Head Gardener

TN United Kingdom; Amberley; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for passionate individuals to join their gardening team. This hands-on role involves maintaining beautiful hotel gardens and leading a small team. Ideal candidates will have a strong knowledge of horticulture, excellent management skills, and a love for sustainability. With opportunities for career progression and a variety of perks, this position offers a chance to thrive in a vibrant hotel atmosphere while enjoying the rewards of teamwork and creativity.

Benefits

Retail and hospitality perks

25% off food & beverage

Staff rates of £25 B&B

Free meals when on duty

Development pathways tailored to you

Opportunities for career progression

Milestone awards for long service

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar role with a passion for horticulture.
• Ability to inspire and mentor a small team effectively.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve hotel gardens, ensuring they look their best.
• Manage garden projects and collaborate with the hotel management team.

Skills

Horticulture Knowledge

Management Skills

Organisational Skills

Communication Skills

Physical Fitness

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Role

As part of our team, we welcome your passion, natural warmth, and humour to ensure our guests have an amazing experience every time. We’re seeking friendly, warm, and cheerful individuals who are happy to work together as a team and, importantly, want to have fun. We welcome candidates who are new to the industry as well as experienced ones — what matters most to us is that you have a positive and engaging personality, are self-motivated, and enjoy the buzz and excitement of a busy hotel atmosphere.

Key tasks you will be doing:

1. Maintaining and improving the hotel gardens, making sure they look their best at all times.
2. Keeping up to date with current garden trends and practices and implementing relevant ones in the gardens.
3. Managing and implementing garden projects, working with the hotel and group management team.
4. Helping with basic maintenance tasks in the gardens and grounds, and managing and maintaining garden machinery and tools.
5. Leading and managing the gardening team.
6. Working with outside contractors effectively to ensure compliance with statutory requirements and to deliver the best gardens for our guests.

What you'll need:

1. A passion for horticulture and a strong knowledge of plants, shrubs, trees, and lawns.
2. Proven experience in a similar role.
3. Charisma and an engaging personality, which will help you give great garden tours to our guests.
4. Management skills to inspire and mentor a small team.
5. Good organisational and communication skills.
6. A passion for sustainability and environmental stewardship.
7. Physical fitness, as this is a hands-on role involving heavy lifting and manual tasks.
8. Ability to work collaboratively as part of the wider hotel management team.
9. Willingness to support other hotel gardeners across our group of properties.

To say thank you, we have many perks:

1. Retail and hospitality perks through our Perkbox platform.
2. Excellent hotel discounts — 25% off food & beverage, and staff rates of £25 B&B across the group for you, plus special rates for friends and family.
3. An externally run confidential helpline for support via our Employee Assistance Programme.
4. Free meals when on duty.
5. Development pathways tailored to you, supporting learning and growth.
6. Opportunities for career progression, including internal promotions up to General Manager level.
7. Milestone awards such as champagne, afternoon tea, or dinner, and special gifts for long service milestones.