By Daniel Fuller
Over the last two issues I have written about ten different pathways you can follow in amenity horticulture. However, there are a lot more pathways you can take. Here are a few more for you to consider when planning your career in this beautiful industry of ours.… Continue reading
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Support younger industry members by nominating them for exchange programs or as support teams at conferences (Image: Karen Smith)
By Patrick Regnault
There is a demand and a necessity to upskill your employees – it helps retain them and offers them a path forward in their career and in the industry. The benefits are many and well understood. Unless the employer is short-sighted, employers and managers should encourage and organise training programs for their employees.… Continue reading
Read MoreBy Daniel Fuller
Last month we looked at six of ten career pathways in amenity horticulture. They included 1) Production, 2) Retail nurseries, 3) Plant breeding, 4) Garden Design and Landscape Architecture, 5) Landscape construction, and 6) Landscape maintenance. This month we look at the remaining four sectors.… Continue reading
Read MoreBy Daniel Fuller
Amenity horticulture is more than just mowing, pruning plants, and spraying weeds. You can move from one sector of this industry to another to keep things fresh. Let’s look into ten pathways you can take in amenity horticulture, from production to maintenance and beyond.… Continue reading
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The average gardener often thinks that the nursery they buy their plants from is the same nursery that grows them, but that is rarely the case. In fact, there’s a whole sector of the nursery industry that exists between those that grow plants and the end user, the gardeners, that we call the retail nurseries.… Continue reading
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A career in landscape construction quite literally puts you smack bang in the centre of the industry. Designers and architects create the framework you’ll use, production and retail horticulturists provide the plants you’ll use, and maintenance professionals look after the landscape once you’ve long since left the site.… Continue reading
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Working in Sports Turf Management you can stay connected to a sport you love (Image: Pexels, Pixabay)
By Daniel Fuller
A lot of work goes into making the playing field that your favourite team will play on next weekend look the way it does. Have you ever thought that you could be the person performing that job?
It’s easy to underestimate the skills needed to work in sports turf.… Continue reading
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Angophora costata - managing trees in public spaces requires specialist qualifications in arboriculture (Image: Karen Smith)
By Daniel Fuller
It would be fair to say, as people working in the ‘green’ industry, that everybody reading this article loves trees. However, some people love trees so much they’re willing to sacrifice working with all other types of plants so they can focus on planting, establishing, climbing, maintaining, and occasionally removing, trees of all shapes, size, and ages.… Continue reading
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There’s an emerging frontier for Australian horticulturists, landscapers and people in related professions – the vertical plane.
With the recent attention on the vertical gardens in Singapore brought to us by the Australian Institute of Horticulture, green infrastructure careers should be on your radar.… Continue reading
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Whether you’re seeking a role in horticulture production, landscape construction, or parks and garden maintenance, your resume should demonstrate how you are exactly what the employer is looking for. Here are twelve expert-level tips to help you create a standout resume so you no longer go unnoticed by employers, and you can finally land that job you’ve been dreaming of.… Continue reading
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