Seems a bit under paid to me, even if it does come with a tied flat.


"The going rate for a senior royal gardener has increased significantly since October when the Queen offered £15,750. Two months later, she is advertising the same job at £17,000, an increase of 7.9 per cent.

The 39-hours-a-week job comes with accommodation in central London and involves heading a team of three or four gardeners, maintaining the lawns at the palace "to the highest standards" and tending to the shrub, herbaceous and rose borders.

The applicant must have a “keen interest in conservation and organic practices,” be willing to conduct wildlife surveys, and will have to carry out “leaf clearing operations on all surfaces, paying particular attention to the shrub beds by not using machinery, which will encourage the development of the wildlife.”

Full article: Queen gives gardeners a pay hike - Telegraph