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Gardener – 6 months FTC

Why David Austin Roses

For over 60 years we have been growing roses on our family farm in Shropshire, lovingly nurturing them by hand until they are ready to be passed onto our customers, to be enjoyed in their own gardens.

As a family-owned and run business, we are hugely fortunate to work closely with the talented people who make up our extended family. From growing and fulfilment to customer services, we are always growing and are always looking for people to join us on our journey.

Our people are the cornerstone of David Austin Roses and without them, there would be no plants.

If you feel like you have the right talent to be part of our award winning team, then we would love to talk to you about how we can help you build your career.

Primary purpose:

We are looking for an experienced gardener to join our onsite team to work within the David Austin Roses Gardens and David Austin Roses Visitor Centre. You will be responsible for maintaining the gardens all year round and ensuring they are always looking at their best.

This role is for a fixed term of 6 months. Full time hours are available working 5 days out of 7. Some weekend work and bank holiday work will be required to fulfil the needs of the role.

Your day to day:

· Implement and oversee a comprehensive care plan for a diverse collection of rose varieties

· Undertake all gardening work ranging from planting, pruning, weeding, grass cutting and hedge trimming

· Perform seasonal rose pruning, deadheading, feeding, watering, and mulching

· Monitor and identify pests and disease and implement effective and environmentally friendly control measures

· Contribute to the design and layout of the gardens

· Engage with garden visitors, providing information and answering questions about the gardens and roses

· Operating and maintaining gardening tools and equipment

· You will also be required to occasionally spend time in our plant centre offering advice and information to our visitors looking to purchase a rose. This will include the following responsibilities:-

· Fulfilling bare root 1 hour orders

· Restocking the Plant Centre area

· Maintenance of work areas

· Dead heading, over-wintering and pruning of stock

· Irrigation of stock

· Collection of deliveries

What you bring to the team

· Horticulture experience and RHS Level 2 or college equivalent qualification preferred

· Proven experience as a gardener, preferably in a large-scale or commercial garden setting

· Strong understanding of horticultural principles and sustainable gardening practices

· Ability to operate and maintain gardening equipment/machinery

· Ability to work outdoors in various weather conditions

· Good communication and teamwork skills

· Excellent customer service skills for interacting with garden visitors and plant centre customers

· Preferably PA1/PA6

· To fully understand the importance of being able to work in an open garden productively, whilst also being able to offer advice to the garden visitors and plant centre customers

What do we offer in return?

All the usual benefits, including:

· 25 days annual leave + Statutory Bank Holidays

· Uniform and PPE provided

· Pension scheme

· Free on-site parking

· Employee discounts

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract

Pay: £12.25-£12.46 per hour

Expected hours: 39 per week

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Employee discount
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Albrighton WV7 3HB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person