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Founded in 1989, English Country Gardeners is a family-run company built on openness, honesty, and a personal approach. With a wealth of experience recruiting for estates throughout the UK and overseas, we specialise in placing permanent professionals at every level — from Head of Gardens & Grounds and Estate Managers to Head Gardeners, Junior Gardeners, and Under Gardeners, whether full-time or part-time.
To meet the varied staffing needs of estates across the UK and overseas, English Country Gardeners offers three tailored recruitment services — Search & Select, Executive Recruitment, and our comprehensive International Recruitment service.
English Country Gardeners is proud to be a leading recruiter of professional gardeners, supported by a well-established job board that helps us attract exceptional candidates. Employers are also able to post their own vacancies and manage them with ease through a personalised dashboard.
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Each job advert giving employers varying levels of exposure over a 4-week listing. With several ways to hire and a reputation as the leading site for skilled gardening staff, English Country Gardeners is the trusted choice for estate and horticultural recruitment.
Success Stories
English Country Gardeners is extremely knowledgeable, personable and really goes above and beyond to seek out the best candidates for our client’s gardens both in the UK….
I contacted English Country Gardeners in a state of panic after our gardener left, and within 3 weeks an eminently suitable replacement had been found, after a series of interviews…
Parham successfully retained English Country Gardeners to recruit a Head Gardener in 2009, and have now done so again in 2019. This is because they have given sound, sensible advice….
If you are looking for a gardener, you couldn’t do better than speak to Mark Read at English Country Gardeners who has a wide range of names on his books…. “
English Country Gardeners came highly recommended, and Sara did not disappoint. She took the time to really understand our situation, requirements and objectives.
Painshill is a unique 18th Century English Landscape and we have used English Country Gardeners to source staff to maintain this living work of art.
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English Country Gardeners has over 30 years' experience recruiting for the professional gardener. To assist candidates, present their experience and qualifications we have provided CV and Covering Letter templates to aid this important part of the job search.
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Kew is London's largest UNESCO World Heritage site offering unique landscapes, vistas and iconic architecture from every stage of the Gardens' history. English Country Gardeners has put together a complete list of all the latest courses available.
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📢 An exciting opportunity for an experienced #HeadGardener for an historic grade 2* listed, 30-acre Private Estate. The owners are seeking a professional and dedicated lead to take the gardens to their next stage of development.
🏡This role is offered as LIVE IN or LIVE OUT with accommodation provided, close to the estate.
The owners would consider a couple, ideally with the Head Gardener’s partner offering full time assistance in the house and/or garden🍂
🌿The Estate is sympathetic to its heritage and reflects the artistic interests of the owners. The gardens feature a number of sculptural, architectural, and natural viewpoints.
The Head Gardener is required to take the lead and develop a skilled team to revitalise the impressive series of garden features, including:
🌿Formal parterres, hedges, topiary centrepieces & close-cut formal lawns
🌹Rose beds, borders, and rose arch walkway
⛲Walled ‘Show Garden’ surrounding the orangery with a contemporary water feature
🥬Kitchen garden; and enclosed courtyard garden
🏠Impressive Alitex designed glasshouse with central tropical display area, propagation wing and potting shed
🪴Large planters for seasonal and mature plantings
🌳Parkland and lake complemented by mature trees; as well as an orchard with heritage fruit trees surrounded by bulb-rich meadow
To find out more about this exciting role, visit 📌 shorturl.at/hsoHu 🌿
Ref: EC70700
#EnglishCountryGardeners recruiting for professional gardeners since 1989.🐝
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11 hours ago
📢 Seeking: Full time #HeadGardener to manage and maintain the gardens and grounds of a private country house & estate in Overton, Hampshire. 🏡Accommodation available on site.
This is an excellent position for someone who is ready to put their mark on a garden while establishing and managing a new team of gardeners. 🌿
🌱The position will include developing and maintaining 18-acres of lawns, kitchen garden, wildflower meadows and a walled garden. The position also requires the candidate to cover wider estate management responsibilities such as security, machinery/infrastructure maintenance and administration.
Key Duties
📢 Managing and leading a small team of gardeners
Managing the formal gardens 🌿
🌳Cutting lawns; Pruning trees & shrubs
Border and bed management 🌺
🍅 Greenhouse management
Windblown tree management & leaf clearance 🍃
⛏️Managing garden tools & equipment
Managing health and safety (risk assessment, COSHH and staff safety procedures) 👷♂️
🐛Pest control
Security of grounds and buildings🦺
Working with the client and wider country house team
What's on offer:
💰Salary: £40,000 per annum & pension
Accommodation on site 🏡
📆25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
Professional development through training courses and certification
Monday to Friday (8am – 4pm) with occasional weekend work if required.
Find out more and apply today at shorturl.at/JcJIV
EC71454
#EnglishCountryGardeners recruiting professional gardeners since 1989.🌱
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15 hours ago
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🌳 If you know a professional gardener who is looking to for a new role, please do let them know that they can register with English Country Gardeners at 📌🌟
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#HeadGardener sought for a private family home on the borders of Hereford and Shropshire. 🪴🌺
Lead a small team in a growing garden - 20 acres of formal garden including walled kitchen garden, rose garden, maze, mixed borders, topiary, laburnham arch and new gardens to be designed and planted; organise `open garden` events for charity and provide tours & talks.🌿🍃🥬
Leading the team to maintain the gardens on a daily basis, and help to design and build new areas of the gardens.🌱
Previous experience as a #SeniorGardener, #DeputyHeadGardener or #HeadGardener is essential, with a proven track record in a leadership role, responsible for supporting and developing a small team. Candidates should also be proficient in using and maintaining a wide variety of garden machinery.🌳
Find out more & apply today at 📌 https://shorturl.at/SXh6f
Ref: EC71548
#EnglishCountryGardeners recruiting for professional gardeners since 1989.
#EnglishCountryGardeners recruiting professional gardeners since 1989.🌱
#ProfessionalGardenerJobsNearMe #JobsNearMe #GreenCareers #EstateGardenerJobs #NowHiring #JobOpportunity #ApplyNow #GardenerJobsNearMe #GardenerJobs #HorticultureJobs #HorticultureCareers #GardenManagement #EstateGardener #GardenerJobsInShropshire
📢 An exciting opportunity for an experienced #HeadGardener for an historic grade 2* listed, 30-acre Private Estate. The owners are seeking a professional and dedicated lead to take the gardens to their next stage of development.
🏡This role is offered as LIVE IN or LIVE OUT with accommodation provided, close to the estate.
The owners would consider a couple, ideally with the Head Gardener’s partner offering full time assistance in the house and/or garden🍂
🌿The Estate is sympathetic to its heritage and reflects the artistic interests of the owners. The gardens feature a number of sculptural, architectural, and natural viewpoints.
The Head Gardener is required to take the lead and develop a skilled team to revitalise the impressive series of garden features, including:
🌿Formal parterres, hedges, topiary centrepieces & close-cut formal lawns
🌹Rose beds, borders, and rose arch walkway
⛲Walled ‘Show Garden’ surrounding the orangery with a contemporary water feature
🥬Kitchen garden; and enclosed courtyard garden
🏠Impressive Alitex designed glasshouse with central tropical display area, propagation wing and potting shed
🪴Large planters for seasonal and mature plantings
🌳Parkland and lake complemented by mature trees; as well as an orchard with heritage fruit trees surrounded by bulb-rich meadow
To find out more about this exciting role, visit 📌 https://shorturl.at/hsoHu 🌿
Ref: EC70700
#EnglishCountryGardeners recruiting for professional gardeners since 1989.🐝
#GardenerJobsNearMe #SpecialistRecruitment #ProfessionalGardeners #Gardeners #Recruiting #SignUpNow #EstateGardener #HeadGardener #GardenerJobs #HorticultureJobs #HorticultureCareers #GardenManagement #EstateGardener #ProfessionalGardener #GardenDesign #HorticultureProfessionals #LeicestershireGardeningJobs #WarwickshireGardeningJobs #WarwickshireGardenerJobs #LeicestershireGardenerJobs
📢 Seeking: Full time #HeadGardener to manage and maintain the gardens and grounds of a private country house & estate in Overton, Hampshire. 🏡Accommodation available on site.
This is an excellent position for someone who is ready to put their mark on a garden while establishing and managing a new team of gardeners. 🌿
🌱The position will include developing and maintaining 18-acres of lawns, kitchen garden, wildflower meadows and a walled garden. The position also requires the candidate to cover wider estate management responsibilities such as security, machinery/infrastructure maintenance and administration.
Key Duties
📢 Managing and leading a small team of gardeners
Managing the formal gardens 🌿
🌳Cutting lawns; Pruning trees & shrubs
Border and bed management 🌺
🍅 Greenhouse management
Windblown tree management & leaf clearance 🍃
⛏️Managing garden tools & equipment
Managing health and safety (risk assessment, COSHH and staff safety procedures) 👷♂️
🐛Pest control
Security of grounds and buildings🦺
Working with the client and wider country house team
What`s on offer:
💰Salary: £40,000 per annum & pension
Accommodation on site 🏡
📆25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
Professional development through training courses and certification
Monday to Friday (8am – 4pm) with occasional weekend work if required.
Find out more and apply today at https://shorturl.at/JcJIV
EC71454
#EnglishCountryGardeners recruiting professional gardeners since 1989.🌱
#ProfessionalGardenerJobsNearMe #JobsNearMe #GreenCareers #EstateGardenerJobs #HorticultureJobs #GardenerRecruitment #NowHiring #JobOpportunity #ApplyNow #GardenerJobsNearMe #HeadGardener #SoleGardener #GardenerHousekeepCouple #Groundsperson #GardenerJobs #HorticultureJobs #HorticultureCareers #GardenManagement #EstateGardener #ProfessionalGardener #GardenDesign #HorticultureProfessionals #BotanicalCare #GardenCare #GroundsManagement #GardeningJobsInHampshire #LiveInGardener
📢Wanted: Head Gardener required for a private estate in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire - to oversee and maintain the estate`s extensive formal gardens & grounds.
The well-established gardens include formal lawns and beds, trees and shrubs, kitchen garden, orchard, soft fruit cage, wildflower meadows, pond and water features. 🌳🍎⛲
🌿The responsibilities include the full scope of garden and grounds management & maintenance including seasonal planting including vegetable care, maintaining tools, equipment and irrigation systems, budgeting for plants, equipment and supplies, pest control and compliance with health and safety.
The successful candidate will have the highest standards of horticultural care and ability to work independently with strong leadership skills.
What`s on offer:
💰Salary: £35k DOE
🕐Full time 40 Hours per week
📆 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays
📢Immediate Start Available
Find out more and apply today at https://shorturl.at/KWaUM
EC71481
#EnglishCountryGardeners recruiting professional gardeners since 1989.🌱
#ProfessionalGardenerJobsNearMe #JobsNearMe #GreenCareers #EstateGardenerJobs #HorticultureJobs #GardenerRecruitment #NowHiring #JobOpportunity #ApplyNow #GardenerJobsNearMe #HeadGardener #SoleGardener #GardenerHousekeepCouple #Groundsperson #GardenerJobs #HorticultureJobs #HorticultureCareers #GardenManagement #EstateGardener #ProfessionalGardener #GardenDesign #HorticultureProfessionals #LandscapeManagement #GardenCare #GardeningJobsNearMe #GardenerJobsInYorkshire #NorthYorkshireHires
📢WANTED #SkilledGardener💰up to £40,000
We are looking for an enthusiastic, energetic and physically fit individual to join a busy #Oxfordshire private estate.
🌺The gardens surrounding the main house extend to approximately 14 acres comprising extensive lawns, pleasure grounds with mature treescape and bulb & wildflower underplanting, kitchen/cut flower gardens and herbaceous borders. 🪻🌿
There is also a Walled Garden with a variety of fruit trees, which alongside the Kitchen Garden and a livestock enterprise, supplies a range of seasonal produce for the house and for events. 🍎🐃
What you`ll do:
Assisting the #HeadGardener and #GardensTeam in the maintenance of the gardens & grounds to include:
o Lawn mowing & hedge cutting 🌿
o Rough cutting & strimming
o Irrigation 🚿
o Herbaceous border and cut flower care🌻🌷
o Kitchen and Walled Garden maintenance and harvesting🥬
You will need a valid Driver`s Licence for this role 🚗
Find out more and apply today at 📌 https://shorturl.at/1lk3d
EC71556
#EnglishCountryGardeners recruiting professional gardeners since 1989.🌱
#ProfessionalGardenerJobsNearMe #JobsNearMe #GreenCareers #EstateGardenerJobs #HorticultureJobs #GardenerRecruitment #NowHiring #JobOpportunity #ApplyNow #GardenerJobsNearMe #HeadGardener #SoleGardener #GardenerHousekeepCouple #Groundsperson #GardenerJobs #HorticultureJobs #HorticultureCareers #EstateGardener #ProfessionalGardener #GardenDesign #HorticultureProfessionals #GardeningJobsInOxfordshire
📢 Wanted: #AssistantGardener for an attractive and well established garden in the beautiful setting of the Meon Valley, near Petersfield.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and energetic Assistant Gardener to help with the ongoing development and maintenance of the grounds of this small privately owned 5 acre garden consisting of herbaceous borders, main lawns, kitchen garden and a small orchard.
As an Assistant Gardener you will be a key member of the team work. You will work closely with the Head Gardener on the development and maintenance of the garden and accompanying grounds and you must be able to work both unsupervised and with the Head Gardener. The successful candidate will possess some horticultural knowledge and have experience from previous gardens. The owners are experienced employers who are keen to promote ongoing professional development.
This is a great opportunity for someone to progress their career under an experienced Head Gardener.
Duties to include:
Maintenance and development of borders and beds; planting of perennials, bulbs, trees and shrubs.🌷
🪴Weeding, mulching, composting and digging of all borders. Looking after flower pots around the main house.
Propagation of all plants and vegetables in greenhouses; irrigation and watering by hand; pruning and hedge cutting of plants, shrubs and hedges.🌿
🫛🥬Kitchen garden planning and maintenance of fruit and vegetables.
Leaf blowing and maintenance of paths and patios.🍃
🌱Maintenance and cutting of lawns and meadow areas.
Ensuring all out buildings are kept clean and tidy at all times. 🏡
Find out more and apply online at 📌 https://shorturl.at/b6oec
Ref: EC70784
#EnglishCountryGardeners recruiting for professional gardeners since 1989.🐝
#GardenerJobsNearMe #SpecialistRecruitment #ProfessionalGardeners #Gardeners #Recruiting #SignUpNow #EstateGardener #GardenerJobs #HorticultureJobs #HorticultureCareers #GardenManagement #EstateGardener #ProfessionalGardener #GardenDesign #HorticultureProfessionals #HampshireGardeningJobs #AssistantgardenerJobsNearMe
#SkilledGardener wanted to join our small, dedicated in-house team at the historically significant gardens of a private Grade II* listed country estate in East Sussex, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. 🏡
The grounds encompass formal gardens, herbaceous borders, meadows, ponds, a small kitchen garden and a cutting garden. The role also involves the care of minor livestock such as alpacas, pig, swan, ducks and geese.🌺🦢🥬
🍃🌿This is a hands-on, pivotal role for a practical and knowledgeable gardener. You will be responsible for the holistic maintenance and presentation of the gardens and grounds, ensuring they are maintained to the highest standard year-round.
Key Responsibilities:
🪴All aspects of horticultural care: planting, pruning, weeding, propagation, and soil management.
🌳Management of lawns, hedges, and woody areas using appropriate machinery (mowers, strimmers, etc.).
🐌Pest, disease, and weed control.
🌱 Seasonal planning, plant ordering, and nursery work.
⛲Routine maintenance of garden structures, paths, and water features.
🐖Basic animal husbandry for estate livestock.
🐜Working collaboratively to plan and implement projects.
Find out more & apply today at 📍 https://tinyurl.com/5dutv96y
Ref: EC71266
#EnglishCountryGardeners recruiting professional gardeners since 1989.🌱
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#SeasonalGardener sought for #PenninghameHouse
Season: March to end of September 🌱🍂
Pay: £26,250 per annum pro rata.
Hours: To be agreed
🏡Accommodation: On-site accommodation can be provided if required
The role:
🪴Assisting with the maintenance and development of the walled garden
🌿🌻Working in and caring for the greenhouses, including propagation and plant care
🌳General garden maintenance: planting, weeding, pruning, and lawn care
🐝🌺Supporting seasonal tasks as directed by the Head Gardener
Find out more and apply today at 📌 https://shorturl.at/PeqrH
Ref: EC71269
#EnglishCountryGardeners recruiting professional gardeners since 1989.🌱
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