Gardener (Permanent)

Gardener (Permanent) Key Responsibilities:

Mowing: Ensure lawns are mowed and maintained to required standards. Shrub and Border Maintenance: Maintain shrubs and herbaceous borders to specified standards. Turf and Leaf Maintenance: Manage turf maintenance including dew removal, debris clearance, reseeding, and watering, especially in summer. Seasonal Bedding: Prepare and maintain seasonal bedding, pot plants, and weed control. Gravel Path Maintenance: Level, rake, and repair gravel paths as needed. Litter Management: Ensure the site is free of rubbish and waste. Hedge and Trimming Maintenance: Trim hedge lines, tree bases, and maintain precise edging. Fruit, Tree, Wall, and Vine Maintenance: Thin fruit, water, and harvest as required. Water Courses/Ponds/Waterfalls: Control Pond weed and preserve water features. Woodland Maintenance: Maintain woodlands to required standards. Non-Specific Areas: Maintain gravel drives, clear and clean inflatables like bouncy castles. Any tasks or responsibilities as requested by management within the scope of the position.

Knowledge and Skills:

Garden Maintenance Experience is essential. Spraying Course PA1/PA6 is desirable. Chainsaw Maintenance/Crosscutting Course is desirable. Gardening Qualification is desirable. Extensive Plant Knowledge is desirable.