Historic Garden Lead Gardener | Propagation & Landscape

Education First; Dacorum; Sur place; GBP 28 000 - 40 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Staff meals whilst on duty

Free access to onsite gym and pool

Company pension scheme and healthcare

Free on-site parking

Résumé du poste

EF Corporate Education’s Ashridge Garden is seeking a Craft Gardener to lead hands-on maintenance of the Grade II* listed garden, a Repton-designed landscape known as the Garden of Gardens. You will nurture, conserve and showcase historic features while guiding a team in a fast-paced setting.

You will bring 3-5 years in a supervisory historic garden role, strong horticultural knowledge, and a passion for heritage.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years' experience in a supervisory role within a historic garden open to the public.
• Excellent horticultural knowledge including glasshouse propagation.
• Chainsaw licence CS30/31/32 required.
• Full driving licence is essential.
• People management: training, coaching and developing staff.
• Understanding of H&S and COSHH; experience writing risk assessments.

Responsabilités

• Prioritise and implement seasonal maintenance of the Formal Gardens (bedding, borders, lawns, trees, hedges, shrubs, roses).
• Assist in organising and carrying out landscaping and planting schemes.
• Operate and maintain garden tools, machinery and vehicles, including hired equipment.
• Ensure sustainable management of irrigation systems.
• Oversee propagation in glasshouses and coldframes; manage nursery stock with suppliers and records.

Connaissances

Supervisory experience

Horticultural knowledge

Driving licence

Chainsaw licence CS30/31/32

People management

COSHH & risk assessments

Flexible/adaptable

Description du poste

EF Corporate Education’s Ashridge Garden is seeking a Craft Gardener to lead hands-on maintenance of the Grade II* listed garden, a Repton-designed landscape known as the Garden of Gardens. You will nurture, conserve and showcase historic features while guiding a team in a fast-paced setting.

You will bring 3-5 years in a supervisory historic garden role, strong horticultural knowledge, and a passion for heritage.