Discover The Industry

Primary Schools, Teachers or Career Advisers

Inspire the next generation of landscapers

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"Ignoring the process of career development occurring in childhood is similar to a gardener disregarding the quality of the soil in which a garden will be planted."

According to a report, primary school teachers believe children should be learning about the world of work and different jobs in their first years of primary school.

At what age should discussions with children about careers begin?

Nearly half (47%) believe this should start from age 5 and under. A further 21% believe this should start from age 5 – 7 in year 1 and 2.

Introducing primary children to the world of work

Education and Employers

School and education prepares young people for life and work, so learning should be linked to the real world. This can support motivation, hard work, and broaden aspirations, as well as beginning the process of appreciating the world of work.

We have created a series of resources to support you in discussing careers in landscaping with your children through activity books, job descriptions, activities, and videos. We are also in partnership with the Skinny Jean Gardner’s School Gardening Success Plan, which aims to bring gardening and horticulture into schools as well as raising awareness of the connected careers.

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Primary School Activity Book

Download and print our book, which has lots of landscape industry themed activities to promote landscaping careers and engage pupils.

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Primary School Activity Ideas

We have designed a few activities to help engage your pupils with the practical skills that are used in the landscape industry.

Activity Sheets to Download
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Guess the tool and it's use
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Estimating the Height of a Tree
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Soil Types
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Garden Design

Job Roles

Our job role sheets highlight the careers available in the landscape industry, to help you start the conversation about the world of work.
Job Role Sheets to Download

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What is Landscaping?

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Landscaping, Helping the Planet

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The Tree Surgeon

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The Plant Grower

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The Landscaper

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The Landscape Teacher

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The Interior Landscaper

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The Gardener

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The Garden Designer

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Green Walls & Roofs

Day in the life videos

Hear from the people who already have landscaping careers . The  videos will give you an insight into having a job in landscaping. You will learn what their day to day role in landscaping is like,  how they joined the landscape industry and what they love about the landscaping work they carry out.

Career Finder QUIZ

Take our landscaping quiz to see which career in landscaping job roles would be best for your students

#GoGardenSuccess

We have teamed up with the School Gardening Success Plan to encourage companies to sponsor garden education programs in primary schools.

Bring Landscaping To Life

With one of our Landscaping Ambassadors

Would you like one of our trained Ambassadors to visit your school or college to run a fun, educational and interactive workshop about landscaping?
Inspire the next generation of landscapers.

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