Me & my job - Sarah Martin, general manager, Coolings Green & Pleasant Garden Centre, Kent
- How did you get started in the industry? I worked at RHS Garden Harlow Carr near Harrogate, Yorkshire, for...
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Chris' Story
Garden designer and TV presenter Chris Beardshaw explains why he loves working in the horticultural industry and how he got into the profession. read on
Career Profiles
Me & My Job - Mark Harwood-Browne, horticulture head, Hartpury College
- How did you get started in the industry? When I was four I snapped off a piece of...
Me & My Job - Amanda Smith, marketing coordinator, Flora-tec
-How did you get started in the industry? After a last-minute change of plan, I was offered a place...
Me & My Job - Katie Cleary, manager, Old Railway Line Garden Centre
- How did you get started in the industry? My parents started the garden centre in 1990 from just...
Me & My Job - Briony Markham, corporate fundraiser, Greenfingers
How did you get into the horticulture industry? Through the charity Greenfingers, because it combined my passion for helping children...
Horticulture Career News
Student Design & Build 2012 contest open
Wyevale East Nurseries and the RHS are calling for entrants to their joint Student Design & Build 2012 competition.
Writtle College recycles its way to Chelsea
Writtle College is to champion grow your own and recycling in the tightest of urban spaces at this year's RHS...
Douglas Mackay wins IoH Young Horticulturist of the Year
Pershore College's Douglas Mackay won the Institute of Horticulture's Young Horticulturist of the Year competition at the Royal Botanic Garden...
Bicton College to promote vocational qualifications
Land-based education provider Bicton College will use a visit from education secretary Michael Gove on 11 May as an opportunity...
Students build Plant Explorers' Garden for Chelsea
Six Scottish Agricultural College HND design students are building a Plant Explorers' Garden for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show later...
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- Plant Manager, MorePeople
- £18000 - £24000 per annum, Berkshire
- Business Development Manager, MorePeople
- £20000 - £25000 per annum, East of England
- Senior Administrator, MorePeople
- £16000 - £17000 per annum, Derbyshire
- Senior Sales Representative, Boningale Nurseries
- £20,000- £40,000, Shropshire, West Midlands
- Cut Flower NPD Manager, Tailor Made Resources
- £30-35k, East of England
Horticulture Career Events
Advice Session
17 May 2012, Barking & Dagenham College, Rush Green Campus, Dagenham Road, Romford, Essex, RM7 0XU
Capel Manor College
Open/Activity Mornings
19 May 2012, Yeovil Centre for Land-based Studies, Lufton College, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8ST
Bridgwater College
