Jobs
On a typical day you may:
discuss clients’ needs
work from plans made by garden designers or landscape architects
order supplies
prepare the ground or interior space
turf and seed lawns
plant and prune trees and shrubs
put in new plants
install features like paving, paths, water features and rock gardens
advise the client on how to look after the space
provide on-going maintenance
Working environment
You could work in a garden, at a client's business, at a client's home or at a garden centre.
Your working environment may be physically demanding and outdoors in all weathers.
You may need to wear protective clothing.
Belper is a town and civil parish in the local government district of Amber Valley in Derbyshire, England, located about 7 miles (11 km) north of Derby on the River Derwent. As well as Belper itself, the parish also includes the village of Milford and the hamlets of Bargate, Blackbrook and Makeney. As of the 2011 Census, the parish had a population of 21,823. Originally a centre for the nail-making industry since Medieval times, Belper expanded during the early Industrial Revolution to become one of the first mill towns with the establishment of several textile mills; as such, it forms part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site.