Tom Moore
Horticulturalist and Wisley Diploma graduate with five years professional experience in diverse public and private gardens.
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About
I am a horticulturalist currently living in Lewes, East Sussex. I have five years professional gardening experience as well as a year of volunteering at Borde Hill. I started my career on an historic, public garden where the emphasis was on formal gardening that is sympathetic to the environment.
Since then I have worked on private estates, gaining a broad range of experience in ornamental horticulture, as well as some landscaping experience. I am due to graduate from the prestigious Wisley Diploma course this August and am looking for a role closer to home that matches my enthusiasm for rejuvenating, maintaining and creating beautiful gardens.
Experience
Horticulture Student at RHS Garden Wisley (2024-09 – Present)
- Working alongside ten specialized teams across the gardens from alpine display to propagation and formal gardens
- Leading volunteers and apprentices
- Studying towards RHS level 3 & 4 qualifications geared towards management practices
Gardener and Interim Head Gardener from Feb 2024 at Private Estate (2023-10 – 2024-09)
- Maintaining gardens including lawns, rose garden, herbaceous borders, ponds, hedging, productive growing area and specialized pruning and training
- Supervising daily tasks and writing work schedules for team of up to five staff
- Carrying out wider estate maintenance including woodland management
- Maintaining garden machinery including tractor and ride-on mowers
Assistant Gardener at Private Estate (2023-01 – 2023-09)
- Maintaining garden features including lawns, mixed borders, productive growing area and mature apple orchard
- Assisting hard landscaping projects including patio, greenhouse construction, stumpery and natural swimming pond
Horticulture Apprentice at Worth Park Gardens (2021-08 – 2022-12)
- Maintaining organic ornamental garden including lawns, mixed borders, rose garden, topiary, hedging, meadow area and lake
- Starting national collection of Achillea millefolium
- Propagating Camellia japonica cultivars threatened in cultivation
Garden Volunteer (Once per week.) at Borde Hill (2020-08 – 2021-08)
- Assisting garden maintenance and learning from the team
Postman at Royal Mail (2019-03 – 2021-08)
- Preparation and delivery
English Teacher at TEFL (2015-12 – 2018-11)
- Planning and preparing lessons, teaching English language lessons and marking homework
Education
RHS Wisley Diploma in Horticulture – Wisley (2024-09 – 2026-08)
RHS Level 3 in Horticulture – Wisley
Level 2 Horticulture Apprenticeship in Horticulture – Plumpton College (2021-09 – 2022-10)
RHS Level 2 Practical in Horticulture – Plumpton College (2020-09 – 2021-06)
Certificate in Teaching English in English Language Teaching – Trinity College London (2015-10 – 2015-12)
BA Hons in Journalism – University for the Creative Arts (2011-09 – 2014-06)
GCSE & A Levels in General Education – Cowes High School, Isle of Wight (2006 – 2011)
