting of around 60 acres of gardens and landscapes.
Reporting to the senior gardeners, this varied and interesting role requires an experienced and knowledgeable horticulturalist.
Applicants should possess several years’ experience working in a larger garden environment. This role will require excellent plant knowledge and technical skills.
The hands on role involves the high level maintenance of a variety of large and differently themed gardens, such as, rose gardens, herbaceous borders, naturalistic gardens, cottage gardens, large scale container gardening, woodland gardens, lakes and, ponds.
There is also a large production glasshouse an an ornamental glasshouse.
In collaboration with the team, you would be involved in different garden-based activities such as pruning, shrubs, climbers, clipped hedges and topiary. Planting, both seasonal and longer-term planting. Weed and pest and disease control. Container planting and feeding, watering. Propagation of both hardy and seasonal garden stock. Dead heading and general tidying of borders.
We also have a program to develop new and varied wildflower meadows.
The garden contains many large, paved areas and steps and you would be part of the team effort to keep these areas clean and tidy.
Desirable: Spray certificate (PA1/PA6)
Must have: Experience of a similar role. Excellent references.
We offer a flexible start date for the right candidate
This private advert is being managed directly by the employer. Horticruitment are not involved in the hiring process and are therefore unable to share any additional information on this role. If you have any questions regarding this position, the best course of action is to apply for the job which will open a line of communication with the employer.
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