What does your typical day involve? First I look at any imminent deadlines. To keep our stories running smoothly, I liaise with the account director to discuss what we have on the go. I might then have a telephone interview set up to speak to a greenkeeper or groundsman. I also look at upcoming features...
What does your typical day involve? Depending on the season, I am in the office by 7am. I also run Surrey Power Machines and Richmonds Groundcare, so I start the day with an update on each. Another day may see me in the workshop getting my hands dirty.
- How did you get started in horticulture? I recently took my first steps into the industry by joining the team at Glee. I have been in the job six months and the industry has to be one of the most open, friendly and passionate sectors I have ever worked in. - What does your typical day involve?...
- How did you get started? This is my first job in horticulture. I was working in land-based colleges before but my background is really in land-based management. I started as an Essex County Council ranger, then moved to be a senior ranger for Hadleigh Castle Country Park. After that I became a...
How did you get started? I started gardening when I was 15, working for a family friend on weekends and school holidays. I then studied for a higher national diploma in horticulture at Bicton College in Devon to gain a good qualification and some essential plant knowledge. What does your typical...
- 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...
- How did you get started in horticulture? It's in the genes. My mother was a keen gardener and when I was at home with my children, I developed an interest in gardening and growing vegetables. I also read garden books and visited gardens obsessively. This extended into an interest in design and I...
- How did you get started? I started off working in the heritage sector for English Heritage as a seasonal custodian while I was at university. Then, after university, I went to Exbury Gardens as a commercial manager, so that was my first real job in horticulture. I have had a lot of different experience...
- How did you get started? I never considered arboriculture or forestry as an option when I was at school. I wish I had - it would have saved me two years trying out university courses I knew I was never fully committed to. On leaving university and feeling rather sheepish, I started working for a...
How did you get started? I started off doing an Italian degree and then went to work in IT.
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