News & BLOG
The latest GoLandscape news, details of related industry career events, helpful advice, guidance and tips to get the most out of landscaping.
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31 March 2021In my previous blog, the Top five landscaping skills, we looked very generally at the skills landscapers have, and look for in their teams and the future employees they are recruiti... -
25 March 2021Have your say! It’s time to review the apprenticeship standards launched in 2017 and 2018 to ensure they are up to date and can meet the needs of our industries. To ensure we hav...
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24 March 2021The landscape industry offers an incredible choice of career opportunities, but we often only think of the roles available in terms of the design, build and maintenance of green spa...
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17 March 2021The Kickstart Scheme is well underway along with a number of other government incentives, and could provide an opportunity for your business to recruit a new employee. In respons...
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9 February 2021BALI members, Ground Control, the UK’s leading supplier of award-winning landscaping and maintenance services, is proud to announce its involvement in an industry-first scheme to he...
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18 January 2021Now in its 9th year the collaboration between Provender Nurseries and Capel Manor College continues to go from strength to strength despite COVID-19 restrictions. Due to social ...
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21 December 2020Capel Manor college recently organised a horticulture industry speakers’ day, with experts that work in the London Parks. The aim of the day was to offer advice, support, and inspir...
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1 December 2020The BALI Chalk Fund Student of the Year competition is a wonderful way of celebrating the up and coming talent that are training to join our industry. This year, Pershore student, J...
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24 November 2020With so many schemes and incentives available, it may feel overwhelming in trying to understand if any of them are open and applicable to your business. The current one doing the ro...
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23 October 2020Johnsons of Whixley, one of the UK’s leading commercial nurseries, has announced the latest crop of delegates to join its Growing Stars leadership programme. The business, that c...
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16 October 2020Getting the call that you have been shortlisted for the landscape job and they want an interview brings two emotions, excitement that you have got this far, and the onset of nerves ...
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30 September 2020It's challenging to keep up all the different offers of support that the government releases, understanding how they work or even where to access them. In terms of adding to your wo...
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23 September 2020Pollinators, Habitat and Cut Flowers. That was the aim of ‘The Feast Garden’ Designed by Amber Hine of Hine Garden Design LTD for the Belvoir Castle Flower and Garden Show 2020, the...
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2 September 2020“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” – Thomas Edison A CV (Curriculum Vitae), or résumé, is still the most popular way of...
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5 August 2020“Always two there are, no more no less. A master and an apprentice” - Yoda In our last blog on education, I promised we would have a closer look at apprenticeships. Apprenticeshi...
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16 July 2020After working closely with the potting on and growing of hardy nursery stock Provender Nurseries are delighted to have taken on two Hadlow College students on a part-time basis. ...
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1 July 2020“Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” - Malcolm X There is often a clear distinction between those that enjoyed schoo...
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28 May 2020'Tis skill, not strength, that governs a ship’ – Thomas Fuller. The landscape industry offers careers that cover a wide skill set, but this can be a double-edged sword, it means ...
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28 May 2020The Royal Hospital Chelsea has been the iconic location of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show for over 100 years. To celebrate the connection with the Show and to underline our commitment ...
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23 April 2020The Insitute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IFATE) has given the industry approval to start development on four new apprenticeships; Arboriculturist, Horticu...
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26 February 2020It was announced last week that more than 5,000 courses were under review because they had either less than 100 students or no students at all studying them each year. The plans wer...
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18 February 2020Many landscaping companies have changed the way they recruit people and what they are primarily looking for. The focus is now more on attributes and behaviours than just industry sk...
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5 February 2020In recognition of National Apprenticeship Week 2020 #NAW2020, GoLandscape would like to introduce you to Max. Max is currently undertaking a Level 2 Landscape Operative apprenticesh...
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24 January 2020Ever wondered what landscaping looks like in another country? Would you like to travel and meet other landscapers, learn how they work, experience a different culture, widen your...
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20 January 2020The Chartered Institute of Horticulture (CIoH) are delighted to be able to announce that the Young Horticulturist of the Year 2020 (YHOY 2020) competition is now underway and th...
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17 January 2020Introducing GoLandscape's new video series! Over the next few weeks, we will share a new talking heads film in collaboration with landscape contractor Maylim, providing insight into...
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6 January 2020We associate branding with companies trying to sell us something, think of a symbol (Nike), a design (Apple), a name (Amazon), a sound (Formula 1 car, Intel processor, Xbox 360 star...
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10 October 2019I’m sure you have been asked that question, ‘What is your dream job?’. How many of us are actually employed in a dream job! Surely the more realistic question is, ‘Are you enjoying ...
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2 August 2019Thinking about changing careers and entering the exciting world of landscaping, but nervous about making the jump? Here’s Paul's story, which will hopefully inspire you to ta...
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27 June 2019So, you have made the decision to join the world of landscaping and have an idea of which roles appeal to you. The next step is to consider how you are going to proceed into that ro...
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24 June 2019We are excited to be well underway with filming a new series of videos to promote the industry. Filming has been taking place with BALI members Maylim at their site in Greenford Qua...
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21 June 2019GoLandscape was in attendance at Gardeners World live, where it promoted the industry and ran a number of interactive activities for schools and children (and quite a few adults) vi...
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18 June 2019Merrist Wood College based in Surrey has a huge history behind it including, in 1939 when Merrist Wood was bought by Surrey County Council under the compulsory purchase order to con...
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16 May 2019A study into improving engagement through targeted outdoor education in Stoke-on-Trent. Not everyone is suited to a learning environment that is purely classroom-based, yet this ...
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7 May 2019The 3 things I want you to keep in mind while reading this are Employers, Education and Work Ethic Like most school leavers, at 16 years old I didn’t really know what I wanted to...
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30 April 2019So the crazy team that brought you the 3 Peaks Extreme challenges have re-grouped, re-formed, and re-focussed in 2019 Having previously conquered the 3 highest peaks in the UK, ...
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15 April 2019After parents and family, Careers Advisers are the go-to for many school pupils in helping them decide what career to pursue when they leave school. Horticulture and landscaping ...
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2 April 2019The team at Provender Nurseries would like to introduce our newest cash and carry team member Natalie Fairs. Natalie joined Provender Nurseries two months ago and has already pro...
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28 March 2019BALI’s careers initiative GoLandscape and YMCA training are holding a joint levy morning on 11 April 2019. The morning will focus on how to make the best use of your levy and th...
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20 March 2019Children are spending more time indoors than outside and they are missing out on exploring the natural world. In fact, research found that 1 in 9 British children have not visited a...