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.
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