Gardener

Location

Kent | United Kingdom

Job description

Circa £27,600 to £28,600 DOE

Ticehurst, East Sussex/Kent border

Gardening

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Working For:Pashley Manor Gardens

Gardener required

Job Ref ADV506

Pashley Manor Gardens is a privately owned 11-acre garden with woodlands on the East Sussex/Kent border – open to visitors seasonally from April to September, with several garden based special events organised throughout the open season – we are most well-known for our Tulip Festival, Rose Week and Dahlia event.

To keep these gardens at their best, and develop them for the future, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Gardener to join the garden team.

Applicants should have practical horticultural experience, preferably in amenity horticulture (appropriate qualifications at RHS level 2/3 or equivalent desirable but not necessary if there is sufficient practical experience).

You’ll have a passion for gardening and deliver excellent standards of garden maintenance and presentation over the whole garden.  Genuine enthusiasm, keen eye for detail and appreciation of quality, pro-active approach and ability to work calmly under pressure are essential.

This is a hands-on role so applicants must have a good level of fitness and be able and willing to work outside throughout the year.

As a garden open to the public there is also a focus on providing a great experience for our visitors – which will involve answering questions in the garden, developing an understanding of the garden’s history and using it to encourage our visitor’s interest in the garden.

This can be a full-time or part-time position – either way we’ll need you to help with special events that are happening – including at weekends/bank holidays (time off in lieu for extra time worked).  This role may require weekend working on a rota basis and willingness to be one of our first aiders (training can be given).

What you’ll be doing:

• Seasonal maintenance of flowers, shrubs, walled gardens, woodland gardens and pots, including trees, hedges, shrubs, roses, climbers, herbaceous plants, fruits and vegetables and annuals.
• Propagation and plant production and maintenance under glass.
• Formative, seasonal and rejuvenative pruning of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs, climbers and hedges.
• Use of garden machinery as necessary including mowers, strimmers, tractor and trailers, scarifiers and other machinery and hired plant.

Certificate in chainsaw competency desirable.

• Mowing and edging.
• Watering and organising watering/best use of water supply.
• Helping to care for and re-stock plants for our plant sales area.
• The appropriate, timely and safe use of pesticides.

PA1 and PA6a spraying certificates desirable.

• Optimum use of composting systems.
• Maintenance of paths, gates, pools, ponds, fencing and other hard landscaping features.
• Ensure efficient, cost-effective use of resources ensure garden machinery and equipment is properly maintained and stored
• Understand and encourage wildlife diversity in order to give our fauna the best care possible.
• Assist with the accurate recording and labelling of the plant collection – particularly tulips, roses and dahlias.
• Willingness to pass on your craft gardening skills to the whole garden team.
• Being familiar with the majority of plants within the garden.
• Carrying out tasks related to the garden being open to the public – e.g. placing and maintaining signs, helping organise sculpture placement and cleaning, furniture placement/cleaning on the terrace etc. etc.
• Assist with horticultural/hard landscaping works as required.
• Awareness of health and safety for yourself, the garden team and our visitors.

The working week is 42.5 hours. Salary subject to experience. A full clean driving licence would also be desirable and all applicants must live within a commutable distance.  Full time preferred (part time job share considered).

www.pashleymanorgardens.com

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Salary

£27.6k - £28.6k per annum