Experienced Gardener

Experienced Gardener required

A qualified, experienced, and enthusiastic gardener is sought at a stunning family-run estate in Banffshire on a full time and permanent basis.

The picturesque 700 acre estate is filled with extensive gardens and lawns, as well as meadows and woodland, set in the Deveron Valley. With private residence and holiday cottages on the Estate, the estate offers Fishing in the River Deveron and hosts ClayPigeon Shooting. The grounds, gardens and walks at the estate include the Walled Garden which are not open to the public, but can be enjoyed by the holiday guests.

This role is an exciting opportunity to work as part of a small and enthusiastic team to continue to develop and maintain the estate’s stunning grounds and gardens and together with the assistant gardener be responsible for the mature, private 2-acre walledgarden. The walled garden features glasshouses, a fruit cage, vegetable beds, cut flower beds, mature fruit trees, herbaceous border, rose garden, mature yew hedging, box hedges, water features, ornamental trees, shrubs and perennial flowers.

Duties include full management and together with the assistant gardener upkeep of the walled garden and glasshouses, growing of organic vegetables and cut flowers from seed to serve the needs of the house and holiday cottages and growing perennial plantsand shrubs from seed and by propagation to continue to develop and enhance the gardens. The gardener will work alongside the groundskeeper / gardener on the maintenance and development of historic rock gardens, meadows and ponds and support with the maintenanceand development of holiday cottage gardens on the estate.

This position would suit an experienced and passionate person who can commit to the maintenance and development of the gardens and grounds, who works well as part of a team. A passion for biodiversity, team working and growing vegetables and flowers fromseed is essential.

**SALARY**:£31,000 depending on experience

**LOCATION**: Banffshire

**JOB No**:EC54184