How did you get started? I started at a nursery at the age of 12. Then I went to a parks department when I left school and then to Pershore College, with the middle year spent at Blooms of Bressingham. After that I went and got experience elsewhere before eventually starting Greenfingers. What does...
How did you get started? Growing heather started off as a hobby for me: I collected different varieties of heather while I was doing an apprenticeship at Stewarts Nurseries. I started taking a few cuttings and found that I could sell them to nearby nurseries. I went to Hadlow College for three years;...
How did you get started in horticulture? We had our own IT business, which my husband still runs, but after I won the BBC Gardener of the Year in 2006, my husband and I found Bluebell Cottage Gardens and Lodge Lane Nursery, which by then were past their peak. What does your typical day involve?...
How did you break into the industry? While studying environmental biology at Oxford Polytechnic I started growing macrobiotic crops. Later on, I started supplying unusual lettuces to restaurants which, back hen, paid ridiculous prices for them. After an MSc in soil science at Reading university, I...
How did you get started? As a child I spent a lot of time in the garden helping my father. I began with a National Diploma in Horticulture at Pibwrlwyd College, South Wales, followed by an internship in landscape maintenance at Busch Gardens, Florida. I took a degree in Landscape Amenity Management...
How did you get started? I am a third-generation customer of de Jager. When I discovered Mrs de Jager had retired, aged 77, and there was no opportunity for family to continue the business, I bought the company. I came from a financial investment background and was an amateur horticulturist until I...
How did you get started in horticulture? After I had my little boy I needed to find a job with more flexible hours and I took a seasonal job at a bedding nursery. They then took me on part time and I ended up working there for three years. When Darran Folk set up Millcroft 18 months ago, I joined...
- How did you get started in horticulture and what has been your route to working at the nursery? I started at a young age as my father owns a horticultural business and I worked there part time. I also gained experience elsewhere by working in a local plant centre and nurseries. I went on to study...
What does your typical day involve? Every day is a surprise as no two days are the same.
How did you break into the industry? I did an environmental science degree at Plymouth and then moved back to the Midlands. I realised that I wanted an active, outdoor job. Commercial horticulture appealed to me because of the "thrust of production" - it's satisfying to see the crops grow. I joined...
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