GARDEN MANAGER
& GROWER

The Garden Manger is responsible for managing the entire cultivated growing area of around 1.5 acres, and the surrounding garden of an additional 1.5 acres. They will have excellent crop planning, time management, and organisation skills. Experience in growing or handling flowers is preferred, but a love of flowers, the outdoors, great stamina and a willingness to learn the way of the flower is essential.

Essential skills

• Minimum of 3 years professional employment in horticulture/ crop production

• Experience in small scale farming, or large gardens

• Excellent physical health 

• Motivated, organised and self-driven, working as an individual

• Clean driving license

• Crop planning experience

• Confident in excel spreadsheets, Google workspace, navigating online systems

• Knowledge and experience of petrol run garden machinery 

• Knowledge and experience in organic growing practises and soil health care

desirable skills

• Excellent time management and planning skills

• Experience and prior knowledge of flowers and flower growing

• Great communication skills and a friendly, positive disposition with a can-do attitude

• Confidence driving medium sized vans

• Budgeting experience

• Garden design experience, with an interest in permaculture and rewilding

• Management of a large growing plot

The Garden Manager’s role

The garden is the beating heart of PYRUS and requires a dedicated individual to keep it healthy. The role is varied and demanding, covers all aspects of crop production, garden care,  with harvesting and sales. This is a permanent position with a four month probation period; we welcome an individual looking for long term employment. Hours will increased through summer and decreased though winter, allowing for extended time off in Jan/Feb.

Garden:

• Monthly task planning and crop production

• Garden maintenance, inc weeding, clearing beds, feeding, planting out, pruning, netting, deadheading, dividing, grass cutting, strimming, mulching etc

• All aspects of plant and soil care inc fertility management and records, composting, responding to pests and health issues

• Irrigation installation, management and maintenance

• Garden development, design, and polytunnel maintenance

• Crop records and crop planning

• Propagation from seed and cuttings

Sales:

• Working with and improving sales systems, including online hub sales

• Awareness and communication of crop availability

• Customer communication 

• Sales records and targets

• Flower delivery when required

Administration:

• Wholesale customer communication

• Volunteer communication, management and recruitment

• Crop and sales records on excel 

• Budgeting garden expenses