Estate Gardener

Qualified, experienced and enthusiastic gardener sought at Mayen Estate

This role is a rare opportunity to be the responsible gardener of a mature, private 2-acre walled garden. We are looking for an experienced and passionate person who can commit to the maintenance and development of our gardens and grounds, who works well as part of a team.

Mayen Estate is a small family-run estate, near Rothiemay in Banffshire and is home to Mr & Mrs A Cheyne and family. Our 700 acres are filled with extensive gardens and lawns, as well as meadows and woodland, set in the Deveron Valley.

We have five self-catering holiday cottages on the Estate and we offer Fishing on the Mayen House Beat of the River Deveron, as well as host Clay Pigeon Shooting.

The grounds, gardens and walks at Mayen Estate including the Walled Garden are not open to the public, but can be enjoyed by our holiday guests.

We are seeking an Estate Gardener and Assistant Gardener to work as part of our small and enthusiastic team to continue to develop and maintain the estate’s stunning grounds and gardens.

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 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
- Growing perrenial plants and shrubs from seed and by propagation to continue to develop and enhance the gardens
- Working alongside our groundskeeper / gardener on the maintenance and development of historic rock gardens, meadows and ponds
- Supporting our groundskeeper/ gardener with maintenance and development of holiday cottage gardens on the estate
- Working alongside Estate Groundskeepers throughout the year across the 700 acres of woodland, river banks, shooting grounds and landscaped grounds and gardens of Mayen Estate
- Winter woodland management, including planting, felling, pruning, and wood chipping/ log cutting, alongside Estate Groundskeepers

Desirable skills, experience and qualifications required:

- RHS Level 3 or above
- Garden design experience and passion
- Permaculture Design Certificate or above
- Chainsaw safety, cross cutting and tree felling or above
- Ability to plan tasks and work alongside an Assistant gardener
- Ability and willingness to support and train student gardeners on summer placements
- Ability and willingness to support and teach our junior groundskeeper/ gardener
- Ability and willingness to host gardening courses and workshops with members of the public
- An attention to detail, good housekeeping and timekeeping.
- Maintenance of plant, equipment and tools

A passion for biodiversity, team working and growing vegetables and flowers from seed is essential.

Salary is competitive and based on experience

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: From £10.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Huntly: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

- Do you have a driving licence?

Work Location: One location