Gardening & Maintenance

Desired Location: Surrey and surrounding areas
Live In or Live Out: Ideally Live in, (With partner ) Would consider Live out
Salary Expectation: £40,000 GPA +
Available from: One Month’s Notice
Candidate ID: 161323

We have a fantastic and highly experienced Head Gardener looking for a new role. He is professional, passionate and has a wealth of knowledge with formal and informal gardens. He has great longevity and a very dedicated and professional attitude; he is very well suited to running a private estate. Covering all elements, kitchen gardens, rose gardens, glasshouses, orchards, woodlands, formal lawns to name a few. He is keen to find a new position where the garden can offer variation, he is happy to develop and implement new planting schemes and projects, and alternatively he is happy to maintain an already established garden. He is flexible on his next role, whether it be as an Estate manager, a Head Gardener or Sole gardener.

Call: +44 (0) 20 7233 9950 Email: Nicola Forster
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Desired Location: South East England
Live In or Live Out: Either
Salary Expectation: £35,000 - £40,000 GPA
Available from: Available immediately
Candidate ID: 113930

A highly experienced and passionate Gardener who has shown longevity in his positions. He is looking for either a live out or live in position in South East England, where he can settle and stay long term. He is happy to work on his own or as part of a team. He is a confident driver and has lovely references and an Enhanced DBS check.

Call: +44 (0) 20 7233 9950 Email: Georgia Lester
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Desired Location: Clitheroe Area Lancashire
Live In or Live Out: Live Out
Salary Expectation: £40,000
Available From: 1 month
Candidate ID: 141639

He is an experienced Gardener / Handyman / Driver who is currently working for himself but looking to secure a full-time permanent role with a private household.He has excellent skills and experience and able to take on all gardening duties alongside general property maintenance, caretaking and security. Very flexible attitude to his work.

Call:    +44 (0) 12 9860 0414 Email: Laura Harrall
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Desired Location: Norfolk
Live In or Live Out: Live in (With wife and dog)
Salary Expectation: £40,000 GPA
Availability: 4 Weeks’ Notice
Candidate ID: 133964

We have a vastly experienced Head Gardener looking for a new role. He has been working on the same Family Farming estate since 2005. His responsibilities have changed throughout the years. He is a wonderful all-rounder. His main passion is of a Kitchen garden, where he currently maintains the 6-acre plot alongside the formal boarders and further acres of grounds. Taking care of planting, seasonal projects, maintenance and much more. The family have 2 cattle farms, and they breed Racehorses so always lots to do. They use the estate on a formal basis as a sporting estate. He helps where and when needed and has a great attitude. He has a genuine love for gardening and hopes to find a new role closer to his son in Norfolk. He comes with his lovely wife and Labrador and is looking for Live in Role

Call:    +44 (0) 20 7233 9950 Email: Nicola Forster
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Desired Location: Central Scotland
Live In or Live Out: live In
Salary Expectation: £40,000 GPA
Availability: 1 month’s notice
Candidate ID: 69280

A very experienced Gardener having worked in Private Estate Gardens for a number of years, 10 years as a Head Gardener.
Also a landscaper, garden designer, conservationist who has built gardens in Scotland, France, Spain, Germany, Switzerland and Australia.
Many years experience growing organic produce and gardening for wildlife. Expert in rock walls, both dry stone and traditional lime mortar. Sound working knowledge of plants, horticulture, organic vegetable production landscaping, garden design and ecology.
Good design sense and creativity, reliable and dependable, restoration and conservation skills, strong plant and gardening knowledge. Very passion about organic methods.

Call +44 (0) 13 1556 5139     Email Lesley Jones
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Desired Location: Scotland
Live In or Live Out: Live In
Salary Expectation: £35,000 + GPA
Available from:
Candidate ID: 120949

Estate Worker with experience of working on an estate since 1995. Having managed all aspects of an island estate, fencing, organising and overseeing, forestry / chainsaw work, property maintenance e.g. painting, concrete work, building structures. Ground work, digger, ditch work, shore, jetty maintenance, vermin control. Having estate ready for arrival of the owners family and friends.

Call +44 (0) 13 1556 5139     Email Lesley Jones
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Desired Location: Home Counties
Live In or Live Out: Either
Salary Expectation: £30,000 - £40,000 GPA
Available from: 1 months’ notice
Candidate ID: 125651

A committed, hardworking and professional individual, with a love of the outdoors having spent time working as a Groundsman and Greenkeeper. He is happy to work independently or as part of a team. He is a confident driver and has a Dog. Lovely references.

Call: +44 (0) 20 7233 9950 Email: Georgia Lester
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Desired Location: Hampshire
Live In or Live Out: Both
Salary Expectation £35,000+ GPA
Available from: One Month
Candidate ID: 121736

A Gardener with a desire to work in grand landscapes where he can exhibit and utilise his range of skills across the horticultural spectrum. He wishes to leave a legacy within horticulture and enhance the landscape for our future generations, whilst educating those around him. He has returned to his roots and pursuing his passion for horticulture with an all-round skill set to work across a range of gardens. Additionally, he has broad experiences as an award winner in sports performance analysis, followed by success in starting up new businesses in sports, hospitality and in landscape gardening. He has covered all aspects of year-round garden maintenance and is an RHS Award Winning landscaper with RHS Level 2 and City and Guilds Chainsaw and Spraying Licenses.

Call: +44 (0) 20 7233 9950 Email: Georgia Lester
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Desired Location: The family are in Argyll & Bute but will live away
Live In or Live Out: Either depending on the location
Salary Expectation: £30,000 - £35,000 GPA
Available from: 6 weeks notice
Candidate ID: 124274

This candidate has been a Gardener since 1991 and has a wealth of experience. He had led, trained and developed under gardeners to maintain and develop established gardens, some open to the public. He has been responsible for budgets and safe systems of work within. He has been very hands-on over the years and has worked on vegetable gardens, maintaining and developing grounds and herbaceous borders, lawns and a rock garden. His duties have also included security, and liaising with tradesmen and tenants on the estates. He has a chainsaw and tree-climbing license and comes across as well-natured and a keen, knowledgeable Gardener

Call +44 (0) 13 1556 5139 Email Lesley Jones
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Desired Location: Salisbury
Live In or Live Out: Live Out
Salary Expectation £38,000+ GPA
Availability: 1 Month Notice
Candidate ID: 108855

A great Head/Sole Gardener who is experienced and has been in his current position since 2018. Although he is happy in his role, he is looking for a new and exciting challenge. Due to family commitments, he is looking to be 45 45-minute commute from Salisbury. He has experience looking after formal gardens as well as wider estate work. He is very hands-on with all garden maintenance duties as well as the horticulture side. He is able to use all large garden machinery and manage a team if required.

With a passion for horticulture and a keen eye for detail, this candidate has demonstrated expertise in various gardening tasks. His proficiency extends to orchards, where he ensures optimal fruit production through proper pruning and maintenance. In addition, he offers hedge-cutting services, shaping and trimming hedges to achieve the desired aesthetic and density. His care for rose bushes ensures their vibrant blooms, while his knowledge of perennials allows him to create stunning and long-lasting garden designs. Whether you have a small backyard or a vast Estate, this candidate's gardening skills will bring your outdoor space to life.

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