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 The Historic and Botanic Garden Bursary Scheme: Would you like to help you to advance your horticultural career and acquire practical skills and knowledge in these kinds of areas: propagation for historic and botanic gardens, record keeping for plant collections, management of veteran trees or the restoration of walled gardens?

 If so, the Historic and Botanic Garden Bursary Scheme may be just what you’re looking for...

The Historic and Botanic Garden Bursary Scheme enables enthusiastic and committed horticulturalists to increase their horticultural and other technical skills through practically based training placements, in a range of historic and botanic gardens. With support from the Heritage Lottery Fund and a partnership of world-class organisations, the HBGBS is offering a range of unparalleled opportunities within the UK from now until 2010.

Over a period of four years, more than 1,000 learning opportunities, from a single day to a year, will be offered thanks to the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and a partnership of world-class organisations including: English Heritage, the Royal Horticultural Society, Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, the Royal Botanical Gardens of Edinburgh and the National Trust.

All the partnership organisations and placement providers are fully committed to equal opportunities.

For more information about this opportunity to develop your skills please visit 'About the Scheme'.

The Historic and Botanic Garden Bursary Scheme is funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF)