Have you seen our excellent facilities?
We have some of the best facilities for horticulture students including:
Inspire others with your passion for plants and get paid to work in some of the most beautiful landscapes and gardens.
You will need to have a real interest in the horticulture and floristry industry and be looking to develop your ability to work on your own and with others as well as having excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Floristry gives you the opportunity to progress into a creative career with skills to industry standard.
You'll study this subject full-time at Kirkley Hall Campus and will have access to a large country estate to give you hands-on experience, Kirkley Hall Walled Garden and an on site working farm with workshops for maintaining horticulture machinery.
We work with the following employers to help you gain real work skills: Belsay Hall, Glendale Countryside.
We have some of the best facilities for horticulture students including:
Our very own Kirkley Hall provides students with hands-on experience of managing a large country estate
Walled gardens at Kirkley Hall
Large greenhouses
CAD Design software
There will be 22,750 jobs in land-based occupations in the region in 2027 (NE).
Careers could include: Landscape Designer, Gardener, Consultant, Plant Pathologist.
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