As a Gardener for the National Trust, you’ll be a hands-on member of the garden team, involved in every aspect of gardening across the North East Wales Portfolio, which includes Erddig and Chirk Castle. Responsible for day-to-day maintenance, and the highest standards of horticulture, you’ll also play a vital role in improving the experience of visitors to the garden and wider estate.

Average of 2 days a week at one property, 3 days at the other, changing each week, but this would be flexible and there may be some weeks mainly based at one site. Bank holidays and evenings included.

Accommodation is provided to the postholder for the proper or better performance of their duties in accordance with Trust criteria and HMRC rules. This accommodation and the key representative responsibilities are based at Erddig.

Interview date: Tuesday 20th May, to take place at Erddig.

A full driving licence will be required as the ability to drive estate vehicles is essential to the role.

Fel Garddwr ar gyfer yr Ymddiriedolaeth Genedlaethol, byddwch yn aelod ymarferol o dîm yr ardd, yn rhan o bob agwedd ar arddio ledled Portffolio Gogledd Ddwyrain Cymru, sy’n cynnwys Erddig a Chastell y Waun. Byddwch yn gyfrifol am y gwaith cynnal a chadw o ddydd i ddydd, a’r safonau uchaf o arddwriaeth, byddwch hefyd yn chwarae rhan allweddol yn y broses o wella profiad ymwelwyr â’r ardd a’r ystâd ehangach.

Darperir llety ar gyfer deiliad y swydd am gyflawni ei ddyletswyddau yn briodol neu am ragori yn unol â meini prawf yr Ymddiriedolaeth a rheolau CThEF. Lleolir y llety a’r cyfrifoldebau cynrychioladol allweddol yn Erddig.

Dyddiad cyfweld: Dydd Mawrth 20fed Mai, yn Erddig.

Bydd angen trwydded yrru lawn, gan fod y gallu i yrru cerbydau’r ystâd yn hanfodol i’r swydd.

Erddig

Fully restored 18th-century garden, shaped by the plans of John Meller. A rich London lawyer, Meller bought Erddig in 1714, and today you can see fruit trees in abundance, just as they featured in Joshua Edisbury’s original garden plans in the 1680s. 

Chirk Castle

The first formal garden was laid out by Sir Thomas Myddelton II in 1653, following contemporary French examples. The next major alterations were in 1764 when Richard Myddelton commissioned the landscape architect William Emes to remodel the gardens and parkland. Emes made substantial changes, moving fences, walls, pathways, and planting vast lawns and thousands of trees.

In the 19th century yew topiary, hedges and wrought iron gates were introduced, and then under the guidance of Lord Howard de Walden in the early twentieth century the celebrated gardener Norah Lindsay created a magnificent herbaceous border on the Upper Lawn.

The gardens were neglected during the Second World War until they were almost single-handedly revived by Lady Margaret Myddelton, creating the colourful planting scheme.

Erddig

Gardd o’r 18fed ganrif wedi’i hadnewyddu’n llwyr, wedi’i llywio gan gynlluniau John Meller.  Prynodd Meller, cyfreithiwr cyfoethog o Lundain, Erddig ym 1714, a heddiw gellir gweld digonedd o goed ffrwythau, fel yr oeddynt yn ymddangos yng nghynlluniau gardd wreiddiol Joshua Edisbury yn y 1680au. 

Castell y Waun

Cynlluniodd Syr Thomas Myddelton II yr ardd ffurfiol gyntaf ym 1653, gan ddilyn enghreifftiau Ffrengig cyfoes. Ym 1764 y gwelwyd yr addasiadau mawr nesaf, pan gomisiynodd Richard Myddelton y pensaer tirwedd William Emes i ailfodelu’r gerddi a’r parcdir. Gwnaeth Emes newidiadau sylweddol, gan symud ffensys, waliau, llwybrau, a phlannu lawntiau eang a miloedd o goed.

Yn y 19eg ganrif cyflwynwyd tocwaith o goed yw, gwrychoedd a giatiau haearn gyr, ac yna, dan arweiniad yr Arglwydd Howard de Walden ar ddechrau’r ugeinfed ganrif, creodd Norah Lindsay, y garddwr o fri, forder trawiadol o flodau ar y Lawnt Uchaf.

Esgeuluswyd y gerddi yn ystod yr Ail Ryfel Byd, hyd nes iddynt gael eu hadfywio gan y Foneddiges Margaret Myddelton ar ei phen ei hun bron, gan greu’r cynlluniau plannu lliwgar.

Mae’r swydd hon yn golygu gweithio ledled Portffolio Gogledd Ddwyrain Cymru. Byddwch yn helpu i gadw’r gerddi yn Erddig a Chastell y Waun mewn cyflwr da bob dydd. 

This role involves working across North East Wales Portfolio. You'll be helping to keep the gardensat Erddig and Chirk Castle in tiptop condition every day. This might involve daily checks to make sure all areas are safe for people visiting, routine tasks such as weeding, pruning and mulching, and using machinery such as hedge cutters, leaf blowers, lawnmowers and tractors.  

Other duties might include propagation, cutting flowers for the house, preparing plants for sale, tree safety work and garden design and restoration. You may be involved in recycling and managing waste, along with the rest of the garden team. 

This role involves working across North East Wales Portfolio. You'll be helping to keep the gardensat Erddig and Chirk Castle in tiptop condition every day. Gallai hyn gynnwys gwiriadau dyddiol i sicrhau bod pob ardal yn ddiogel i ymwelwyr, tasgau arferol fel chwynnu, tocio a thaenu gwellt, a defnyddio peiriannau fel torwyr gwrychoedd, chwythwyr dail, peiriannau torri gwair a thractorau.

Gallai dyletswyddau eraill gynnwys lluosogi, torri blodau ar gyfer y ty, paratoi, planhigion i'w gwerthu, gwaith diogelwch coed a dylunio ac adfer yr ardd. Gallech ymwneud ag ailgylchu a rheoli gwastraff, ynghyd â gweddill tîm yr ardd.

We'd love to hear from you if you’re: 

• an enthusiastic horticulturist and hands-on gardener, who’s worked with hard landscaping before 
• knowledgeable about plants, with a great eye for detail. 
• experienced with machinery, including tractors, chainsaws, rotary and cylinder mowers, and with some knowledge of maintenance 
• a driver with a full licence  
• able to manage a demanding outdoor role  
• good at talking to, and getting on with, all kinds of people 
• equally confident working within a team, with volunteers or on your own 
• able to keep to time, plan and meet deadlines 

Byddem wrth ein bodd yn clywed gennych chi os ydych chi’n: