Gardening & Maintenance

Desired Location: Somerset & Devon
Live in or Live out: Live in
Salary Expectation £40,000 gpa
Candidate ID: 122663
Availability: Six weeks

An experienced and ambitious Estate Gardener, who currently manages a 10-acre private estate and comes with an additional 5 years of greenkeeping experience, spraying licences, chainsaw tickets and an RHS Level 2 qualification in Horticulture. He has worked both under a Head Gardener and alone as a sole estate gardener throughout his career and has had a fantastic working relationship with all previous employers due to maintaining high expectations of trust and transparency while in those positions. As well as gardening on his current estate, he also takes care of all vehicles (MOT/servicing), deliveries, contractors, security and helps the family with day-to-day driving (e.g. school pick-up/drop-off). Gardening and the outdoors are his passion, not just his job and he shows this through the care he takes when looking after estates under his responsibility.

Sole Head Gardener of supper prime luxury households and estates with over a decade of experience, seeks a new Garden to demonstrate excellence within horticulture, a position that accommodates the demands of family life and someone who continues their pursuit of mastering their craft of horticulture of which they love.

A highly skilled passionate Gardener, who has been working in the industry for over 23 years. His main expertise lies in Horticulture, his main strengths are working towards tight deadlines, as well as maintaining gardens to high standards. He considers himself punctual, reliable, and honest. He values health and safety very seriously at work and understand the importance for himself and his fellow colleagues. Is passionate about working and he always work to the highest standards. He is also keen to build on his previous skills and experiences to expand his career as a gardener. He is eager to continue building upon his skillset, furthering his plant knowledge, and developing his skills further in this industry.

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Desired Location: Cheshire / Derbyshire
Live In or Live Out: Live Out
Salary Expectation: £30,000+ GPA
Available From: 1 month notice
Candidate ID: 122183

He is an experienced Gardener who has recently completed his RHS Level 2 and is looking for his first role in a Private Garden. Happy to work on his own or as part of a team he is hands on and happy to take care of all of the general maintenance Gardening as well as growing, planting, pruning and law care. Very flexible and keen to secure his next role where he can build on his experience.

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Desired Location: South of England
Live In or Live Out: Live in
Salary Expectation £40k
Candidate ID: 122366
Availability: Three months

His professional horticultural background and work experience of 30 years plus have demonstrated a proven and ongoing ability to lead, motivate, and work collaboratively while providing exemplary gardens and woodlands. He employs the current best management practices and scientific data while respecting heritage conservation and sustainability in the natural environment. His experience encompasses Head Gardener responsibilities for a Grade II listed property in the UK and a National Historic site in Canada. He has extensive experience with the maintenance/construction of golf courses (formal lawns), propagation and production of fruit/flowers/vegetables, and a wide variety of green spaces.

Experienced estate worker with strong universal knowledge. Have a good set of transferable skills. Able to use, service, maintain and mend garden machineries such as strimmer’s, hedge cutters, lawnmowers, chainsaws etc. Adept at mechanics. Have a big selection of tools. Familiar with metal and woodworking. Friendly individual with outstanding problem-solving skills. Confident working independently. Demonstrates common sense, proactive attitude to resource management. Motivated private staff with 4 years of progressive experience. Has some useful experience in project and task management. Energetic self-starter. Navigates high-stress situations and achieves goals on time and under budget. Trustworthy, dedicated work ethic. Self-motivated to consistently provide first-class results in line with stringent targets and deadlines. Confident driver with clean driving licence.

He is a passionate horticulturalist with over 10 years’ experience in all aspects from general maintenance to managing and helping develop private estate gardens. From his start while studying horticulture in college the sector has always been a hobby as well has a profession, gaining knowledge and ideas from many private and public gardens visited in his off time to this day. As well has in his work he has used his skills and knowledge in charity work in Uganda helping young and old grow their own fruit and vegetables for themselves and or for sale.

An experienced Landscaper, Senior Gardener & Grounds technician, with over 20 years varied experience. Highly motivated, organised and hardworking, he is a self-starter with a strong ability to instigate work and tasks to reach successful results. He has completed RHS level 2 certificate in principals of horticulture has NPTC PA1 and PA6 certificates, for the safe use of pesticides. He is experienced in driving tractors, small lorries, and vans has a CS30 and 31 Chainsaw licenses and is trained as Swimming pool technician.

Head Gardener with over the last 22 years, he has accrued a wealth of experience in both public & private gardens as well as the commercial sector. His practice is underpinned by years invested in training and continuous professional development. Possessing a high level of self – motivation and conscientious pride in his work, he enjoys working alone just as much as with others. Of key importance to him is a close quality relationship of communication and trust with any potential employer, these he has built up over several years working for private clientele.

A highly intelligent and talented Gardener. Driven by an innate desire to protect and enhance our natural environment for ourselves and future generations. Comprehensive, technical and practical knowledge in all matters of horticultural throughout extensive career in Landscape and Gardening. Has recently settled in Peebleshire. A lifelong passion for gardening, searching for an opportunity to fully express creativity. An excellent communicator and highly adept in public facing roles.

Worked within groundsman and gardening roles since 2002.

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Desired Location: Within a commutable distance to Edinburgh
Live In or Live Out: Live In
Salary Expectation: £30,000 - £35,000 GPA
Available from: 1 month notice period
Candidate ID: 121878

A plantsman with a focus on sustainable horticulture, alpine, naturalistic and woodland gardening.

Graduated in Horticulture with Plantsmanship BSc (hons) from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Has worked in larger gardens on restorations and redevelopments, has been employed as a sole gardener.

Passionate about nature and the environment and possess a sound knowledge of UK native& naturalised species of flora and fungi.

Has experience with a wide variety of practical horticultural skills: Seed collection & storage to various methods of propagation; design & maintenance of ornamental gardens;kitchen garden & market gardening;and knowledge of pests & diseases.

Proficient in several related skills such as:woodland management, species identification,and habitat surveying.
Previously studied a BSc(hons)in Interactive Media Design at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design in Dundee. Gained many design, creative and communication skills and focused efforts on usability design.

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Desired Location: Happy to relocate within the UK
Live In or Live Out: Live In
Salary Expectation £35k
Candidate ID: 121188
Availability: Immediate

He is an energetic motivated Gardner with a solid foundation of horticultural knowledge from traditional to modern skills more inclined to commercially productive methods. Now along with experience of estate management and long – term hard and soft landscaping development he finds himself comfortable to work on his own or from within a team, happy to motivate and upscale his surrounding workforce to deliver outstanding results. His desire and drive to excel in the horticultural industry has given him a long and stable career with so much enjoyment over the years built on a solid foundation of hard work and achieving targets.

An enthusiastic, competent and skilled head gardener and grounds man with over 21 years’ experience gained in both open spaces and private estate gardens. Excellent working experience of a wide range of machinery and good knowledge of plants, and soft and hard landscaping. Is an hardworking, flexible and organised with good communication and management skills. He is looking for a new opportunity to broaden his knowledge and progress his career within the horticultural industry.

He is an enthusiastic hard worker that loves both mentally and physically stimulating work. He prides himself on his commitment to excellence in all aspects of his life. He has always enjoyed being outdoors amongst nature in both his personal and working life, choosing to specialize in studying tree’s but having an excellent working knowledge of many aspects of estate works and the natural world. He has also always enjoyed building, fixing, creating or improving things. This began as a child, dismantling things to find out how they work and evolved into being able to build / repair most things he is tasked with.

A Head Gardner and Estate Manager looking to secure employment on a private estate or similar environment and to achieve maximum results from everyday tasks and ongoing larger projects. To apply and further develop skills acquired through both practical experience and education.
He is a consistent, efficient and hardworking individual who takes great pride in achieving the highest standards. Has over 20 years’ experience working within the countryside sector developing a wide range of skills and abilities.
Is an effective, highly motivated and responsible team player, but also a competent professional and experienced lone worker.

A Self-motivated, well-mannered and hardworking Grounds person with several years’ experience in Amenity horticulture and sports turf, growing flowers for cutting, fruit, herbs, vegetables. Communicates well and effectively to all. Always pushing forward to achieve goals and complete projects. Seeking new challenges, progress to gain more experience.

A likeable and hardworking maintenance person looking for a long-term role within the Perthshire area of Scotland, experience of working on a Private Estate and hotel environment. Currently working in a very prestigious hotel completing maintenance task between guest visits. He is looking to leave his currently role as it has become mundane and there is no progression.

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Desired Location: Scotland
Live In or Live Out: Live Out
Salary expectations: £40,000 GPA
Available: 4 week’s notice
Candidate ID: 66234

An accomplished and dedicated gardener with over 26 years of experience in a range of horticultural, landscaping and estate management roles. A highly motivated and organised multitasker with the ability to work collaboratively and professionally within a team and independently, who can respond proactively and efficiently to change.

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Desired Location: Live In - Scotland
Live In or Live Out: Live In
Salary expectations: £30,000
Available: 1 month’s notice
Candidate ID: 75186

This candidate has experience in grounds and property maintenance including building works, repairs, roofing, plumbing, joinery, tree Management, gardening, garden design, hedging & fencing. He is looking for a live in role and keen to settle in a private estate.

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Desired Location: Berkshire
Live In or Live Out: Live out
Salary Expectation £35k+
Candidate ID: 121176
Availability: Immediate

He has been working on private estates from a young age progressing and obtaining qualifications and experience in the grounds maintenance industry. He has a passion for the outdoors and achieving a high standard in his work is his goal he has a high regard for health and safety for himself and others around him. He has over 20 years’ experience in Estate and Grounds maintenance. He can work as part of a team but equally on his own to ensure goals and deadlines are met. He enjoys planning and renovating areas of kitchen gardens, formal gardens and lawns to a high standard.

Excellent interpersonal skills, polite, charming and professional. Having always lived with and around the people he has worked for he has a great understanding of fitting into their needs or routines whilst being productive yet discreet. He values truth and efficiency and providing the best service He can whether paid or in a voluntary role. He fully understands the need to be flexible, working on days off or changing plans at short notice when required. Life does not follow a rota. Widely experienced, read and travelled, predominantly with blind people on trips to various parts of the world of which some he organises from scratch. His strengths lie in attention to detail, dedication, patience, loyalty and customer service. He is single, his only dependents are two extremely beautiful indoor cats who are indispensable to him. He has a clean driving license.

Dedicated Maintenance Supervisor offering 10 years plus of successful team management in maintenance and driven roles. Adept at scheduling facilities maintenance to minimizing downtime and safety hazards. Well versed in equipment troubleshooting and repair with focus on quality and efficiency. Experienced Electrician with over 10 years of experience in commercial and domestic areas. Excellent reputation for resolving problems and improving customer satisfaction. Goal oriented manager with distinguished experience in Hospitality industries and proven leadership abilities. Expert in increasing productivity and customer satisfaction while driving revenue and sales. Committed to streamlining procedures while optimizing employee talent.

A competent, physically fit and hardworking gardener with 20+ years of wide-ranging experience from assistant gardener to head gardener. Skilled in many areas including weeding, pruning, lawn care and hedge cutting with an exceptional passion for topiary and horticulture. Knowledgeable and comfortable with working in all weathers and seasons, either on his own or as a team. Currently looking for a suitable gardening position with a reputable employer in order to enhance knowledge, skills and to further his passion for gardening. Portfolio of projects available.

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Desired Location: London
Live In or Live Out: Live out
Salary Expectation: £40k
Candidate ID: 119267
Availability: One month

All Rounder / Property Manager who has all the relevant experience that you are looking for and has a track record of over 10 years of growing property portfolios without compromising service levels. He is focused on bringing consistent results through a tenacious and hardworking approach to managing all aspects of property management. who is well organized and reliable. He possesses a hands-on approach to delivering high quality maintenance and management of properties. He has a proven ability to identify and solve problems. Has exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, both of which allow him to quickly establish and maintain open and positive relationships with tenants, occupants, landlords, and homeowners alike. He is an analytical and detail orientated leader, skilled at directing contractors and other staff and maintaining smooth day to day operations.

An experienced Country Estate Manager for a Private Household consisting of a 7 Bedroomed Manor, two 3 Bedroomed guest houses, a heated oak enclosed heated swimming pool all in landscaped gardens of paths, ponds, bridges and manicured grounds.

He also has more than 5 years Project Management experience from Managing builders and contractors on site ensuring all work was carried out in a safe and timeously manner without any incidents. He is passionate for delivering the highest quality. He can keep on track and resolve any issues related to build programme. Good at resolving cost and or time delivery in a productive manner. Extremely confident in making decisions. Good experience in lead site management. He also has strong people management skills.

He is a well experienced Gardener who has been working for the same employer since 2018. In his current role he works for a private family working as part of a larger team working on multiple sites but he is keen to find a role where he can progress and look after a single site but he is very flexible and keen to find another long-term role. The gardens that he currently looks after include a variety of different features including extensive box hedging, herbaceous borders, water features including ponds and lakes, formal lawns and woodlands. He is hands on and has good plant knowledge and is also used to working alongside specialist contractors depending on the projects in hand.

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Desired Location: Happy to relocate within the UK & Abroad
Live In or Live Out: Live in or Live out
Salary Expectation £55k + GPA
Candidate ID: 118851
Availability: Three months

An Experienced, strategic and forward-thinking Manager with extensive experience in estate management, operations, maintenance and projects, managing budgets and leading large multidisciplinary teams”. Leading significant estates comprising agricultural, hydro, listed buildings and a 21st century lodge, estate properties and golf courses. Managing, motivating and developing large multidisciplinary teams to retain talent and deliver exceptional service. Driving visionary change to bring benefits to assets, income, the environment and employees. A pragmatic and hands – on approach combined with a passion for constant improvement and growth.

Proactive and passionate horticulturalist with over 20 years’ experience. He is a reliable, hardworking and confident individual, who can work well in a team or on his own. He works with professionalism and to the highest standard. In his working career, he has developed an extensive plant knowledge and practical skills in gardening. Spending a large proportion of time working in historic houses. He can perform a wide range of tasks, from pruning and propagation to soft and hard landscaping, with design and planning.

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Desired Location: Happy to relocate in Rural England
Live In or Live Out: Live In
Salary Expectation: £35k - £40
Candidate ID: 119451
Availability: One month

A Head Gardener who has been running his own business in London and is proud to say it taught him a lot about working in teams of people and recognising skills. Utilising people’s talents and experience to build garden designs, helping people expand on their experience and passions, including his own. It’s also been valuable experience how to provide after care to these projects and maintain the client’s expectations and gardens health.
During his time running a business he has also learnt how to work with a variety of landscaping materials including timber, stone, aggregates and metal, erecting fences, laying paving and decking,
building compost bins, trellis's, pergolas, edging boarders and more. Now looking to move to a rural location.

Professionally qualified, ambitious, hardworking, self-motivated, reliable, discreet Head Gardener and Estate Manager of friendly disposition with over thirty years’ experience, knowledge and skills gained in first class establishments, seeking fresh challenge and new opportunities for career development in his working life.

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Desired Location: Midlands
Live In or Live Out: Live out
Salary Expectation £25k - £30k
Candidate ID: 118404
Availability: One month

An experienced horticulturalist with several years running own gardening and tree surgery business and ten years as a community garden site supervisor. Used to planning, planting and maintaining different types of gardens, ranging from organic vegetable growing to more formal garden schemes. A reliable, energetic and personable employee, with significant experience of working with people with learning difficulties and disabilities in an educational capacity and holding positions of responsibility.

This candidate has a likeable and flexible manner. He is warm and friendly and keen to secure a role where he can take on different tasks. He really enjoys gardening and can turn his hand to many Handyman duties.

He has worked to show garden standard and takes great pride in the experience he has gained from his previous roles.

He is able to work on his own initiative or work with direction. He has excellent plant knowledge as well as a genuine hunger and excitement for creating stunning and unique gardens and a vast experience in landscaping and grounds management, following best horticultural practices to maintain and enhance the quality of care to all areas of the gardens, grounds, borders and kitchen garden.

Chainsaw experience but no licence. Has experience of diggers, dumpers and loaders.

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Desired Location: Prestbury / Wilmslow / Alderley East Cheshire
Live In or Live Out: Live Out
Salary Expectation: £35,000 GPA
Available From: 1 month
Candidate ID: 116992

He is an experienced Gardener who has been working on a part-time self-employed basis for the last 7 years. He is practical and hands on and has a keen eye for design and detail. He is now looking to move to work for one client looking after a private garden and where he can take on a new challenge. RHS level 2 qualified and with excellent references

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Desired Location: Surrey & Wiltshire
Live In or Live Out: Live in
Salary Expectation £35k GPA
Candidate ID: 99354
Availability: One month

Estate Manager/Head Gardener who is a very talented horticulturalist, who after playing golf to national level, as a teenager, decided to become a greenskeeper, since this time he has studied all aspects of turf management, gardening and vermin control, in order to capably manage large estates. With 20 years of experience, has great communication skills and knows how to motivate and manage a large team whilst being hands on, he is an extremely hard working, open minded, honest and loyal individual, who understands every aspect of exterior estate management.

A skilled Groundsman with over eight years’ experience looking to take the next steps into an Estate Manager, currently working on a private estate covering 130 acres of land. He manages a very varied workload including tasks such as landscaping, gardening, security, events, art installation and building maintenance. He prides himself on being a strong communicator and a highly motivated individual. He works closely with the client and understand the importance of client discretion. He is looking for an opportunity to further develop his career & knowledge in estate management.

Conscientious Head Gardener, who has the ability to work on own initiative, as part of a team or as a leader / trainer / motivator. Able to prioritise and work under pressure to meet deadlines. Can easily adapt to new ideas, techniques and technologies to develop gardens further. His overall career objective is to work in a garden that has a traditional English style. He wants to be able to utilise all the experience and skills he has gained so far to nurture the next garden he works on. He enjoys being able to share his skills and knowledge with other gardeners.

A Head Gardener who throughout his horticultural career he has strived for excellence. This has led him to work for the people and properties that he holds in the highest regard and are at the very top of their industry. He is determined and committed, and this is reflected in his thirst for knowledge from the courses that he has completed. He has always tried to be the best that he can be through further education and by continually developing his skills over the many years he has worked in horticulture. He is eager to learn and would embrace the chance for further education in the future. As an honest and diplomatic person, he finds that communicating to a range of different people is one of his strong points. He really values a varied roll and am happy with both design and management duties as well as more practical work – in all weathers. He is also adept at discussing and implementing garden development plans, and carrying out his projects with a keen eye, efficiency and appreciation of budgeting.

Desired Location: Rural South England
Live In or Live Out: Live in
Salary Expectation £38k - £40k GPA
Candidate ID: 117814
Availability: Immediate

Worked as a H.V.A.C. Commissioning Engineer, Aquair Commissioning Services, Scitech Engineering, Owen Commissioning Services and Contract Technical Services for over 9 years. Previous to this he worked in Heating & Plumbing for over 6 years. He has taught apprentices plumbing and graduates commissioning although his heart is no longer in building services, he now wishes to vocationally change direction seeking more fulfilment out of the commercial world and into private households. He is a great all-rounder who can turn his hand to most things and not afraid of a challenge.

A hard-working Houseman, multi-skilled and committed individual who can work alone or as part of a team. Able to receive and interpret instructions from an employer and turn these into successful completion of a project to the satisfaction of an employer, which can include a number of skills.

He is an enthusiastic, friendly and approachable person who can work well alone or as part of a team. Has a strong eye for detail in his work, and ensure that tasks are completed to a high standard. Can make himself easily understood in order to clearly communicate with others. He enjoys visiting other gardens, both domestically and abroad. He is keen to continue to expand his knowledge and experience. Willing to listen and learn from others to acquire new skills within and beyond horticulture. After several years spent working both part – and full – time on Country Estates, is keen to move to a new location and explore new opportunities elsewhere, both professionally and with regard to his wider interests.

For eight years, she has endeavoured to establish herself as a gardener. She is competent and passionate for all things horticultural and environmental, hardworking, organised, and observant with good plant knowledge. She has experience in propagation, flowerbed maintenance and establishment, topiary, lawn maintenance, irrigation, vegetable growing, pot displays, planning, designing, budgeting, leading volunteers and staff members, ensuring high standards are upheld and gardens are at their finest.

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