An opportunity has arisen for an experienced and practical Gardener to take responsibility for the full-time maintenance and presentation of the formal gardens and grounds of a beautiful private property near Corbridge, Northumberland. The successful candidate will take pride in ensuring the gardens and surrounding grounds are maintained to a consistently high standard throughout the year.

Set within the beautiful Northumberland countryside, this attractive 5-acre Victorian garden features a blend of formal gardens and established grounds. The gardens include neatly maintained lawns, mature shrubs, rose borders and ornamental planting, complemented by a variety of shaped hedges and seasonal containers that provide colour and interest throughout the year. Additional features include a greenhouse, garden room, attractive terraces and outdoor entertaining areas. Beyond the formal garden, the property extends to a rear field with established trees, boundary fencing and roadside hedgerows, creating a varied and interesting garden environment that requires thoughtful, year-round care and maintenance.

The role will suit a knowledgeable and self-motivated gardener with practical horticultural experience and confidence using a range of garden machinery, including mowers, strimmers, leaf blowers and robotic mowers. Good practical skills in mowing, lawn care, planting, pruning, weeding, border maintenance and hedge cutting are essential, together with the ability to maintain and shape formal and boundary hedges. Appropriate training and insurance for suitable chainsaw work on manageable fallen branches will also be required.

Responsibilities will include maintaining the lawns, roses, shrubs, borders, hedges, paths, terraces and outdoor areas, as well as monitoring trees and hedges for signs of damage, disease or potential hazards. Seasonal planting is an important part of the role, involving the replacement of summer and autumn/winter bedding across 23 pots each year. The gardener will also prepare a spring bulb order for the owners’ approval during July or August, ready for planting in November using the specified layered planting arrangement.

General garden tidiness and green waste management will also form part of the position, including leaf clearance and transporting waste to the designated disposal site near Hexham. The greenhouse, garden room, tools and machinery should be kept clean and in good working order, with servicing and repairs arranged when necessary. Roadside visibility must be maintained, with checks for nesting birds carried out before hedge cutting. Manageable fallen branches should be cleared safely, with any hazardous tree work referred to professional tree surgeons.

Ongoing lawn and plant care will include seasonal feeding, moss and weed treatments, scarifying, aeration and overseeding where required. Particular attention will be given to the dwarf box hedges, where box blight has previously been identified, ensuring infected material is removed appropriately and suitable treatments arranged. Other hedges, shrubs and borders should also be monitored for signs of disease or deterioration.

The wider grounds will require regular attention, including monthly inspections of the rear field fencing and boundaries, together with strimming the top boundary fence line alongside the road behind the property.

Good organisation and communication are important. Working hours and budgets will be agreed with the owners in advance, with receipts retained for purchases and expenditure kept within the agreed budget. The gardener will also maintain a shared weekly job list to help organise priorities and keep track of completed tasks, ensuring any issues or concerns are raised promptly. The role will follow a structured annual gardening calendar, with responsibilities adapting to the seasons, from winter pruning and equipment maintenance to spring planting, summer lawn care and autumn leaf clearance and bulb planting.

This is an excellent opportunity for a reliable and proactive gardener who takes pride in their work and has the practical skills and horticultural knowledge to care for and maintain an established Victorian garden and its surrounding grounds throughout the year.

SALARY: £30,000

LOCATION: Corbridge, Northumberland

JOB No: EC76861

If this Gardener  vacancy is of interest, please apply below,  call Sara Yassin on 01233 733510 or email info@englishcountrygardeners.co.uk

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