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A Specialist Recruitment Agency for the Professional Gardener

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Client jobs converted into placements in 2019

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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….

Arne Maynard Garden Design

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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…

Andrew Linzee Gordon - Upsland Farm

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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….

Parham House and Gardens, West Sussex

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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…. “

Garden Designer, Justin Spink

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English Country Gardeners came highly recommended, and Sara did not disappoint.  She took the time to really understand our situation, requirements and objectives.

Tim Eastwood - Whatton House and Gardens

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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.

Andy Mills - Painshill Park Trust

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What we do

English Country Gardeners are the specialist employment agency for the recruitment of skilled gardening staff. Our bespoke database has candidates seeking positions from Head Gardener to Under Gardener located throughout the United Kingdom and abroad. English Country Gardeners has accumulated over 30 years of expertise, we have recruitment consultants that have ‘hands on’ experience within horticulture ensuring the service provided by English Country Gardeners.

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    Advice & Guidance

    Register your CV

    Register with English Country Gardeners! By providing us with your job search criteria and a current CV, we will be able to send you details of the latest professional gardening vacancies and be better placed to start searching for your new position.
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    CV & cover letter templates

    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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    Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

    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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    News!

    English Country Gardeners have been having their say appearing in the Professional Gardeners Guild - The Journal as well as writing about topics such as 'The Diversity of Gardens' and 'Environmental Gardening' within Great Little Breaks.
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    Many horticultural events are mentioned in the English Country Gardeners Events Calendar.

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    #HeadGardener sought to join the gardens within a private estate located near Skipton, Yorkshire. The gardens offer majestic views of the Dales, with the south facing 5-acre pleasure grounds currently comprising of formal terraces, expansive lawns, walled gardens, kitchen garden and parkland. An experienced gardener with a proven track record of managing a #horticulturallydiversegarden is required to assist in the ongoing maintenance and development of the grounds, following the annual calendar, as well as collaborate with the principles to develop the gardens following a large-scale redesign led by renowned British Garden Designer, #ChrisBeardshaw. Find out more and apply today 📌https://shorturl.at/7ZP9J Ref: EC66403 #EnglishCountryGardeners #GardeningJobsNearMe #GardeningJobsInWiltshire #JobsInAndover

    #headgardener sought to join the gardens within a private estate located near Skipton, Yorkshire. The gardens offer majestic views of the Dales, with the south facing 5-acre pleasure grounds currently comprising of formal terraces, expansive lawns, walled gardens, kitchen garden and parkland.

    An experienced gardener with a proven track record of managing a #horticulturallydiversegarden is required to assist in the ongoing maintenance and development of the grounds, following the annual calendar, as well as collaborate with the principles to develop the gardens following a large-scale redesign led by renowned British Garden Designer, #ChrisBeardshaw.

    Find out more and apply today 📌https://shorturl.at/7ZP9J
    Ref: EC66403
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    Are you a #MaintenanceGardener living in Kent? 📣 We have an exciting opportunity to join a private estate in a village near Ashford, Kent. 🌳🌿 A charming 3-acre garden surrounding a grade II listed, Kentish farm house - boasting extensive formal lawns, herbaceous borders & shrubberies, decorative topiary, paddocks and a story-book style vegetable garden - requires a Maintenance Gardener to maintain the gardens to a high standard.🍃🌻 Duties will include: - mowing of formal lawns & hedge cutting 🌿 - tending to the formal gardens including planting & weeding 🌱 - chopping logs and kindling & fetching coal for the house 🪓 - estate repairs & maintenance including fences, chicken runs, pathways & driveways, and water features 🔧⛲ A driving license is desirable, but not essential.🚗 Find out more and apply today at 📌 https://shorturl.at/t2y0K #EnglishCountryGardeners #GardeningJobsInKent #GardeningJobsNearMe #JobsInKent #EstateGardeningJobs

    Are you a #MaintenanceGardener living in Kent? 📣

    We have an exciting opportunity to join a private estate in a village near Ashford, Kent. 🌳🌿

    A charming 3-acre garden surrounding a grade II listed, Kentish farm house - boasting extensive formal lawns, herbaceous borders & shrubberies, decorative topiary, paddocks and a story-book style vegetable garden - requires a Maintenance Gardener to maintain the gardens to a high standard.🍃🌻

    Duties will include:
    - mowing of formal lawns & hedge cutting 🌿
    - tending to the formal gardens including planting & weeding 🌱
    - chopping logs and kindling & fetching coal for the house 🪓
    - estate repairs & maintenance including fences, chicken runs, pathways & driveways, and water features 🔧⛲

    A driving license is desirable, but not essential.🚗

    Find out more and apply today at 📌 shorturl.at/t2y0K
    #EnglishCountryGardeners #GardeningJobsInKent #GardeningJobsNearMe #JobsInKent #EstateGardeningJobs     ... See MoreSee Less

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    📢 We are looking for a qualified & experienced #HeadGardener with a passion for #biodiversity 🐝 to join a stunning family-run estate in #Banffshire #Scotland. 🌿
    Apply today at 📌 https://shorturl.at/MBlHg
    #EnglishCountryGardeners #GardeningJobsNearMe #ProfessionalGardenerRoles

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    Experienced #HeadGardener to restore & develop a private estate near Haslemere, West Sussex! 🌱 A fantastic opportunity to put your creative stamp on a truly wonderful garden🌳🌺
    📌 https://shorturl.at/WYTFO #EnglishCountryGardeners #ProfessionalGardenerJobsNearMe #JobsInHaslemere

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    An exciting opportunity for a #Gardener maintaining an exceptional and diverse garden near Altrincham. 📣
    The successful applicant will have experience in a similar role; good gardening skills & plant knowledge; and have a willingness to learn.🌿
    Apply 📌 https://shorturl.at/6UFoZ

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    Experienced #HeadGardener sought to join the #TorryHillEstate - a mixed 3000-acre family owned estate in the #NorthDowns.
    If you are looking for your next #Gardener #GardeningJob in the beautiful #GardenofEngland find out more and apply today at 📌 https://shorturl.at/xUSRH

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    #SoleGardener sought to maintain & develop a beautiful 5-acre garden in South Shropshire. 🌳 Accommodation provided 🏡 Practical hands-on #gardener, with proven experience in horticulture & garden management on a private estate or similar.
    📌 https://shorturl.at/IHXS2

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