Birmingham Botanical Gardens has welcomed 14 apprentices working for local gardens, parks and environmental organisations to its day-release training programmes. The lessons are run through Birmingham Metropolitan College and students work towards a level 2 work-based horticulture diploma.
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UK satellite images after heavy rain show river estuaries engulfed by massive swirls of muddy-brown water extending out into the surrounding ocean blue. It is soil scoured from our mismanaged land because of Government policies that focus on food production at the expense of sustainability.
Bespoke apprenticeships and internal training are helping firms to get ahead in skills-shortage horticulture, says Rachel Anderson.
Find out more about the outstanding parks, gardens and arboricultural projects and teams that became our Custodian Award 2018 winners.
Kilchoan Management Limited Kilmelford, Oban
West Dean College Chichester, West Sussex
Combermere Abbey Shropshire
Knole Estate Sevenoaks, Kent
Emmanuel College Cambridgeshire
