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Head Gardener – Paid Position – Dorset.

Jan 31, 2017

Full-time Head Gardener vacancy at Gaunts House in Dorset.

A Head Gardener is required at this large mansion gardens and long time WWOOF UK host. The applicant must have management and landscaping experience and an eye for beauty. No chemicals are welcome on this estate. 

The role:

Maintaining a mansion garden and surrounding zones and working together with the head of horticulture who runs the walled garden. 

Starting salary:

£18K per annum – negotiable with experience and skill set.  

The Head Gardener job is to start at the beginning of March 2017.

To apply for this position please contact Kat by email: katharine@gauntsestate.co.uk

For more information about Gaunts House and the activities that take place there, please click here.

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