Matt Parkes Email and Phone Number

Working locally with several private clients to maintain custmers gardens on a one off or regular basis.

Working as part of small teams on various sites.All aspects of turf maintenance (ride-on and pedestrian mowers)Hedge cutting, small tree pruning, planting and maintaining flowers, shrubs and small trees.

• Delivery and development of high quality horticultural training programmes.• Manage the recruitment and initial assessment of all trainees.• Identify potential sites for practical training providing a realistic working environment. • Create and develop teaching and learning resources for trainees.• Manage a programme of local volunteers.

• Working as part of a small gardening team on various maintenance contracts as well as new installations for new build estates. • Lawn mowing and all aspects of turf cultivation (incl. tractor, ride on and pedestrian mowing)• Hedge cutting, small tree pruning, planting and maintaining flowers, shrubs and small trees.• Landscaping and garden designing.

• Management of maintenance round on my own.• Various sized private gardens.• All aspects of garden maintenance.• Assist Landscaping Team Leader when required, on new projects.

• Working in a small team of gardeners on a large 80 acre formal garden and countryside park which is open to the public in the summer months. • Caring of plants by tending, irrigation, feeding, top dressing, pruning, weeding and labelling. • Maintaining and developing all areas of the formal garden including shrubbery, knot garden, herb garden, parterres, beds, borders and fruit trees. • Managing all greenhouses, cold frames and poly tunnels.• Caring for all house plants for… Show more • Working in a small team of gardeners on a large 80 acre formal garden and countryside park which is open to the public in the summer months. • Caring of plants by tending, irrigation, feeding, top dressing, pruning, weeding and labelling. • Maintaining and developing all areas of the formal garden including shrubbery, knot garden, herb garden, parterres, beds, borders and fruit trees. • Managing all greenhouses, cold frames and poly tunnels.• Caring for all house plants for both private and public areas of the house. • Maintaining vegetable garden for use by the chef. • Answer any questions from members of the public visiting the gardens. Show less

• Working as part of a small team on a 52 acre private estate running a formal garden and lake.

• Gardner’s assistant working on local contracts.