Horticulturist

3 days ago

Truro Cornwall, United Kingdom Tregothnan Full time

HORTICULTURIST
depending on experience

 
The Tregothnan Estate is a private family home with a world-renowned botanical garden. The Estate’s maintenance, gardening, forestry, and joinery employees support the core estate and manage the beautiful surroundings on the edge of the River Fal. The Estate is also a landlord with a substantial portfolio of residential, commercial, and agricultural properties.

 
The Estate produces tea (the first in the UK), honey and jam; delivers experiences including Garden and Tea Tasting Tours; and rents fabulous holiday accommodation, between the tea and the sea. The teams have a great community spirit, the surroundings are inspiring, and the work is always interesting. Working at Tregothnan is being part of Cornwall’s heritage and its modern future.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Horticulturist, who will be responsible for all aspects of plant care and providing all-year-round gardening, including:
- Propagation, planting (including house flowers and plants/flowers for entering competitions), plant labelling, and plant care.
- Entering plants/flowers into competitions and attending these events.
- Logging plants onto a database, geo-mapping of the collection, and setting up a garden library of all plant records.
- Strimming, hedge trimming, pruning, and chainsaw work.
- Watering, including being on the rota to water plants in the tunnels in the summer months.
- Landscape construction.
- Conducting the Christmas flower count.
- Mentoring students and apprentices, in conjunction with the Head Gardener.
An RHS Level 3 or National Diploma in Horticulture or equivalent.
- Sound horticulture knowledge, with a natural ability to nurture plants through their growth phase.
- The ability to work alone and as part of a team.
- To be passionate and competitive in terms of showing plants/flowers.
- A full UK driving licence and own transport, as we are in a rural location with no access to public transport.
Please note, this role involves physical activity.
depending on experience.
- Possibility of accommodation to rent, depending on availability.
- 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 7.21 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays.
- Health care cash back plan.
- Discount scheme with high street and online retailers.
- Salary sacrifice homeware, tech, and cycle to work schemes

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