Gardener Current Vacancies

2008-06-13:

Gardeners grow and tend plants in public parks, private gardens and areas around shopping centres, schools.
Large tasks include sowing and raising plants, pruning, weeding, mowing and tidying pathways. tools, such as spades, shears and saws, and mechanical tools, such as rotavators and ride-on mowers.

Some gardeners perform basic building tasks such as erecting sheds, and help with the upkeep of garden machinery. In public and historic gardens they may have to answer enquiries from members of the public.

Gardeners who work for local authorities work a 36 or 37-hour week. Overtime, weekend and part-time work is Self-employed gardeners set their own hours.
Most of the work is outdoors, in most weather conditions. worn. A driving licence is needed for self-employed gardeners.

There are nearly 90,000 gardeners in the UK, employed by local authorities, private companies or private households.
Voluntary sector organisations such as the National Trust, the Royal Parks and botanical gardens are large employers.
Some gardeners also work for garden centres. Self-employed gardeners usually negotiate an hourly rate. (Permalink)