NLBC Sector: Horticulture, Landscaping & Sports Turf

Sub-sectors: Production horticulture, ornamental / amenity horticulture, nurseries, landscape architecture, groundsmanship / greenkeeping,

Occupations: Grower, horticulturalist, market gardener, nursery assistant, nurseryman, horticultural foreman, horticultural technician, nursery stock production specialist, garden designer, gardener, landscape gardener, landscaper, greenkeeper, groundsman, groundsperson, ground manager, labourer, mushroom picker, nursery manager, horticultural scientist, taxonomist, landscape scientist, plant breeder, geneticist, propagation scientist, production manager, garden centre manager, garden historian.

Horticulture at King’s College
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Focusing on developing the essential basic horticultural skills, this qualification will give you the foundation for future development as well as offer opportunities for employment. You will learn how to care and prune plants, understand the reasons behind soil testing

Horticulture at Sparsholt College
Courses

With a national reputation for excellence in horticulture and garden design, Sparsholt provides you with the valuable knowledge and training to launch you directly into the industry or higher study at university. As past RHS Chelsea Gold Medal winners you

Land-based Foundation Courses at Sparsholt College
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The Foundation Studies Programme (FSP) supports students with learning difficulties who would like to develop their personal social development skills and their vocational knowledge and understanding, in a quiet, rural learning environment.

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