Horticulture Apprentice
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Company: Landcraft Landscape and Design Ltd
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Location: ALDERSHOT, GU12 6PN
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: Apprenticeship Minimum Wage
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Sector: Agriculture, environmental and animal care
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Ref: NAS-2000019818
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Application Deadline Date: 30/06/2026
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Start Date: 01/09/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm (not including travel). Lunch break – 30 minutes. This position will be a mobile role – Our gardens are located in Surrey, Berkshire, W Sussex, London and Oxfordshire.
Brief Description
Working for an award-winning landscape company that offers a complete garden service, managing garden construction from the designer’s initial concept plan to the completion of the fully planted and landscaped garden and then onwards garden management and maintenance.
Future Prospects
There will be the opportunity to work towards a permanent role within our team either in Horticulture or Landscaping. This may entail further learning and development such as RHS qualifications or City & Guilds following completion of the apprentice course.
Vacancy Detail
- For this position, we require a well-presented, hardworking and dedicated person who is enthusiastic about developing their skills and knowledge and who can work in a team to create and manage high-end gardens.
- Core operative duties are to support the delivery of high-quality workmanship covering all aspects of landscaping, groundworks and garden management.
- Clearing, weeding, blowing, mowing, strimming, edging, tidying, mixing, digging, rotavating, planting, mulching, paving and other related tasks.
- Following instruction from your line manager, team leader/foreman and garden designer.
- Paying special attention to the working environment, keeping the site tidy, supplies stored correctly and ensuring the site is kept safe – no spills, obstacles, trip hazards etc.
- Dealing promptly with issues arising and escalating them immediately to your line manager.
- To comply with Health and Safety legislation.
Other Information
Working outdoors in all winds and all weathers.
Physical nature of the role.
Travel is required to and from gardens daily.