- How did you get started? I started with a business start-up grant of 60 per fortnight from Mrs Thatcher in 1986. You had to have been unemployed for six months and have 1,000 in savings to qualify. - What does your typical day involve? I go to the office around 8am to check that the staff...
How did you get started? I began growing orchids as a hobby in the late 1970s and then started my own breeding line in 1982. The first show I entered was the Southport Flower Show in 1985, where I won a gold medal. The final show I took part in before I retired was the same one in 2008, where I won...
How did you get started? After moving to the Netherlands, I was looking for a new opportunity and, with a background in horticulture, visited Lutgo Recruitment to see whether they could help me. They offered me a part-time role as an assistant and within a year asked me to become one of their recruitment...
How did you get started? We moved back to the UK from Italy in January and started a small arboriculture and horticulture business in the Cotswolds, as well as acting as agents for Bellwood Trees and JA Jones. That came about by chance through a friend of a friend and we're now trying to get both...
- How did you get started? Our business was founded in Western Australia, supplying supermarkets. It was very hard work in greenhouses when temperatures would reach 44degC and we worked for six long days a week. However, we were developing expertise in mineral nutrients and we finally realised that...
- How did you get started? I was fortunate enough to get a job working for a high-profile businessman in the property sector who needed a charity person to represent him in his philanthropic pursuits. Out of this came opportunities and on-the-job training, which has lead to a fulfilling 20-year career,...
- How did you get started? I got started back in 1997 when I spotted the opportunity to join the laboratory at British Seed Houses. I thoroughly enjoyed my four years working in the lab and became a qualified seed analyst in grasses, cereals and brassicas. Summer months were also good back then because...
How did you get started? I studied for a BSc degree in agricultural chemistry at Wye College and did a PhD in agronomy and soil science at the University of Nottingham. I then spent five years teaching in the Department of Agriculture Horticulture. I began my commercial career with a regional agricultural...
How did you get started? I started work at Wyevale Nurseries shortly after I left school. I then went on to study at Pershore College, finding open ground production to be my forte. I was given the opportunity to specialise further when I was offered a post at Wyevale Transplants. What advice would...
How did you get started? As a child I was a plantaholic. I tried to grow everything and learnt a lot about gardening from my grandfather. As part of my Israeli national service I was lucky to manage large-scale horticultural projects. While studying for a degree in horticulture I set up a business...
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