Part-Time Gardener / Caretaker

Job Description: Part-Time Gardener / Caretaker

Private country property near Leominster, Herefordshire

The role

We need a skilled, experienced part-time gardener to take responsibility for a large, beautiful private garden and grounds near Leominster. It suits an enthusiastic, knowledgeable gardener who takes real pride in high standards and works well independently. The role comes with a self-contained two-bedroom Garden Cottage.

Terms

•     Hours: 3 days a week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday), 8am to 4pm with a one-hour lunch (21 paid hours per week)

•     Pay: £18.50 per hour (approximately £20,000 per year)

•     Accommodation: Self-contained two-bedroom Garden Cottage at £200 pcm, linked to the employment. Terms will be set out in writing.

•     Holiday: : TBA - Paid holiday, pro rata for a three-day week. Paid Bank Holidays.

•     Start date: To be agreed

•     Probation: 3 months

•     Requirements: Satisfactory references and right to work in the UK

Main duties

Garden and grounds

•     Mowing of main lawns and ride-on areas, strimming and edging

•     Borders: weeding, planting, cutting back and pruning

•     Hedge cutting

•     Vegetable garden: planting, growing and harvesting

•     Small greenhouse: tidying and potting

•     Watering

•     Driveway maintenance and weed control

•     Keeping the garden tidy and well presented throughout the year

•     Seasonal projects and improvements as agreed with the owner, within contracted hours

Estate and property

•     Logging, log splitting and kindling preparation; bringing logs and kindling into the house

•     Light forestry work, limited to tasks you are certified and insured to carry out

•     Occasional fencing repairs and cattle grid maintenance

•     Routine maintenance of garden machinery

•     Clearing gutters

•     Moving garden furniture

•     General property maintenance and minor electrical tasks (for example bulbs and fuses). Anything more goes to a qualified electrician.

•     Putting bins out weekly

Security

•     Monitoring cameras and the alarm, and reporting incidents

Additional duties (occasional, by agreement)

•     Cleaning cars

•     Driving the owner, short and long distance, with advance notice, in a vehicle insured for the purpose

•     Dog sitting

•     Reasonable upkeep of the Garden Cottage

About you

Essential

•     Proven professional gardening experience, including large gardens

•     Good plant and horticultural knowledge

•     Good knowledge of garden machinery (including ride-on mowers) and safe working practices

•     Excellent attention to detail and high standards

•     Reliable, self-motivated and able to use initiative

•     Comfortable around dogs

•     Full UK driving licence

Desirable

•     PA1/PA6 spraying certificate (needed for any professional weed killing)

•     Chainsaw certification (NPTC/Lantra)

•     Experience of fencing and general estate maintenance

How to apply

Send your CV and details of two referees by clicking "Fast Apply" by 1 November 2026.

Right to work in the UK required.