Skilled Gardener

3 days ago

Haddington, United Kingdom Yester Estate Full time

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**Job Title**:Skilled Gardener

**Location**: EH41 4JF

**Salary**:**Competitive, Dependant on Experience

**Job Type**:Permanent, Full Time

Yester Estate Walled Gardens is East Lothian's newest rural events and weddings venue, set in the ancient walled gardens at Yester, Gilford.

**The Role**

Yester Estate is looking for two experienced, enthusiastic hands-on Gardeners to maintain and further develop the various gardens on a beautiful family run private estate, set within 500 acres of woodland, farmland and policy ground.

**This is a** **live out role** with the people reporting to the estate manager and estate owners on a regular basis, the gardeners will be part of small gardening team who will be responsible for the day-to-day maintenance and development of the existing walled gardens and lawns to event standard and to maintain and enhance a gorgeous private garden for the family to enjoy.

**Key Requirements**
- Hands on year-round garden maintenance and enhancement development
- Care of herbaceous and shrub borders Kitchen Garden, cut flowerbeds and fruit trees
- Propagation, greenhouse and nursery bed management
- Management and improvement, including a croquet lawn
- Garden machinery maintenance
- Garden Design and implementation
- Lawn Care
- Be a part of a small team of gardeners and seasonal staff adhering to the estate Health & Safety policy.
- Previous relevant experience, including at least 2 years gardening experience on a private estate/household
- Excellent horticultural and plant knowledge and plant husbandry
- Experience in boarder and garden design including implementation
- Able to work both independently and as part of a wider estate team
- Ability and desire to work outdoors in all weathers and to engage in physically demanding work
- Flexible approach to work, being able to help out on the wider estate where necessary and occasional weekend work in the lead up to events
- Experience in garden machinery is desirable
- Chainsaw license, PA1 and PA6
- First Aid at Work Training
- Experience in machine/vehicle maintenance
- Experience in driving quad bikes/heavy machinery/tractors and attachments
- **Ability to commute into Yester Estate on a daily basis**:

- Full UK Driver's License
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.

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