Friday, September 20, 2024

Careers & Education

For a career in retail, it helps to have sound horticultural knowledge (Image: Karen Smith)
Careers & EducationHorticultural Careers

Nursery retail careers: Between the grower and the garden

By Daniel Fuller

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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Landscape construction requires many skills (Image: Rich Earth Landscape Gardens)
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Building your career in landscape construction

By Daniel Fuller

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)
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Introduction to Sports Turf Management Careers

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)
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An Introduction to a Career in Arboriculture

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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