Flexible Work, Better Balance
A rewarding opportunity for a sole gardener (live in) to manage the grounds of a small private estate on the Northamptonshire/Oxfordshire border. Redeveloped in 2011, this lovely property has been the site of a mill house since before the Domesday Book and comprises paddocks, a grass meadow, a mill stream and 6 acres of largely informal gardens including a young orchard and extensive hedge and tree planting.
The day to day seasonal work is broad and varied, covering all aspects of herbaceous border care and development; lawn management; plant husbandry and propagation; soil improvement and compost production; field, tree and hedgerow planting and maintenance; stream management; orchard management; and wildlife conservation.
Planning and implementing new garden developments normally occupies centre stage in the winter months, providing scope to influence the development and character of the gardens in col...