Careers in Horticulture

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The Grow initiative: Promoting opportunities in horticulture

The Grow initiative shows that the horticulture world is serious about the next generation.

A good foundation: The Diploma in Environmental and Land-based Studies

The launch of a diploma for environmental and land-based studies will give school students experience of horticulture.

Ten good reasons to get into horticulture

If you are opening this year's Careers in Horticulture looking to enter the world of plants, congratulations! You have picked...

Further information

The organisations on this page will help you find out more about the particular area of horticulture that you are...

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GrowTrain wins further £75,000 from Lantra's LandSkills fund

Horticultural training company GrowTrain has won £75,000 in extra funding from Lantra's LandSkills South East programme.

Paul Hodges, manager, Wyevale Thornbury Garden Centre

Paul Hodges is new manager of Wyevale Thornbury Garden Centre. He has 33 years' experience at the Garden Centre Group...

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How have others built successful careers in horticulture? What attracted them to the world of plants? What training did they do? What are their jobs like now?

Me & My Job: Charlotte Gillan, managing partner, Classic Canes

How did you get started? Back in the 1970s my parents bought a wood because it held an abandoned house...

Me & My Job: Alex Hill, assistant, Garden Centre Group, Sherbourne

How did you get started? I happened to know the owner of the company and I was looking for some...

Me & My Job: Sarah Naybour, Sarah Naybour Landscape & Garden Design

How did you get started? I am a latecomer to horticulture. I basically got into garden design when I eventually...

More Career Profiles

What's it like to work in the different areas of horticulture? What qualifications and skills do you need? Find out here.

Use our lising to choose the right course for the qualification you need, whether in production horticulture or retailing, from entry level to Masters degrees.