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Landscaper

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.

​Oakham is the county town of Rutland in the East Midlands of England, 25 miles (40.2 km) east of Leicester, 28 miles (45.1 km) south-east of Nottingham and 23 miles (37.0 km) west of Peterborough. It had a population of 10,922 in the 2011 census.[1] Oakham is to the west of Rutland Water, one of Europe's largest man-made lakes, and in the Vale of Catmose. Its height above sea level ranges from 325 ft (99 m) to 400 ft (120 m).

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