A freelance, local, knowledgeable and reliable gardener is required for 6-8 hours a week on (ideally Mondays and Thursdays) for a privately owned garden in a village near Cirencester.

1 acre garden - 4 lawns of different size, beds with easy to manage perennials, some climbers, beech hedges, Laurel hedges. 6-8

The clients have a robotic mower that does a good job of maintaining the lawns, the big hedges are cut by specialist company; they have a wheelbarrow, a leaf blower but apart from that they have very few tools, so it would be ideal If the gardener can bring these.

The gardener must like dogs as the owners have two very large dogs. This is a year round role, with an emphasis on the spring/summer months. In winter some light maintenance, tying up the climbers, leaf blowing, dead heading, pressure washing the terrace etc.

The owners of the property live there all the time - this is their main home.

Experience required, reliability essential.

If you are interested in this role, please e mail ell@sugarellacooks.co.uk with your hourly salary expectations. This is a freelance, self employed position - ongoing. The candidate will be paid by the client on receipt of invoice.