Careers
Come and keep four hundred gardens
Three roles, the pay written down, and an honest description of what the work is like in April.
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Four things we actually offer
Not a culture deck. These are the four things people who left other grounds firms to join us say made the difference.
Pay you can plan around
Monthly, on the 25th, never late. Overtime at time and a quarter and it is paid rather than banked.
A real apprenticeship
Two seasons paired with a senior gardener before you work a round alone, and we pay for the horticulture certificate.
Tools that work
Battery machines replaced on a three-year cycle, boots and wet gear provided, and nothing held together with tape.
Hours that end
Six-thirty to three, Monday to Friday, and one Saturday morning in four. When the round is done, the day is done.
Open roles
Three vacancies, pay printed
If none of these is you but you think we should meet anyway, write. We have made a role for the right person twice.
Gardener
Full time · GH₵ 2,400–3,100 a month
Running a round with one other gardener: cutting, edging, bed work and hedges. We will teach you the horticulture; what you have to bring is turning up on time and caring whether the edges are straight. A driving licence helps and is not required.
Apprentice gardener
Full time · GH₵ 1,600 a month, rising at six months
Two seasons paired with a senior gardener, plus day release for the horticulture certificate, which we pay for. No experience wanted at all — we would rather teach somebody from scratch than untrain them.
Tree climber
Part time or contract · Day rate, negotiable
Two or three days a month of crown work and removals across the round. Certification and your own climbing kit essential; we provide the ground crew, the chipper and the insurance.
Before you apply
What the job is really like
It is outdoor work in Accra. April to July you will be wet and by ten in the morning in March you will be very hot.
The round starts at six-thirty because that is when it is cool enough to work properly. It is an early alarm and it is not negotiable.
Clients see you more than they see any of us. Being good with people is genuinely half the job.
You will be on the same gardens for years, which means you will watch things you planted grow up. Most people find that is the part they stay for.
One email, no form
Write to Afia with your name, where you live and what you have done. A CV is welcome and not required — we have hired plenty of people who arrived as three sentences and a phone number. Everybody gets an answer.
jobs@grove.com
Transform your garden with experts
Tell us what the garden needs and when you would like us. We will walk it with you, quote in writing, and start on the day we said.
