Current jobs related to Wet Weather - Taunton, Somerset - Hestercombe Gardens

  • Wet Weather

    5 months ago

    Taunton, United Kingdom Hestercombe Gardens Full time

    The gardens are still open as usual! However the landscapes are a little trickier to get to than usual due to excessive flooding in some areas... BE PREPARED! Wellies are a necessity! The cafe will be serving hot drinks and food for all you brave souls.

  • From Frosty Mornings to Flooding

    5 months ago

    Taunton, United Kingdom Hestercombe Gardens Full time

    **The weather has been against us for the last couple of weeks and it can sometimes be difficult to find suitable jobs to do in the garden. When it is frosty, we avoid walking on the grass. This is because the frozen cells in each blade of grass get crushed by the weight of a person, leaving ugly black footprints on the lawn when the ground thaws. Last week...

  • Gardeners Help to Restore The House

    3 months ago

    Taunton, United Kingdom Hestercombe Gardens Full time

    The job of the gardens team is always wide and varied but over the last couple of weeks we have all been working in the house to get some of the restoration work underway. Happily this has coincided with an awful lot of wet weather so the job couldn't be better timed! Over years of Somerset fire brigade and the County Council residing in the house it has...

  • Preparing for Winter

    5 months ago

    Taunton, United Kingdom Hestercombe Gardens Full time

    **Over the last couple of weeks the weather has been wet and wild! The gardens and car park especially have suffered from flooding and water damage meaning that all the gardeners have been busy cleaning up! In the Formal Gardens we have been lifting the cannas from the Great Plat. We have two types, the Canna musifolia are the tall ones on the outside beds...

  • Our Fantastic Glasshouse

    5 months ago

    Taunton, United Kingdom Hestercombe Gardens Full time

    It has taken hours of hard work but finally we have managed to start work in our glasshouse. We were recently given the opportunity to have two big Victorian glasshouses. Previously we had worked from a small domestic one and a poly tunnel. A lady from a neighboring village needed to sell up and was worried that her glasshouses would just end up being...

  • September Plant Heroes

    3 months ago

    Taunton, United Kingdom Hestercombe Gardens Full time

    I have mixed emotions about September. I love the light. I love the warm weather. But I cant shake off that feeling of impending doom as the nights draw in and the temperature drops - I have absolutely no love for winter! It is just too cold, and I can't even get excited about the prospect of snow. I've tried to enjoy sledging but frankly it's cold and wet...

  • Meter Reader

    4 months ago

    Taunton, United Kingdom Pelican Business Services Full time

    We are looking for a meter reader to join our hard working and friendly Somerset team to obtain and verify water meter readings for Bristol Water and Wessex Water. Living locally and having knowledge of the Cheddar and Wells area would be ideal as you will mainly work in the BS27, BS28 and BA5 areas. **What you'll do**: The meter reading role involves...

  • Accessibility

    3 months ago

    Taunton, United Kingdom Hestercombe Gardens Full time

    **We very much welcome people with disabilities, their carers and their assistance dogs ~ we hope you will find the information below useful in planning your visit.**: At Hestercombe you’ll find 50 acres of gardens featuring designs from the 1700s, 1800s and 1900s, a café, and plant centre, and in the historic Hestercombe House, a contemporary art...

Wet Weather

4 months ago

Taunton, Somerset, United Kingdom Hestercombe Gardens Full time

The gardens are still open as usual However the landscapes are a little trickier to get to than usual due to excessive flooding in some areas..

BE PREPARED Wellies are a necessity The cafe will be serving hot drinks and food for all you brave souls.