Gardener/flower Grower

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic person who has market gardening experience to move forward our Largo Walled Garden project, starting March 2024.

**Rate of pay**: Based on experience

**Hours of work**: Full Time for 39hp/w, five days over 7.

**About Largo Walled Garden**:
This 2.7 acre area was once the productive kitchen garden for Largo House and from roughly 1950-2021 was left to pasture for sheep and cattle. In 2021 we established a horticulture team to begin the process of making the gardens productive once more. We have developed an enterprise that focuses on the wholesale supply of vegetables and flowers to farm shops and florists. We offer direct sales of flowers and DIY floristry buckets. There is space to expand the flower side of the operation and scope for developing our customer base. We have built up positive relationships with both florist and farmers markets.

Full driving licence is required and a willingness to drive for work, including deliveries of orders. (Mileage is paid for use of own vehicles)

**Required skills and experience**
- Experience in a market garden setting growing both vegetables and flowers.
- A passion for plants and the outdoors
- An enthusiasm for and experience in organic and agro-ecological horticulture,
- Happy to be outside in all weathers and comfortable working on repetitive tasks,
- Able to work alone and as part of a team,
- Confidence to ask questions and take initiative within workflow
- A creative thinker, able to problem solve
- Physically fit and able to complete manual tasks.
- Experience in the use of a range of garden tools, specialist market garden tools and machinery.
- Skilled in the use of hedge trimmers, mowers, strimmers, ride on lawn mowers and BCS Tractor (or equivalent).

Experience, tickets or certificates in the following; Hedge Trimmer, Mower, Ride-on Mower, Strimmer, Compact Tractor, Rotavator, Chain-saw will be beneficial.

**Salary**: £22,500.00-£25,000.00 per year

**Experience**:

- Gardening: 2 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)

Ability to Commute:

- Leven (required)

Ability to Relocate:

- Leven: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person