Gardener

☞ National Trust

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Update day: 01-06-2024

Location: Brackley East Midlands

Category: Sales Officer

Industry: Engineering

Job type: Permanent, full-time

Salary: £23,088 p.a

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Job description

Summary We are looking for a Gardener to join our team at Upton House.


You’ll be passionate about growing and cultivating plants, whilst learning to train them in a 1930’s style to reflect the garden heritage. You’ll ensure the garden is shown off in the best possible way, from assisting with general maintenance to following a design plan for one of the many herbaceous borders.

What it’s like to work here Working in a team with 3 other Gardeners, you’ll report to our Head Gardener, and work in a south facing terraced garden, where you’ll grow your passion for horticulture with our diverse range of plants, including Heritage Plant collection of Asters and Symphyotrichum cultivars, a vast Kitchen Garden and annual display of bulbs and plants.?


It’s an exciting time to join our team at Upton, as the mansion has now been classed as a ‘Treasure House’ this will transform the property, to show off the best of the collections of both Art and plants, in a totally different light.

What you’ll be doing As a hands-on Gardener, you’ll take ownership of specific areas of the garden ensuring the highest standards are maintained and healthy plants are available for our visitors to enjoy.


You’ll perform a range of practical horticultural tasks to develop, enhance and conserve the garden and contribute to the delivery of projects. You’ll be helping with hard and soft landscaping and general maintenance of the garden, such as mulching, pruning, leaf clearing and weeding.


You’ll support with the planting and maintenance of trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants, as well as the mowing of our lawns and cutting of Yew hedgerows on a regular basis, so you’ll need to be competent with the use of pedestrian and ride on mowers and small machinery.?


You’ll also support garden volunteers and help them to make the most of their time here. You’ll be expected to interact with the public, answering questions, or helping out with gardening workshops, tours and events when needed.


Please also read the full role profile attached to this advert

Who we’re looking for

To be successful in this role you should be able to demonstrate the below:

  • Trained as a professional gardener/horticulturalist with a good level of practical experience.
  • RHS Level 2 or equivalent.
  • Have proven practical gardening/horticulture experience, as well as a strong knowledge of plants
  • Confidence to participate in garden activities and events
  • Competence with machinery/equipment use and maintenance; including tractors, chainsaws, and pedestrian mowers with accreditation as required for Health and Safety compliance.
The package

The National Trust has the motto ‘For everyone, for ever’ at its heart. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It’s important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we’re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.

Wherever you’re from, and whatever your background, we want to hear from you – and it doesn’t matter if you’re jam first, cream first, or even if you don’t like scones at all. Everyone is welcome.

Benefits for working at the National Trust include:

  • Flexible working whenever possible
  • Free parking at most locations
  • Free entry to our properties for you, a guest and your children (under 18)
  • Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary

Click here to find out more about the benefits we offer to support you.

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Deadline: 16-07-2024

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