Passionate gardening professional with knowledge to cultivate and maintain stunning outdoor spaces. Develops cost-effective, impactful solutions to meet bespoke client requirements. Uses meticulous attention to detail for quality results.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education
Work History
Maintenance Gardener
Various
Stirling, Stirlingshire
03.2020 - Current
Skilfully performed wide range of garden-related tasks including weeding, mowing, strimming, pruning, hedge trimming and planting.
Managed implementation of integrated weed management strategies including preventing seed return and depleting seedbank.
Completed project work on 12 private and communal residential gardens since 2020.
Discussed long and short term plans directly with clients, offering invaluable advice relating to raised beds and planting long term ie perennials and shrubs in borders
Trimmed trees and shrubs to create neat and accessible outdoor spaces.
Delivered projects in line with budget and timeframe requirements.
Self Employed Gardener
Lord and Lady Stirling
Buchlyvie, Stirling
04.2021 - 11.2022
Cleared weeds, leaves and snow, applying salt to hard surfaces when necessary.
Planned and executed solo projects to improve garden design capabilities.
Maintained and serviced garden machinery, increasing average equipment lifespan.
Improved herbaceous borders through weeding, seasonal pruning and cutting back.
Understood and encouraged wildlife diversity to give wild flora and fauna best care possible.
Used wide range of hand tools, horticultural machinery and powered hand tools.
Completed planning, digging and weeding of flower beds and borders.
Managed seasonal maintenance of flowers, shrubs, walled gardens, woodland gardens and parks.