Careers in Horticulture

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Moving up to management

Having perfected practical skills, if your next step is to manage other people in those roles then training is essential,...

CPD - Benefits from extra training

Lifelong learning won't just help you keep up to date with industry developments, it can help expand your career options....

Further education - The vocation for more education

There are now more opportunities than ever to study horticulture to Degree level and beyond, says Gavin McEwan.

The Grow initiative: Promoting opportunities in horticulture

The Grow initiative shows that the horticulture world is serious about the next generation.

A good foundation: The Diploma in Environmental and Land-based Studies

The launch of a diploma for environmental and land-based studies will give school students experience of horticulture.

Ten good reasons to get into horticulture

If you are opening this year's Careers in Horticulture looking to enter the world of plants, congratulations! You have picked...

Further information

The organisations on this page will help you find out more about the particular area of horticulture that you are...

More Career Tips and Advice

New bursary available for landscape architecture students

A specific bursary for landscape architecture students has been made available through the Stephen Lawrence Trust.

Peter Bevan, agronomist, Bayer CropScience

Peter Bevan, a specialist fruit agronomist, has joined the Bayer CropScience field trials and horticulture campaign teams.

Also in Movers this week...

How have others built successful careers in horticulture? What attracted them to the world of plants? What training did they do? What are their jobs like now?

Me & My Job - Will Malcolm, forestry graduate, Bangor University

- What made you choose to study horticulture? My father, a keen gardener, sparked my interest for working outside and...

Me & My Job - Mike Cox, landscape architect, Applied Landscape Design

- How did you get started? Fred Dibnah, or one of his lads, brought down a redundant brick factory chimney...

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

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

More Career Profiles

What's it like to work in the different areas of horticulture? What qualifications and skills do you need? Find out here.

Use our lising to choose the right course for the qualification you need, whether in production horticulture or retailing, from entry level to Masters degrees.