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Me & My Job - Mark Harwood-Browne, horticulture head, Hartpury College

- How did you get started in the industry? When I was four I snapped off a piece of forsythia, popped it in the ground and it grew. I have been hooked on plants ever since. After my A-levels I did my degree in horticulture then worked as a garden centre manager before joining Hartpury College seven...

Me & My Job - Amanda Smith, marketing coordinator, Flora-tec

-How did you get started in the industry? After a last-minute change of plan, I was offered a place on the newly started horticultural degree course at Writtle. In our final year, a small group of us placed an advert in The Grower saying several newly qualified students were looking for work. We...

Me & My Job - Kim Stearn, horticulture student, Chichester College

How did you get started in the industry? I was brought up on Westergate Nursery but it went bust during the Suez crisis. I own it now with my family and have cleared it and applied for a hedging grant to plant on it. I've also worked on Holdens Nursery and worked on an organic farm in Canada last...

Me & My Job - Jonathan Ward, owner, Ginger Horticulture

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...

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