Gardener / Senior Gardener (Grizedale Arts)

We are seeking an experienced professional gardener: adaptable, resourceful and resilient, with a strong interest in how gardening and gardens can contribute to the ambitions and achievements of Grizedale Arts. Lawson Park’s gardening team work together on Tuesdays only, so an ability to quickly assess the week’s priorities and run all working days efficiently is vital. We favour low cost skills-based approaches such as growing from seed, making rather than buying, using ingenuity and the natural and human resources we have.
Lawson Park regularly hosts residential volunteer groups who work in the garden, so a readiness to share knowledge and an enjoyment in working alongside less experienced gardeners is important, as is a capacity to talk to visitors and members of the public about the garden and the organisation, whilst remaining on task. At The Farmer’s Arms you will often be the sole gardener, so you will need to be self-motivated and very well-organised.