Private Estate Head Gardener - 20-Acre Grounds Lead

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 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.