An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced, enthusiastic, creative and committed sole gardener with great plant knowledge to maintain, improve and further enhance a country garden situated between Alderley Edge and Macclesfield, Cheshire.

The 4-acre garden comprises of formal lawns, herbaceous borders, a lake, watercourse, and mature woodland. The garden contains extensive hedges of yew, beech, holly and box. A further 5 acres is laid out with mixed tree copses, arboretum trees, and wildflower meadow.

The successful candidate will have a hands-on role in the daily care of the garden and this offers an opportunity to continue the improvement and development of the garden. He/She will be someone who is passionate and takes pride in their work and will maintain the garden to a high horticultural standard.  The candidate will need to be self-motivated, organised, able to plan and prioritise their workload. The individual will work closely with the owners, and should be able to work in a small team as well as alone, and manage external contractors engaged from time to time

Responsible for:

• Maintenance of the gardens
• Weeding, deadheading, trimming, cut flowers and plants for the house
• Care and management of plants, shrubs, lawns hedges and trees
• Develop new projects when required
• Maintaining the woodland garden
• Routine garden machinery maintenance
• Management/organisation of external contractors as/when required
• Budget responsibility and keeping accurate paperwork
• Clear understanding and working within Health and Safety regulations

Applicants must have:

• Time served experience or a minimum Level 3 horticultural qualification or similar
• Spray certificates (PA1 and PA6)
• Positive, enthusiastic and hardworking
• Excellent plant knowledge coupled together with technical skills, experience of thinning/renovating mature shrubs and pest and disease knowledge would be ideal
• Need to be able to communicate well with visiting contractors and the other members of the team supervising where necessary
• Full driving licence is essential

Package:

• Salary £30,000 to 35,000 DOE
• 28 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
• 45 hours per week
• Pension scheme

Interested applicants should forward their CV in the first instance to Lezette Harris including full contact details

Tagged as: Sole Gardener