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03 Sep 2010

- What made you choose to study horticulture? My father, a keen gardener, sparked my interest for working outside and with plants at a young age. Later, I gained some experience with Appleby Landscape Gardens. Then I chose forestry at Bangor. - What advice would you give others starting out?...

Interview - Steve Ashworth, managing director, Wyevale Nurseries

20 Aug 2010 | by Jack Sidders

Steve Ashworth has a challenge on his hands.

Me & My job - Fay Dyke, nursery assistant, Hanging Gardens Nursery

13 Aug 2010

How did you get started? Plants have always fascinated me, although it was only while studying the national diploma at Writtle College that I realised how important horticulture is as an industry and that I wanted to pursue a career in it. I was volunteering at RHS Hyde Hall Garden, where I gained...

Me & My Job - Nicola Bacon, Westland PR manager

16 Jul 2010

- How did you get into horticulture? Recently I applied for the job at Westland and got it a few weeks ago, although I was already keen to get into horticulture. I liked the look of Westland because it's a progressive, "growing" industry. - What is the best part of your job? I really enjoy...

Me & My Job - Paolo Arrigo, director, Seeds of Italy

25 Jun 2010

How did you get into horticulture? Although not formally trained, I was brought up the Italian way - in the garden, in the kitchen and at the table. Veg growing is part of who I am and food is my absolute passion. In Britain, growing food is considered as gardening. But in Italy, it is considered exactly...

Me & My Job: Joe Massie, assistant creative director, Springbank Flowers

18 Jun 2010

- How did you get started? I didn't want to be a florist but I was 13 and wanted a Saturday job. I asked every business in the village if they needed anyone and got turned away because I was too young. The last place I tried was the florist, who needed someone to scrub buckets. A couple of months...

Me & My Job - Claire Brown, founder, Plantpassion

07 May 2010

- How did you get started? After doing a degree in electronics I joined a garden retail management traineeship with Homebase, which included block release weeks at Hadlow College. I worked my way to garden centre manager, which I did for five years, then worked for Country Gardens and in the garden...

Me & My Job - Scott Rusch, global product manager, Pan American Seed

12 Mar 2010

How did you get started? I always loved being in the landscape and my parents were in agriculture so I liked it from early on.

Me & My Job: Leigh Hunt, horticultural trials and relations head, RHS Wisley

26 Feb 2010

How did you get started? I studied horticulture at Kew and then joined the RHS six years ago, answering members' gardening questions in the advisory and diagnostic service. Then, last December, I saw the advert for maternity cover for the head of horticultural trials and relations and knew instantly...

Interview: Ian Drummond, creative director, Indoor Garden Design

09 Oct 2009 | by Matthew Appleby

Designing plant displays for Sir Elton John's garden party, holding an exhibition at the Barbican art gallery and changing Leicester Square film premiere red carpets into green walkways festooned with plants are not the norm for the average horticulturist. But Indoor Garden Design (IGD) director Ian...