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20 Aug 2010 | by Jack Sidders

Steve Ashworth has a challenge on his hands.

Me & My Job - Michelle Cain, self-employed gardener

20 Aug 2010

How did you get into horticulture? My first horticultural memory was planting bulbs with my nan when I was about eight.

Me & My job - Fay Dyke, nursery assistant, Hanging Gardens Nursery

13 Aug 2010

How did you get started? Plants have always fascinated me, although it was only while studying the national diploma at Writtle College that I realised how important horticulture is as an industry and that I wanted to pursue a career in it. I was volunteering at RHS Hyde Hall Garden, where I gained...

Me & My Job - Martin Ford, owner, Martin Ford Design

06 Aug 2010

- How did you get started? Working for my uncle in his polytunnel as "chief plant pot sorter and filler" during the school holidays. I can still remember being blissfully happy and not quite understanding why. - What has been your hardest job? Apart from bringing up four children? Physically,...

Me & My Job - Thalia Bogdanou, developer, Institute of Chartered Foresters

30 Jul 2010

How did you get started? My first job was a university placement as a trainee forester in Greece. I wanted to travel and when an opportunity arose to do a masters, I chose Edinburgh and environmental management. Since graduating I have looked to continually develop new skills by volunteering for...

Me & My Job - Lucy Summers, author and owner, Open Garden Company

23 Jul 2010

How did you get into horticulture? My first flat had only a rough patch of grass out back. I cleaned it up and transformed it into something beautiful and got the gardening bug. As the years went on the patches got larger until I had the space to plant anything and everything. - What does your...

Me & My Job - Nicola Bacon, Westland PR manager

16 Jul 2010

- How did you get into horticulture? Recently I applied for the job at Westland and got it a few weeks ago, although I was already keen to get into horticulture. I liked the look of Westland because it's a progressive, "growing" industry. - What is the best part of your job? I really enjoy...

Me & My Job - Barry Locke, head gardener, Shakespeare's Birthplace Trust

09 Jul 2010

- How did you get started? I did day release at Pershore College and worked at Findons in Stratford growing vegetables, pot plants and flowers. I joined the trust in 1983 as a gardening assistant then worked my way up to head gardener. - What does your typical day involve? We have seven gardeners...

Me & My Job: Faye Steer, deputy head gardener, Madingley Hall

02 Jul 2010

How did you get started? My father is a trained horticulturist and he encouraged me from an early age. I had my first allotment at 14 - unusual for a teenage girl. I thought it could be a worthwhile and enjoyable career so I studied horticulture at Pershore College. What does your typical day involve?...

Me & My Job - Paolo Arrigo, director, Seeds of Italy

25 Jun 2010

How did you get into horticulture? Although not formally trained, I was brought up the Italian way - in the garden, in the kitchen and at the table. Veg growing is part of who I am and food is my absolute passion. In Britain, growing food is considered as gardening. But in Italy, it is considered exactly...

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