Live out Head Gardener, nr Winchester £40k gross pa

Katherine Shields Private Staff Ltd; Winchester (VA); Vor Ort; USD 48.000 - 59.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Katherine Shields Private Staff Ltd in Hampshire is seeking a hands-on Head Gardener to lead the maintenance and development of a 20-acre private estate. The role covers planting, pruning, and managing beds, lawns, fruit trees, and woodland, with a focus on sustainable growth and biodiversity.

You will plan seasonally, oversee part-time staff and contractors, operate garden machinery, and ensure reliable year-round groundskeeping.

Qualifikationen

• Experience managing private gardens or estates.
• Experience with fruit trees, vegetables and biodiversity.
• UK driving licence is desirable.

Aufgaben

• Horticultural planning, planting, pruning, propagation and maintaining beds, borders and lawns.
• Developing productive fruit, vegetable and herb gardens for the household.
• Managing trees, hedges, woodland, paddocks and lakeside areas.
• Composting, soil improvement, irrigation and biodiversity encouragement.
• Operating and maintaining garden machinery and general groundskeeping tasks.
• Organising part‑time gardening assistance and supervising contractors when required.

Kenntnisse

Horticultural knowledge

Estate management

Garden maintenance planning

Seasonal planning

Ausbildung

RHS Level 3 or equivalent

Tools

Chainsaw

Tractor

Machinery operation

Irrigation equipment

Jobbeschreibung

Katherine Shields Private Staff Ltd | Full time

Live out Head Gardener, nr Winchester £40k gross pa

• City Winchester
• Country United Kingdom

Job Description

Anexcellent opportunity for an experienced, hands-on Head Gardener to takeresponsibility for a beautiful 20-acre private family estate in the Hampshirecountryside.

Theestate features established and developing gardens, lawns, mature woodland,fruit trees, vegetable-growing areas, animal paddocks and a substantial lake.With significant investment planned in planting, landscaping, irrigation andmachinery, this is an exciting opportunity for someone to help shape anddevelop the grounds long term.

The Role

Thesuccessful candidate will oversee the day-to-day maintenance and development ofthe gardens and wider estate, including:

• Horticultural planning, planting, pruning,propagation and maintaining beds, borders and lawns.
• Developing productive fruit, vegetable andherb gardens to supply fresh produce for the household.
• Managing fruit trees, hedges, woodland,paddocks and the lake’s surrounding areas.
• Composting, soil improvement, irrigation andencouraging biodiversity.
• Operating and maintaining garden machinery andundertaking general groundskeeping, handyman and estate maintenance tasks.
• Organising part-time gardening assistance andoverseeing contractors where required.

This isa practical, hands-on position requiring someone who can work independently,plan seasonally, identify what needs doing and proactively suggestimprovements. Specialist contractors will be engaged where necessary.

TheIdeal Candidate

You willhave excellent horticultural knowledge and experience managing substantialprivate gardens or estates, with a genuine passion for plants, productivegrowing and working outdoors.

RHSLevel 3 or equivalent is desirable, alongside machinery experience and a fullUK driving licence. PA1/PA6, chainsaw or tractor qualifications would bebeneficial.

Trustworthiness,discretion, initiative and excellent references are essential. We are lookingfor someone practical, reliable and keen to take pride in developing the estateover the long term.

Hours: Approximately 40 hours per week, with some weekend work required.