Garden Crafts/Art/D.i.y Assistant

No skills or previous experience or qualifications required as full training/tuition/guidance given. Minimum attendance is 4 hours per wek up to as long as you want. Benefits to be gained: wide range of gardening skills; self reliance; knowledge of conservation/ wildlife; c.v. improvement; understanding of landscape design + art & crafts; research techniques and much more. Garden craftsman/decorator. Helping to maintain such things as wooden arches, pergolas, statues, bench arbours, patios, outbuildings, patios, summerhouse, fountains, tubs and planters. Also opportunity for artistic input adding decorative detail if the volunteer wishes. Also helping to maintain bathing pool. The volunteer can also create his/her own additions to the layout of the garden if they have an idea to explore. All outbuildings (potting shed, summerhouse, gymnasium, bike shed, swimming pool changing room) and arches etc are of wood and require annual repainting. Patios are of wood, stone paving. Statues are stone. Paths are either stone or block paving. This is a unique garden comprising fishpond, beach, waterfall, fountains, orchard, lawns, together with paths/hedges/patios and a series of "rooms" or gardens/collections including: vegetables, alpines, heathers, grasses, herbs, fuchsias, dianthus, trees, shrubs, conifers. It is now registered as part of the RHS National Gardens Scheme. The opportunity can be designed around the applicant (times and days etc).

What is next?

Welcome to the Stephen Cox Garden Trust. Your application has been successful and we look forward to your joining us. Please give us telephone call to discuss starting arrangements.