Horticulture Operative Apprentice

About the role

Horticultural Apprentice 🌱🌍

Ready to get your hands dirty and grow your career? We're looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our team as Horticultural Apprentices! This is your chance to learn a TON of awesome gardening skills and become a true plant pro. 🌻

What you'll be doing:

• Container Charm: Master the art of maintaining vibrant hanging baskets and pots. 🌸
• Bedding Brilliance: Become a wizard with annual bedding displays – think watering, feeding, weeding, and making sure everything looks its best. ✨
• Lawn Legends: Learn the ins and outs of maintaining pristine turf and lawned areas. ⛳
• Machinery Masters: Get hands-on experience with essential gardening machinery (with top-notch training and supervision, of course!). 🚜
• Border Beauties: Tame and nurture shrub and herbaceous borders – from planting to supporting and keeping them weed-free. 🌿
• Path Perfect: Keep our paths and driveways looking sharp and tidy. 🚶‍♀️

This is a fantastic opportunity to gain practical experience and develop a solid foundation in horticulture. If you're ready to learn, grow, and be part of a dynamic team, apply now! 🚀

Key responsibilities

• Maintenance of hanging baskets and containers
• Maintenance of annual bedding displays – watering, feeding, weeding, deadheading etc.
• Maintenance of turf and lawned areas
• Using the machinery associated with the relevant gardening requirement (subject to appropriate training and supervision as required)
• Maintenance of shrub and herbaceous borders, to include weeding, watering, planting, deadheading and plant support