Gardener
Gardener required
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate and suitably qualified gardener to join the team caring for a beautiful country estate, tucked away in a semi-rural location, just outside of Tunbridge Wells. The estate extends to 28 acres, comprising an impressive 19th century house and coach house, with an ornamental garden of just over 3 acres, woodland, pasture, and ponds. The property is owned by a delightful family, who employs a small team of gardeners to maintain the grounds.
The features of the garden are varied and include a cut flower garden, glasshouse, orchard, ornamental meadows, roof gardens, mixed and shrub borders, formal and informal hedging, topiary, roses, and a fine lawn. The property is used for beautifully curated events, creative workshops, and as a location for film and photoshoots. Also, the garden and grounds are occasionally opened to the public to explore, with an aspiration for this to be under the National Garden Scheme soon. There is a growing menagerie of animals, which the garden team help to care for, including alpacas, chickens, and bees.
The client is looking for an enthusiastic gardener to join the team. Ideal candidates will be willing to work alone alongside a team, self-motivated, creative with an eye for good design and have a good attention to detail and desire to achieve high standards. Applications would be welcomed from candidates with a level 2 RHS qualification (or equivalent), at least one years horticultural experience, knowledge and experience of using a wide range of horticultural machinery, along with a good awareness of health and safety in the workplace. PA1 & PA6 certificates would be advantageous but not essential for this role.
This is a full-time gardener position, working within a team that includes the Head Gardener, and two gardeners. The hours are 0800 – 1645, Monday – Friday, which includes two breaks, totalling 45 minutes. Occasional weekend or out of hours work may be requested during the growing season, to cover watering duties and other essential tasks, and to help with events. Annual leave is 21 days + bank holidays.
SALARY: Circa £26,000
LOCATION: Royal Tunbridge Wells
JOB No: EC55323
If this Gardener vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Matthew Parker on 01233 733510 or info@englishcountrygardeners.co.uk
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Gardener
Gardener required
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a driven and motivated Gardener to join one of the most outstanding gardens in the Cotswolds.
The extensive gardens and grounds have been developed by the gardening team and the owners over the last 32 years and exhibit a standard of horticultural excellence. The gardens cover 9 acres and include terraced lawns bounded by an embanked terrace and a shrub and timber belt, formal borders, ponds, walled garden and vineries, peach house, propagation house and glasshouses.
The newly-appointed Gardener will join a team of three, reporting into the Head Gardener and will be responsible for the maintenance and on-going development of the gardens. Daily tasks will vary but will involve a hands-on approach, with a particular focus being placed on the productive areas of the garden, such as the vinery, peach houses, and orchard, doing so with an organic and sustainable approach. They will have the drive and passion to maintain the gardens at the existing high standards and work with the team on enhancing the garden as required.
Applicants should ideally have a minimum level 2 horticultural qualification, PA1/PA6 spray certificates, combined with good plant knowledge, excellent technical skills, and the ambition to continuously enhance their skillset and experience. They will need to be organised and able to plan and prioritise their workload. Experience with propagation work and growing fruit and vegetables is essential, alongside strong knowledge of pest and diseases and the use of biological controls.
This is a role which would suit an enthusiastic, capable Gardener with a positive character. The role will involve working closely with the Deputy Head and Head Gardener. Good communications skills are required and the ability to work well alongside other team members. They should be prepared to work outside in all weathers and be good at operating a range of garden machinery.
A 2 / 3 bed accommodation is available for the successful applicant, should they be interested, on a short hold tenancy agreement, with a small sum payable per annum.
SALARY: Up to £26,000
LOCATION: Cheltenham
JOB No: EC55325
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Gardener
Gardener required
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a hardworking and passionate gardener who is eager to both apply and develop their hands on horticultural skills and knowledge, working closely with a team of gardeners to maintain and develop a beautiful private estate located between East Grinstead and Tunbridge Wells.
This historic country house is part of an estate spanning 75 acres, including extensive gardens and woodland. Surrounding this stunning property, the formal gardens include herbaceous borders, informal and formal plantings, with formal and informal lawns, a walled kitchen garden, glasshouse, fruit and specimen tree planting, arboreta and parkland.
The gardens are currently mid-way through a period of enhancement and redesign, working with an external landscape designer, with the intent to bring the private gardens up to the very highest horticultural standard. The Gardener will assist in the maintenance and development of the garden and grounds, working closely with the gardening team to enhance the extensive gardens, while applying their horticultural skills and continuing to develop their abilities.
Applicants will need to have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, demonstrating a willingness to learn while being proactive and energetic. They will posses the ability to take instruction, completing tasks while working in a team, contributing to a positive and friendly working environment.
The ideal candidate will have a good understanding of plant types and good plant identification skills. Duties will include maintenance of the grounds and gardens to the highest possible standards, therefore experience in the use of basic garden machinery is necessary. Demonstrable knowledge of tree, lawn and plant maintenance is essential, with any horticultural qualifications and tickets such as PA1/PA6 spraying or CS30/31 chainsaw certificates being advantageous but not essential.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a Gardener to assist in the maintenance and development of a beautiful and diverse garden during this continued and exciting time of enhancement.
SALARY: Up to £26,000
LOCATION: Between East Grinstead and Tunbridge Wells.
JOB No: EC55293
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Gardener
Gardener required
An excellent opportunity has arisen on a private estate in Surrey, for an experienced Gardener to focus on the general maintenance aspects of the 12-acre garden, under the direction of a very talented and knowledgeable Head Gardener. This role would suit a physically fit and experienced gardener with excellent attention to detail and a desire to take on a full-time permanent role on a stunning private estate. There is scope for modernising and developing the garden, therefore candidates with thoughts and ideas with regards to improving the garden are welcome.
The mature 12-acre private garden is situated approximately 1.5 miles from Haslemere train station and comprises expansive lawns, mixed herbaceous and shrub borders, a natural pond and associated planting, a collection of rhododendrons, azalea, and camellia. Also, within the historic garden is a mature pinetum with an impressive selection of native and exotic trees including conifers, sequoias, mature pines and much more. A truly impressive collection of trees with at least 20 champion trees which are recognised by The Tree Register. The gardens also once featured 1920’s Gertrude Jekyll rock garden and hot border, of which the backbone of the original design still remains. Surrounding the house is a variety of grasses with mixed herbaceous. They are trying to modernise the area around the house going down to the existing garden to blend in with the existing mature garden. There is also a greenhouse which is used for propagating when required and storing plants for container displays.
Applicants for this position should be able to demonstrate experience and competence in garden maintenance tasks such as hedge cutting, lawn care/mowing, weed control, basic pruning techniques, and the safe operation of a range of garden tools and machinery. Spray certificates (PA1/PA6) and chainsaw certificates are desirable but are not essential. The successful applicant will report to the Head Gardener and will complete the small team of three, currently comprising the Head Gardener and one Assistant Gardener.
Applicants for this position should have experience in each of the above areas and must be flexible and helpful in their approach to private estate gardening. The grounds and gardens contain steep terrain; therefore candidates must be physically fit and happy to work outside in all weathers. Working hours are Monday to Friday, 08:00 – 17:00 with a 1-hour lunch break and additional morning break. The position is offered with 20-days holiday per annum plus Bank Holidays. Candidates must live within commuting distance of the property as accommodation is not provided.
SALARY: £27,000 - £29,000 DOE
LOCATION: Haslemere, Surrey
JOB No: EC54701
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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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Recruitment Intern (Paid)
Recruitment Intern (Paid) required
Paid Graduate internships with an immediate start are now available.
Contract Type: Internship/Placement (6-12 month fixed-term contract, permanent positions, and progression available)
In line with our ambitious growth plans, we are looking to scale up our team. We’re looking to bring on board ambitious and driven individuals seeking a career or work experience in recruitment at a well-established and expanding recruitment agency. Full training will be provided.
Who are we?
Horticruitment is a specialist recruitment agency leading the way in providing personalised and professional recruitment services for the horticulture industry across the UK and Internationally.
Based in our modern HQ at High House Business Park, Ashford, we are a passionate team that care about providing a quality recruitment service.
The Role
We offer an excellent bespoke training program to help build your overall knowledge of recruitment and the techniques you will need to succeed in the role. When you join, you will be provided with one-on-one training and mentorship. The training will cover all areas of recruitment such as, candidate sourcing and engagement, contract negotiation, recruitment systems and best practices.
The primary purpose of this role is to supply resourcing activity through the cultivation and engagement of candidates and prospects. Ensuring that all candidates have an excellent experience as they join the resourcing process thus contributing to the overall success of the recruitment process.
What will I do?
- Identify prospective candidates for horticultural roles throughout the UK
- Use tools such as LinkedIn, Job boards and other data sources to map and source the best talent for our agencies
- Analyse and provide competitor insight
- Use open-source data to map candidate talent markets
- Registering candidates onto our recruitment systems
- Onboard candidates
What will I be expected to achieve?
- Generating Prospects in line with agreed KPIs
- Ensuring the delivery of an excellent candidate journey
- Increasing candidate engagement throughout the recruitment process and events
What skills do I need?
- Driven and resilient with a drive to reach individual and group targets
- Self- motivated and able to take accountability for your growth
- Fluent in English
- Great written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure
What we can offer
- Industry leading training
- Fast-track career progression based on performance
- Pension contribution
- 28 days holiday per year including bank holidays
- Salary: £21,000
If this Recruitment Intern vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Ruth Bolam on 01233 732767 or ruth@horticruitment.com.
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Head Gardener
Head Gardener required
Job Ref ADV445
A lovely opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced Live In or Out Head Gardener to manage the gardens and grounds of a historic country Estate in North Nottinghamshire.
The gardens include a 14 acre private garden for the family house which includes a kitchen and flower cutting garden, formal borders, variety of hedges, fruit trees, bulbs, lawns and woodland. Areas of the garden are established but the family are looking for someone who can work closely with them to further develop the garden. There is currently one, but due to be two, holiday let and a smaller secondary family residence whose gardens will need maintaining.
Part of the Grade 1 listed Parkland is open to the public and is currently lawns and woodland. However, along with a gradually restoration of a 5 acre Walled Garden, the public areas need enhancing so your informed technical and practical input will be required.
You would be responsible for all aspects of maintaining and developing the gardens and grounds with good all round knowledge in all areas of gardening, including cutting and propagation and ideally garden design. Excellent communication and the ability to work alone or in a team is vital as a full time assistant gardener will report to you and you will need to work closely with the family and other members of the wider Estate team. The role covers a large area of the Estate so good time management and organisation is essential to manage both daily but also seasonal tasks.
The ideal candidate would have the following qualifications:
- Level 3 RHS Qualifications
- Chainsaw certificate (preferably NPC201+202) and spray certificate (PA1/PA6) is advantage however training can be given if necessary
- Full driving license
A competitive package is available and can include suitable accommodation if needed (family and pets welcome). CPD is encouraged and supported. Working week is 40 hours Monday to Friday but hours many vary with the seasons.
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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Assistant Manager
Assistant Manager required
Based in the heart of Lincolnshire, our client is a family run independently owned garden centre that pride themselves on knowing their local communities, offering great customer service and competitive prices. They also offer an impressive selection of plants, garden sundries, home and giftware, furniture and much more. They are now seeking an Assistant Manager who will continue to support them in all daily operations and help the centre to flourish.
Job Description:
As the Assistant Manager your primary responsibility will be to provide management support to the Garden Centre team, with customer service at the forefront of everything you achieve.
Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to -
Duties and responsibilities would include the following:
- Assist the Garden Centre Manager and deputise fully in their absence, including key holder and cash handling responsibilities.
- To help manage, motivate, and support a dedicated team of staff to ensure that sale opportunities and customers experiences are optimised.
- Efficient and effective communications within the business to the Centre Manager wider management team
- Having a proactive approach in finding ways of improving the garden centre and motivating your staff.
- Buying responsibilities making sure the centre supplies a wide and enticing products
- Assisting, management and control of stock levels.
- Understanding seasonal peaks and troughs
- Implementing seasonal promotions and events
- To create and achieve a sharp, neat, professional shop floor image of the highest standards using excellent visual merchandising skills.
- Ensuring that the department adheres to all Health & Safety legislation.
- To keep abreast of the latest trends and styles in garden centre retail, as well as being aware of competitor activity.
- Assisting with the management of the EPOS system and other daily administrative tasks.
Key Skills:
As the Assistant Manager, you’ll need to be an experienced retailer with proven leadership qualities. Knowledge of plants and garden centre products are an advantage although not essential. The ideal candidate will be a strong communicator who can motivate the team to deliver with enthusiasm.
This is a full time, permanent position. The hours include working alternate weekends with a set day off each week.
If this Assistant Manager vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Sophie Sharpe on 01233 732767 or sophie@horticruitment.com
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Gardener
Gardener/ Maintenance / Handyperson required
Job Ref ADV443
Duties will include but are not limited to: clearing gutters, general DIY, upkeep of Estate vehicles, general gardening, general outdoor grounds work, internal and external upkeep of estate property.
We are a small but very dedicated friendly team, Ideally seeking a flexible, experienced individual Must be a team player and be willing to help out other team members if the need arises. Experience with all garden machinery is a must, such as ride on mowers, strimmer’s, push mowers, hedge trimmers etc.
A spray certificate would be an advantage coupled with a chainsaw certificate, but training can be given upon successful completion of your trial period.
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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Skilled Gardener
Skilled Gardener required
An incredible opportunity has become available for a hands-on and driven skilled gardener to join a small team on a beautiful private garden designed by Tom Stuart Smith in Oxford. The welcoming family currently employ a talented Head Gardener, under whom the successful applicant will work on a full time and permanent basis.
The 25 - 30 acres garden is part of a shooting estate and consists of a walled garden, kitchen garden, rose garden, greenhouse for propagation work, extensive lawns both for ride on and fine mowing, topiary, hedges, herbaceous and mixed borders, shrubs and a variety of young and mature trees.
The Skilled gardener will work closely with a knowledgeable and friendly Head Gardener to maintain the garden to a high horticultural standard. He / She will be responsible for the general maintenance such as the mowing, weeding, hedge cutting, strimming and topiary work as well as maintain the specialised areas such as the borders and the finer horticultural aspects of the garden.
The successful applicant will have good horticultural knowledge and technical skills. PA1 / PA6 and chainsaw certificates would be advantageous, however, the owners would be willing to support the training if required. The gardener will be organised and enjoy working to a high standard. The ability to operate a range of garden machinery and good craft skills are essential for the role as well as a full UK driving licence.
The position would suit a gardener with a real passion for horticulture and has good attention to detail. He / She will be hands-on, physically fit and have the willingness to continue to grow as a horticulturalist.
Successful candidates will be required to complete a DBS check prior to employment.
SALARY: Up to £28,000 depending on experience
LOCATION: Oxford
JOB No: EC53695
If this Skilled Gardener vacancy is of interest, please apply or contact Sara Yassin on 01233 733510 or info@englishcountrygardeners.co.uk
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