Experienced Estate Gardener Required in Buckinghamshire

Abode Staff; England; Remote; GBP 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Abode Staff is seeking an Experienced Estate Gardener for a private estate in Buckinghamshire. The role covers diverse grounds, including kitchen gardens, orchards, lawns and woodland, with year-round maintenance and seasonal tasks.

A hands-on, proactive approach and solid horticultural background are essential. The successful candidate will work Monday to Friday, 8:00am–4:00pm, on-site, with a salary up to £39,000 gross per annum depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in professional gardening for private estates or large gardens.
• Experience using professional gardening and grounds maintenance machinery.
• Reliable, hardworking and proactive with an eye for detail.
• Comfortable working independently or with other estate team members.

Responsibilities

• Tend kitchen and cutting gardens, maintain orchards, lawns, woodland, ponds and paths.
• Care for hedges, pruning, planting, mulching, composting and leaf clearance.
• Maintain plant health and tree care; monitor for problems and act.
• Operate professional gardening equipment and machinery; hands-on as needed.
• Collaborate with the estate team to cover varying seasonal tasks.

Skills

Professional gardening

Gardening machinery

Attention to detail

Independent worker

Tools

Gardening machinery

Job description

Experienced Estate Gardener Required in Buckinghamshire

• Start Date: ASAP
• Location: Rural Buckinghamshire, near the Oxfordshire border
• Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 4:00pm
• Salary:Up to £39,000 gross per annum (Depending on Experience)

About the Role

We are looking for a skilled and experienced Gardener to join the grounds team of a beautiful private country estate in Buckinghamshire. This is a lovely opportunity for someone with a strong horticultural background, has excellent attention to detail and takes pride in keeping established gardens and grounds looking their best throughout the year.

The property is set within extensive and varied grounds and therefore would suit a knowledgeable all-round gardener who is comfortable working across different areas of an estate and understands the changing demands of each season.Your work will cover tending the kitchen garden and cutting gardens to maintaining the orchards, lawns, woodland, fields, ponds, pathways and hard landscaped areas. You'll also carry out a range of seasonal gardening tasks, including pruning, planting, mulching, composting, feeding, hedge trimming and leaf clearance.

A good understanding of plant health and tree care is important, along with the ability to recognise potential problems and take appropriate action. You'll be experienced in operating professional gardening equipment and machinery and happy to take a hands-on approach to whatever needs doing around the estate.

Ideal Candidate:

• Previous experience in professional gardening, ideally within private estates or large private gardens
• Experience using professional gardening and grounds maintenance machinery
• Reliable, hardworking and naturally proactive, with an eye for detail
• Equally comfortable working independently or alongside other members of the estate team