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.