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.

Horticulture Industry Job Profiles

Career profile - Garden Centre Manager

Career profile - Product Developer, Production

Career profile - Production Manager, Ornamental Nursery

Career profile - Gardens Manager, Historic or Botanic Garden

Career profile - Agronomist

Career profile - Garden Designer

Career profile - Head Groundsman

Career profile - Planteria Manager

Career profile - Parks Manager

Career profile - Landscape Architect

Career profile - Landscape Estimator

Career profile - Landscape Projects Manager

Career profile - Maintenance Contracts Manager

Career profile - Arboriculture Team Leader

Career profile - Local Authority Tree Officer

Career profile - Head Gardener, Private Estate

Career profile - Production Manager, Fresh Produce

Career profile - Sales Manager, Production

Career profile - Head Greenkeeper

Career profile - Garden Centre Buyer

The Careers Interview

Me & My Job - Marc Greenaway, operations manager, Glendale Civic Trees

Me & My Job - Marc Greenaway, operations manager, Glendale Civic Trees

17 November 2016

Me & My Job - Alfie Jackson, commercial manager, Carbon Gold

Me & My Job - Alfie Jackson, commercial manager, Carbon Gold

16 September 2016

Me & My Job - Alfie Jackson, commercial manager, Carbon Gold

Me & My Job - Alfie Jackson, commercial manager, Carbon Gold

8 September 2016

Me & My Job - Dean Sandford, North West Technical Area Sales Manager, ICL

Me & My Job - Dean Sandford, North West Technical Area Sales Manager, ICL

11 August 2016

Me & My Job - Paul Rabbitts, head of parks, Watford Borough Council

Me & My Job - Paul Rabbitts, head of parks, Watford Borough Council

30 June 2016

Me & My Job - Tony Russell, independent garden consultant and author

Me & My Job - Tony Russell, independent garden consultant and author

2 June 2016

Me & My Job - Owen Taylor, apprentice gardener, Tatton Park

Me & My Job - Owen Taylor, apprentice gardener, Tatton Park

18 May 2016

Me & My Job - Ben Jones, head gardener, Swiss Garden Shuttleworth Collection

Me & My Job - Ben Jones, head gardener, Swiss Garden Shuttleworth Collection

5 May 2016

Me & My Job - Robin Dwiar, finalist, RHS Young Designer 2016

Me & My Job - Robin Dwiar, finalist, RHS Young Designer 2016

21 April 2016

Me & My Job - Jonathan Whittemore, Senior Manager, Johnsons of Whixley

Me & My Job - Jonathan Whittemore, Senior Manager, Johnsons of Whixley

7 April 2016

Me & My Job - Richard Gill, Sales Development Manager, Green-tech

Me & My Job - Richard Gill, Sales Development Manager, Green-tech

23 March 2016

Me & My Job - Eleana Orr, landscape designer, Janine Pattison Studios

Me & My Job - Eleana Orr, landscape designer, Janine Pattison Studios

10 March 2016

Career advice and options

Sargent's solutions - tips on how to optimise your application for a gardening job

Sargent's solutions - tips on how to optimise your application for a gardening job

9 February 2018 , By Alan Sargent

Horticulture education update - staying on course

Horticulture education update - staying on course

22 August 2017 , By Rachel Anderson

What options will apprentice levy open up for horticulture?

What options will apprentice levy open up for horticulture?

23 February 2017 , By Rachel Anderson

Career changers to horticulture

Career changers to horticulture

23 September 2016

Sargent's solutions - facilitating staff training

Sargent's solutions - facilitating staff training

29 July 2016 , By Alan Sargent

Trailblazer horticulture training set to go live

Trailblazer horticulture training set to go live

24 June 2016 , By Jack Shamash

Making the most of new routes into garden retail

Making the most of new routes into garden retail

29 April 2016 , By Rachel Anderson

Landscape design and build fuelled by inspiration

Landscape design and build fuelled by inspiration

29 April 2016 , By Rachel Anderson

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Horticulture leaders in the making

22 August 2018 , By Jennifer Jackson, Horticulture Jobs Partner Content presented by Longwood Gardens

Forthcoming Events

APL Autumn Seminar - “It’s Time To Plant”

Tue 25 Sep 2018
Horticulture House, Chilton, Oxfordshire

Hort Science Live 2018 - South

Thu 4 Oct 2018
Palmstead Nurseries, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5EU

Carrot Demonstration Day

Thu 4 Oct 2018
BISHOPFIELD FARM, SERLBY, DONCASTER, SOUTH YORKSHIRE

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Colleges providing horticultural training and qualifications are listed by region. Colleges may offer teaching from multiple sites.

28 April 2016

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Career interviews

Me & My Job - Carl Misage, gardener, Leveson Landscape

Me & My Job - Carl Misage, gardener, Leveson Landscape

Me & My Job - Arno Rijnbeek, Managing Director, Rijnbeek & Son Perennials

Me & My Job - Arno Rijnbeek, Managing Director, Rijnbeek & Son Perennials

Me & My Job - Helena Dove, senior gardener, Myddelton House Gardens

Me & My Job - Helena Dove, senior gardener, Myddelton House Gardens

Me & My Job - Rebecca Fry, account manager, Neame Lea

Me & My Job - Rebecca Fry, account manager, Neame Lea

Me & My Job - Adam Eastwood, director, Peter Eastwood Plants

Me & My Job - Adam Eastwood, director, Peter Eastwood Plants

Me & My Job - William Rose, Owner, Fillingham Christmas Trees

Me & My Job - William Rose, Owner, Fillingham Christmas Trees

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