Gardener

**Gardener**

**Job Type**:Full Time, Permanent

**Salary**:£24K - £28K per annum Dependant on Experience

**Location**:Colliers Wood, SW19, London

Our client is an established and growing landscape design, construction, and maintenance business, based in Colliers Wood, SW London. They have several teams building and maintaining gardens and outside spaces for residential and commercial clients all overLondon.

**The Role**

You will gain valuable experience, working at some prestigious addresses and unique, high specification gardens. You will be experienced and/or qualified in garden maintenance / horticulture. You will also be honest, self-motivated, reliable, and have afriendly yet professional approach with clients.

**Responsibilities**
- Daily garden maintenance, driving to different client gardens in London, using a company vehicle.
- All aspects of garden maintenance, such as weeding, pruning, planting, lawn mowing, jet-washing, and installation/maintenance of irrigation.
- Knowledge to suggest additional plants and ideas to further develop gardens to both client and Maintenance Manager.
- Regular communication with the Maintenance Manager - feeding back on the status of client’s gardens.
- Ability to plan year-round work required in client’s garden, prioritising work each visit knowing what needs to be done and when.
- Competent in using the appropriate power tools where required.
- Confident in speaking to clients, updating them on the work being undertaken and making recommendations on ideas to improve and develop their garden.
- Experience of working alone or in a team
- Excellent plant and horticultural care, including plants, pest & disease, soil condition etc

**Requirements**:

- A positive ‘can-do’ attitude - willing to go the extra mile.
- Experience of working in high-end, residential gardens and / or horticultural qualifications such as NVQ Level II, RHS Level II or similar.
- Capable of working independently
- Passionate about horticulture.
- Full UK driving license preferable and willing to drive on behalf of the company.
- Reliable, honest and excellent work ethic.
- Methodical - excellent at organisation, planning-ahead and project management.
- Excellent communication.
- Discerning eye for detail.
- Knowledge and experience of simple maintenance of tools and equipment.
- Comfortable working alone as well as part of a team.
- Ability to build relationships and to gain the respect and trust of clients and colleagues.

The company believe that beautiful gardens have the power to change lives for the better, not just for the people that use the gardens, but also for those lucky enough to build and maintain them. If you would like to lead a team in this environment, maketheir day and get in touch