11 May 2012
- 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...
04 May 2012
-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...
16 Apr 2012
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...
27 Jan 2012
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...