How did you get started in the industry? When I left school. I spoke to the careers officer and said I wanted to work outside. He suggested agriculture, horticulture or the army. The army was a non-starter and because I lived in the country I knew agriculture was hard work. Horticulture is equally...
What does your typical day involve? I'm up early at 5-6am and on the road to the first customer by 8am. Meetings are prearranged throughout the day, as are most site visits, such as to golf courses and football pitches. Once there, I'll discuss how the programme is going, diagnose any problems - look...
How did you get started in the industry? For almost 20 years, I worked in the engineering industry. Then in the spring of 2010, at the age of 34, I decided to pursue a career that would encompass my passions, which are flora and fauna. I was accepted onto the work-based learning programme at Kirklees,...
- What does your typical day involve? I'm not sure I have a typical day because I am involved with all aspects of the company including sales, hire and parts, but my main responsibilities are service. - How did you get started in the industry? I trained as an agricultural engineer at the local...
How did you get started in the industry? I started working in a small garden centre when I was studying horticulture at college. At 20, I began my own soft landscaping and garden maintenance business, and a few years later I began working in garden centres and nurseries. I did that until I began my...
- How did you get started in the industry? I always wanted to be David Bellamy when I was a kid, so I did a botany degree, but ended up as a minister. About 25 years ago, I started to write about self-sufficiency. Now we are opening a cookery school linked to self-sufficiency and growing courses....
How did you get started in the industry? I worked in the landscape yard of a local garden centre while I was at college studying business. I decided that the industry was for me and started a landscape construction and horticultural course at Merrist Wood, Guildford. I then joined London Lawn Turf...
How did you get started in the industry? I did part-time work after school at the age of about 12 at a local nursery. Slowly, the job developed, and so did my interests in plants and machinery and the love of working outside. When I left school I went to Pershore College to gain various qualifications....
How did you get started in the industry? I became interested in plants at an early age and had a small collection of fuchsias. My fascination of plants grew and I studied a BSc (Hons) in horticulture at Writtle College in Essex. I worked on Herm Island for five years before taking the post of...
How did you get into the industry? I came to Chatsworth as assistant head gardener four years ago and was acting head for nearly a year. I've been made permanent in the past few weeks. What is your background? I started at the National Trust 15 years ago on its careership scheme at Ickworth. This...
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