Gardener or landscape gardener - career development

As a gardener or landscape gardener, your practical skills in horticulture, creativity, and self-motivation allow you to shape and maintain green spaces of all kinds. Here you can find more information on the type of roles available, how to get them, and where your career could take you.

Find out how you'll build skills and experience below.

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How will your career as a gardener or landscape gardener progress?

Gardening and landscape gardening careers can develop in different directions depending on the type of work and lifestyle you’re looking for. You may decide to focus on practical work, for example, or more design and management-focused roles.

Gaining experience and additional qualifications as a gardener or landscape gardener can lead to senior gardening roles as well as specialist jobs like greenkeeping.

Self-employment is a common option for gardeners and landscape gardeners who decide to offer their services directly to commercial or private clients.

What opportunities are there for career development?

Hands-on work experience is central to developing as a gardener or landscape gardener, as you’ll demonstrate your practical abilities and experience in completing projects.

Joining professional organisations like the Landscape Institute or the Society of Garden Designers (SGD) is a great way to access further training and networking opportunities.

Combining landscape gardening with architecture or engineering can give you access to more technical or design-focused jobs.

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