HBGBS Case Studies
Last Updated: Wednesday 28/09/2011
HBGBS Trainee Veronica leaves Chatsworth House after 12 eventful months.
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Last Updated: Wednesday 28/09/2011
HBGBS Trainee Frances moves on after a hugely succesful year at Threave. Frances is looking forward to getting stuck into her new job at Brodie Castle in Moray.
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Last Updated: Wednesday 28/09/2011
Rosie at Ness Botanic Gardens is keen to stay as long as she can.
Rosie was also a contestant for Young Horticulturist of the Year....
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Last Updated: Thursday 22/09/2011
Nereida enjoyed her 12 month placement at Myddleton House, Enfield. On completion she has accepted a gardening post at Sir Harold Hillier Gardens. Nereida started work the very next week.
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Last Updated: Tuesday 07/12/2010
HBGBS Trainee Eve Worrall details her travels around the world at the end of her placement.
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Last Updated: Thursday 22/09/2011
HBGBS Trainee Craig Finlay completed his 12 months at Branklyn Garden in August 2008.
He now tells us about his current job.
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Last Updated: Thursday 22/09/2011
After running his own gardening business, Tom used the HBGBS trainee scheme as a way into professional horticulture
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Last Updated: Friday 05/03/2010
HBGBS Trainee Naomi Watt completed her 12 months at Sir Harold Hillier Arboretum in August 2007. She now tells us what she did next.
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Last Updated: Thursday 22/09/2011
HBGBS Trainee Corin Golding - Corin finds working at the Eden Project inspiring, while the project have found the trainee program to be a win : win situation.
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Last Updated: Thursday 22/09/2011
Following nearly 10 years as a Pharmacist, I decided to break out of the dispensary and into beautiful landscapes as my place of work.
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Last Updated: Monday 11/05/2009
After a career in publishing, Catherine wanted a complete change of direction...
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Last Updated: Wednesday 24/02/2010
I've always had an interest in gardening, but I guess it was my allotment that really made me consider horticulture as a career.
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Last Updated: Wednesday 24/02/2010
The reason I became involved in horticulture was through years of doing my own garden as well as helping my Mum and Dad with theirs when I was living at home - my Dad claims to grow the best spuds in Surrey!
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Last Updated: Thursday 22/09/2011
I was working in an office and spent my time staring out the window watching an old man potter around his immaculate allotment. This made me start thinking how great it would be if I could get paid to work outside and grow stuff! So I decided to hand in my notice and do a National Diploma in Horticulture.
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Last Updated: Wednesday 24/02/2010
I come from a long line of fabulous gardeners and spent most of my childhood outside; my favourite place to be for as long as I can remember. It was never malls and shopping for me but hiking, swimming and camping.
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