The organisations on this page will help you find out more about the particular area of horticulture that you are interested in, and what vacancies are available in it.
- How did you break into the industry? When I was younger I was close to becoming a professional golfer but I injured my elbow, which stopped me playing. But I enjoyed golf so much I decided to move into the industry and become a greenkeeper. I studied on a YTS apprenticeship scheme and at 19 became...
Horticultural training provides a growing number of prisoners with an opportunity to go straight, reports Gavin McEwan.
When times are tough, the need for a skilled and adaptable workforce is greatest. This is particularly true of the green space sector, which often fails to compete with other publicly funded services - and which could be about to play a specific role in creating new jobs. If we are to create and maintain...
Colleges and businesses are making use of virtual learning environments to complement hands-on training, says Kris Collins.
The new diploma for teenagers will help plug horticulture's skills gap, writes Kris Collins.
A spate of violent crimes in parks across the country has made it easy for hysteria to grip a nation which might assume that green spaces have become virtual no-go areas filled with knife-wielding gangs. But for most who work in parks the reality is far different and it is a battle to keep public perception...
There are a number of options to consider when trying to cut your glasshouse energy bills, writes Sally Drury.
Sustainability may be the buzzword of today but, in fact, this concept is as old as the hills.
Downturns always present opportunities for business owners, who must do what they are there to do -- lead, writes Leslie Kossoff.
NEWS: Senior parks staff exodus sparks alarm across capital
RETAIL: Garden centres look to supermarkets
MARKET REPORT: Ride-on mowers
INTERVIEW: Cruickshank Botanic Garden curator Mark Paterson
EDIBLES: Brassica conference news round-up
Latest Tenders
Contract for the Supply of Horticultural Machinery & Equipment
Sunderland City Council
CONTRACTS FOR THE SUPPLY OF PARKS
MAINTENANCE AND TREES MAINTENANCE
Wandsworth Borough Council
Haymarket Business Media © 1957 – 2012
to remove filters