Salary: Up to £30,000 per annum, dependent on experience
Location: Uppingham, Rutland
Contract: Full time
About the role
Uppingham School is seeking a skilled, experienced and passionate gardener to join its professional Gardens Team, maintaining and developing approximately 40 acres of landscaped grounds across a historic school estate.
This role has a strong focus on nursery work, including growing, planting and supporting seasonal displays, and would particularly suit a gardener with nursery or plant production experience and a keen interest in this area.
Working across ornamental, mixed and herbaceous beds and borders, lawns, trees, hard and soft landscaping, and pots and planters, you will produce high-quality work to RHS standards, creating attractive environments for pupils, staff, visitors and the wider Uppingham community. You will also support the design, growing and planting of floral displays for Uppingham and Britain in Bloom competitions.
What youll be doing
1. Producing and maintaining a high standard of horticultural work across the school estate
2. Maintaining and improving beds, borders, lawns, trees, planters and landscaped areas
3. Supporting nursery operations, including growing and planting for seasonal and permanent displays
4. Taking responsibility for the quality and p...