A qualified and experienced Senior Gardener is sought at a stunning family-run estate in Banffshire on a full-time and permanent basis.
The picturesque 700-acre estate features extensive gardens, lawns, meadows, and woodland, set in the Deveron Valley. It includes a private residence and holiday cottages, offers fishing in the River Deveron, and hosts clay pigeon shooting. The estate's grounds include a Walled Garden, which is not open to the public but can be enjoyed by holiday guests.
This role offers an exciting opportunity to work with a small, enthusiastic team to develop and maintain the estate’s beautiful grounds and gardens. The team will share responsibility for the mature, private 2-acre walled garden, which includes glasshouses, a fruit cage, vegetable beds, cut flower beds, mature fruit trees, herbaceous borders, a rose garden, yew hedging, box hedges, water features, ornamental trees, shrubs, and perennial flowers. Current projects involve installing a large potting shed, additional glasshouses for seed growing, an orangery, and meadow renovations.
Responsibilities include hands-on maintenance of the walled garden and glasshouses, growing organic vegetables and cut flowers from seed to meet the needs of the house and holiday cottages, and propagating perennial plants and shrubs to enhance the gardens. The role also involves maintaining historic rock gardens, meadows, ponds, and supporting the development of holiday cottage gardens.
Applicants should possess strong horticultural and plant knowledge. Experience or qualifications in garden design and permaculture are advantageous. The successful candidate will work well in a team, support and train student gardeners on summer placements, junior groundskeepers, and gardeners. Attention to detail, good housekeeping, and time management are essential, along with high standards for plant, equipment, and tool maintenance.
This position suits an experienced, passionate gardener committed to maintaining and developing the gardens and grounds, who enjoys teamwork. A passion for biodiversity, growing vegetables and flowers from seed, is essential.
A competitive salary is offered, and temporary accommodation can be arranged if needed.
SALARY: Circa £32,000 depending on experience
LOCATION: Banffshire
JOB No: EC67283
If interested, please click ‘Apply for job’ below, contact Sara Yassin at 01233 733510, or email info@englishcountrygardeners.co.uk.
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