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Horticulture Careers

Information to help you start or develop your career in horticulture, including qualifications and skill requirements for a range of jobs in landscape creation, production, retail and landscape management.

Careers featured

Career changers Charlotte Howard (top) and Nerys Garbett (left) and Bethan Pettit (right)

Covid booster for horticulture careers

Horticulture salary survey shows £32,500 average

MorePeople have published results of its 2020 salary survey with job satisfaction as the number one priority ahead of salary.

Horticulture Salary Survey: what do the past year’s job adverts tell us?


Careers in Horticulture profiles

Image: Jed Knaggs

Careers in Horticulture case study - The soft-fruit grower: Jed Knaggs

Image: Lara Behr

Careers in Horticulture case study - The garden designer: Lara Behr

Beaulieu Oaks: Jon Christopher (right) with Plant Style supervisor Tim Phillips - image: © Tim Anderson

Careers in Horticulture case study - The landscaper: Jon Christopher


Careers news

EH

English Heritage comes on board with Lawn Association

12 May 2022
Nadhim Zahawi

Zahawi visits Brooksby College

9 May 2022
Lord Benyon - credit: Chris McAndrew (CC by 3.0)

Defra explains seasonal workers for the UK agricultural sector

29 April 2022 , By Matthew Appleby

CV Tips

Five telltale signs your CV needs a refresh

15 August 2018 , By Laura Slingo Presented by TopCV

How to craft a strong cover letter for your horticulture CV

21 March 2018 , By Laura Slingo Presented by Top CV

How to market yourself through your horticulture CV

24 January 2018 , By TopCV Presented by TopCV

Career Profiles

Career profile - Production Manager, Ornamental Nursery

Career profile - Product Developer, Production

Career profile - Sales Manager, Production

Career profile - Gardens Manager, Historic or Botanic Garden

Career profile - Head Greenkeeper

Career profile - Garden Centre Manager

Career profile - Local Authority Tree Officer

Career profile - Landscape Estimator

Career profile - Head Gardener, Private Estate

Career profile - Arboriculture Team Leader

Career profile - Head Groundsman

Career profile - Maintenance Contracts Manager

Career profile - Production Manager, Fresh Produce

Career profile - Landscape Architect

Career profile - Landscape Projects Manager

Career profile - Agronomist

Career profile - Garden Designer

Career profile - Planteria Manager

Career profile - Parks Manager

Career profile - Garden Centre Buyer


Features

Careers in Horticulture: how the new gold-standard T level will inspire horticulture recruits

26 March 2020 , By Dr Steve Dowbiggin

This year’s HW careers guide starts with Dr Steve Dowbiggin detailing latest efforts to attract younger people to working in horticulture as well as further action that still needs to be taken.

Majestic Trees: incentivises team through its co-operative, stakeholder culture - image: Majestic Trees

How are employers in horticulture developing their offer to staff?

4 April 2019 , By Rachel Anderson

Palmstead academy: scheme includes a ‘hands-on horticulture’ group for all staff - image: Palmstead Nurseries

Horticulture careers - plugging the skills gap

3 October 2018 , By Rachel Anderson

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