Gardener / Horticulturist

Garden Club London Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading garden design firm in Greater London is seeking an experienced Gardener to join their passionate aftercare team. The role involves maintaining gardens they have created, ensuring high quality finishes and sustainable gardening practices. Ideal candidates will have 2-3 years of horticulture experience, a recognized qualification, along with excellent communication and organizational skills. This position offers opportunities for personal growth and participation in exciting projects like the Chelsea Flower Show.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience in horticulture required.
• Excellent knowledge of plant establishment, maintenance, pruning, and pest control.
• Comprehensive understanding of planting design principles.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high quality finishes and sustainable gardening.
• Competently manage administrative tasks associated with the role.
• Communicate effectively with clients and team members.

Skills

Horticulture knowledge

Plant establishment and maintenance

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Pest control knowledge

Education

Recognised Horticultural qualification

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Gardener to join our team

Working for Garden Club London

Garden Club London are a multi-award winning garden design and build company based in Clerkenwell. We are recruiting for a Gardener / Horticulturist to join our small aftercare and planting team who exclusively look after the gardens that we have built and planted. This role will require working on a range of sites from roof gardens to urban courtyards. As a GCL horticulturist, you will ensure high quality finishes and sustainable and pro-active gardening in the gardens that we create. This is a great opportunity for a motivated and passionate individual to join our team with excellent opportunities for growth and participation in special projects such as the Chelsea Flower Show.

Candidate requirements

• Right to live and work in the UK
• Previous experience 2-3 years+ in horticulture
• Excellent knowledge of plant establishment and maintenance including pruning and pest control.
• A passion for learning planting design principles
• Organised and pro-active with good timekeeping
• Be competent at administrative tasks associated with the role including taking images, updating the garden log.
• Great communicator who confidently speak to clients and the team
• Excellent spoken and written English
• Have a recognised Horticultural qualification and ideally PA1/PA6a, CSCS Card however training will be given in some areas.