The role:
We are looking for a Gardener to join our Garden Team, who has horticultural expertise coupled with floristry skills, as creating visually stunning botanic displays for the House, Restaurant, Reception and for events/workshops is key to this role.
As a hands-on Gardener, you’ll assist in making sure that high standards of presentation are maintained, and you’ll be proactive and knowledgeable about the varied plants within the Garden.
You will also undertake a wide range of practical horticultural tasks to enhance the Garden, helping with hard and soft landscaping and general horticultural maintenance. Your practical knowledge of pruning, machinery, propagation and border work will be put to good use working with the wider team and Garden volunteers.
You will be happy to work collaboratively with the Garden Team and Garden Volunteers under direction from the Senior Gardener, but can also use your own initiative to problem solve and motivation to work at pace. Reception and Restaurant as well as for events and workshops, both small and large scale. You enjoy keeping up to date with floral trends and using this knowledge to create both fresh and dried arrangements.
You will also have the opportunity to create stunning floral displays for the House, Reception and Restaurant as well as for events and workshops, both small and large scale. You enjoy keeping up to date with floral trends and using this knowledge to create both fresh and dried arrangements.
Knowledge, skills and experience
• Horticultural qualification equivalent to NVQ level 2 or above or equivalent experience
• Trained as a professional gardener with a good level of theoretical and practical experience
• Knowledge of the cultivation of a range of herbaceous and temperate woody, plants; including pest and disease control and use of horticultural machinery
• Ability to create seasonal floral displays
• Experience in the care and presentation of an historic or botanic garden open to the public (desirable)
• Confident to interact with the public (desirable)
• Basic knowledge of health and safety issues in horticulture (desirable)
• Able to carry out manual tasks such as digging, lifting and carrying
• Able to demonstrate a flexible approach, with good team working and interpersonal skills
Salary: £14,286 (3 days per week)
Hours: 22.5 hours per week
Holiday entitlement: 32 days pro rata (including Bank Holidays)
To apply: email your CV & covering letter to: [email protected]
If you are in employment, please include your current notice period.
Closing date: 13th June 2025
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