How did you get started? After moving to the Netherlands, I was looking for a new opportunity and, with a background in horticulture, visited Lutgo Recruitment to see whether they could help me. They offered me a part-time role as an assistant and within a year asked me to become one of their recruitment...
- How did you get started? I started as a volunteer raising money and discussing plans for a new community garden. I realised the need for people to learn about nature locally and set up the Garden Classroom as a non-profit organisation to address this after winning a local social enterprise competition....
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- What made you choose to study horticulture? My father, a keen gardener, sparked my interest for working outside and with plants at a young age. Later, I gained some experience with Appleby Landscape Gardens. Then I chose forestry at Bangor. - What advice would you give others starting out?...
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How did you get into horticulture? My first horticultural memory was planting bulbs with my nan when I was about eight.
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? I always loved being in the landscape and my parents were in agriculture so I liked it from early on.
How did you get started? I suppose I better thank my grandparents for getting me into horticulture because they had a market garden near Canterbury. Then, when I was about 16 or 17, I started working for local nurseries and garden centres, mainly growing trees, shrubs and perennials. What does your...
How did you get started in horticulture? When I was at school, the careers adviser asked what I wanted to do for a living. I explained that I was interested in gardening, so he found me a job at Springwood High School in King's Lynn, Norfolk, and that was that, really. What does your typical day...
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