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ESTATE GARDENER

Salary: from £25,400 pa (depending on experience)
Location: Approximately 8 miles from Truro, Cornwall
Application deadline: 07/07/2025

About Us

The Tregothnan Estate is a private family home with a world-renowned botanical garden and woodland. The Estate has a team of maintenance, gardening, forestry and joinery employees that maintain the core estate and manage the beautiful surroundings which are on the edge of the River Fal. The Estate is also a landlord with a substantial portfolio of residential, commercial, and agricultural properties and in-hand farming business.
 
The Estate is diverse in its activities and the job roles it provides. The teams have a great community spirit, the surroundings are inspiring, and the work is always interesting. Working at Tregothnan is being part of Cornwall’s heritage and its modern future.
 
The Role

We are seeking an Estate Gardener to join our friendly and established Garden team, working across two different sites on the outskirts of Truro.
 
Duties include:

- Strimming and brush cutting.
- Weeding and weed control, including spraying.
- Assisting in lawn care and mowing.
- Path and drive maintenance and construction.
- Watering plants.
- Landscape construction.
 
About You

You will need:

- Previous grounds maintenance and gardening experience, including strimming and brush cutting.
- A positive attitude and a flexible approach to work.
- A willingness to be hands-on in a physically demanding role and work in all weathers.
- The ability to work safely.
- The ability to work alone using initiative, as well as following instructions.
- Good teamwork and communication skills.
- A professional attitude, to be polite and have good levels of personal presentation.
- A full UK driving licence and own transport to travel to/from work, as we are in a rural location with no access to public transport.

Benefits

- Salary: from £25,400 pa (depending on experience).
- 21 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays.
- Healthcare cash back plan.
- Discount scheme with high street and online retailers.
- Salary sacrifice homeware, tech and cycle to work schemes