Your property’s first impression starts with the grounds, which provides the perfect excuse to hire an experienced gardener. As a result, an experienced professional who will use their expertise to maintain grass, prepare soil as well as prune and maintain plants and perennials.
A Head gardener/Groundsman will have at least 5 years experience working in a similar role.
Our candidates will have a wealth of horticultural experience and training. Such as a City & Guilds Diploma in Horticulture or an RHS certificate.
As a result, they will have the ability to handle a range of horticultural machinery and hand-powered tools, as well as some having a Full Pesticide Licence.
Range from £550+ net per week typically for an 8-10 hour day, (Varies during winter months) Monday to Friday
Range from £600+ net per week typically for up to a 10 hour day, Monday to Friday
Responsibilities can include all or most of the following depending on your requirements:
Co-ordinating garden staff
Manage and supervise duties of Gardeners/Groundsmen
Recruit and manage exterior staff / contractors
Research and select garden and maintenance suppliers
Project manage large projects
Maintain perimeter and boundaries
Create weather resistant planting schemes
Create secure homes for livestock to prevent predator and fox attacks
All our Gardeners come from strong backgrounds in land management and are passionate about their gardens.
For example, they range from those who manage hundreds of acres, to those who maintain informal, formal and manicured gardens that require on-going design.
All Gardeners will have at least 5 years experience working in a similar role.
Our candidates will have a wealth of horticultural experience/training such as a City & Guilds Diploma in Horticulture, an RHS certificate as well as the ability to handle a range of horticultural machinery and hand-powered tools. Full Pesticide Licence
Range from £550+ net per week typically for an 8-10 hour day, (Varies during winter months) Monday to Friday.
Range from £600+ net per week typically for up to a 10 hour day, Monday to Friday.
They can include all or most of the following depending on your requirements:
For the Lawns:
Grass cutting and maintain formal garden lawns, estate land and fields
Prepare ground, soil and lay new turf
Build and Create:
Create a suggested planting plan
Build raised beds and herb gardens
Grow plants from seed within kitchen garden and formal garden
Redesign vegetable garden and perennial borders
Tree planting
Build fencing and general DIY tasks
Cultivate a glasshouse or kitchen garden to produce fresh fruit and vegetables
Maintenance and Estate Repair:
Ensure that woodlands, lawns, shrubs, flowers and landscaped gardens are cared for
Check health of plants, deal with pests and diseases in an organic way
Prune shrubs, dig, plant and weed flower beds and borders
Managing orchards and fruit trees
Create fresh flower displays for the house
Manage vegetable and fruit gardens (rotating crops, cultivate, harvest and prune)
Clean ponds and water features to ensure free of debris and efficient flow of water
Tend to Herbaceous borders, topiary and walled gardens
Prune and chop branches using chainsaw if necessary
Safe and effective use of insecticides and chemicals to maintain a healthy garden
Maintain swimming pool, ponds, tennis courts, and croquet lawns
Manage machinery and maintain irrigation systems
Maintain controls and maintenance of all lawn and garden machinery eg sit down/mowers and hedge trimmers
Sawing and splitting of firewood
Care of guard dogs
Ordering and collecting of animal feeds/supplies
NOW PLACED BY STAFF OF DISTINCTION
Live out Estate worker job, near Wells, BA5. The Estate is home to a professional couple, no children or pets. Grade 2 listed property set within large grounds, the successful candidate will join a friendly and well established team of 2x full time gardeners, 2x part time gardeners, a full time Housekeeper and full time Estate Manager. Role duties will include but will not be limited to mowing, hedge cutting, strimming and clearance work. This position would suit someone who is proactive, personable and flexible. A driver is essential. Hours; Monday – Friday 8am – 4pm. Salary up to £35,000gpa dependent on experience. Interviews to commence right away for a soon as possible start.