Current Full-Time Opportunities in Horticulture

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HTA

Media Sales Executive

  • This is a hugely exciting time for the sector and for the HTA.  Gardens and managed green spaces and landscapes have never been more important to the UK – for the economy, for the environment and for the nation’s well-being.   

     

    The HTA has 1,350 members, including garden retailers, growers, landscapers, and suppliers to the garden industry.  The HTA lobbies and campaigns for its members within the horticulture industry and has an excellent reputation.  We provide our members with the opportunity to learn, innovate, and network with others in the industry.

     

    We have an effective political lobbying team working to enable the best conditions for our members to flourish across the UK and our research and insights team provide impactful data to help our members run productive and resilient businesses.

     

  • As Media Sales Executive, you will play a key role in generating commercial revenue for the HTA. You’ll identify and approach prospective sponsors, pitch advertising and sponsorship opportunities, negotiate deals, and manage relationships to ensure excellent client satisfaction.

    • Achieving sponsorship and advertising revenue targets

    • Generating and closing new sales opportunities

    • Building and managing strong client relationships

    • Negotiating and securing sponsorship agreements

    • Coordinating with internal teams to ensure smooth delivery of client commitments

    • Supporting lead generation for HTA membership

    • Managing your diary, appointments, and CRM records effectively

    • Proven track record in sales, ideally 2+ years in event, media, or sponsorship sales

    • Demonstrated success in achieving or exceeding revenue targets

    • Self-motivated and target-driven, with the initiative and discipline to work autonomously and drive results without close supervision

    • Strong commercial awareness and business acumen

    • Seeks every opportunity to build and develop new commercial partnerships

  • Location: Full time permanent role with hybrid working

    Salary: £30k plus £5k commission scheme

    How to Apply: Please send your CV and a cover letter outlining your suitability for the role to: recruitment@hta.org.uk and mention YPHA Website!

Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

Gardener

  • The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust is the independent charity that cares for the world’s greatest Shakespeare heritage sites in Stratford-upon-Avon, and promotes the enjoyment and understanding of his works, life and times all over the world

    • The sustainable maintenance and care of the Trust’s gardens and land as required

    • Work in a safe and environmentally aware manner

    • Maintain operational experience levels in respect of garden machinery and chemical treatments, including maintaining certification where applicable

    • Responsible for the maintenance, inventory and security of Gardens equipment, tools and machinery

    • Responsible for own personal development and knowledge updates

    • Constantly strive to improve general knowledge, awareness of legislative changes and the use of new materials and methods

    • Contribute to an inclusive “whole team”-“whole Trust” approach to the work of Estates generally

    • NVQ level 2 horticulture, or extensive practical horticultural experience

    • A basic knowledge of horticultural practices, plants species and their husbandry

    • PA1 and PA6a spraying certification and a knowledge of appropriate fertiliser applications

    • An interest in garden design and border composition

    • Knowledge of Health and Safety best practice and procedures is essential

    • Skills in completing and interpreting work programs

    • Supervision of staff, volunteers, students

    • Clean driving licence

    • Towing experience (desirable)

  • Location: Stratford-upon-Avon

    Salary: £23,168.60 per annum, which is based on an hourly rate of £12.73.

    Hours: In a full-time position you will be contracted to work 35 hours per week. Your normal working pattern will be Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 4.00pm.

    However, we can consider part-time positions working 14, 21 or 28 hours per week.

    How to Apply: Please email your CV to hr@miresbeck.co.uk and mention YPHA website. For more information, visit their website here.

MorePeople

Grower

  • Looking for a role where you can grow your career as well as great plants?

    Ready to join a business that values its people and invests in their development?

    This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-respected, forward-thinking nursery. With indoor and outdoor production spanning over multiple sites, you'll be working across a huge variety of crops, meaning no two days are the same.

    • Monitoring crops, spotting pest and disease issues, and maintaining crop cleanliness.

    • Carrying out watering, feeding and general husbandry tasks

    • Helping maintain the growing environment across the glasshouse and outdoor areas.

    • Completing cultural records and keeping documentation up to date

    • Working with crop teams and supporting potting, QC checks and dispatch when needed

    • Keeping the site tidy, safe and well organised

    • Maintaining irrigation equipment and reporting any issues

    • Supporting seasonal staff and helping with training where required

    • An interest in commercial production and plant quality

    • A practical, hands-on attitude

    • Willingness to work both indoors and outdoors throughout the year.

    • Good attention to detail and pride in maintaining clean, healthy crops.

    • A team-focused approach and strong communication skills

  • Location: Chichester

    Salary: DOE

    How to Apply: Please email your application to Sarah Want (click here) and mention YPHA Website.

English Country Gardeners

Estate Gardener

  • This is an excellent and rare opportunity for an experienced well rounded Estate Gardener on a beautiful private estate near Hungerford. This role will suit a physically fit and strong gardener/grounds person. Working alongside the existing gardener, as well as wider estate staff. The successful candidate will be flexible, have the ability to work independently and have experience in all aspects of garden and estate maintenance at the highest standard.

  • This quintessentially English country house and grounds of 32-acres comprise a beautiful main house with a coach house and lodge, surrounded by woodland, rolling landscape, a lake, and managed gardens. The formal aspect includes a greenhouse, specimen trees, expansive areas of lawn, a kitchen garden, mixed and herbaceous beds and borders, cutting flowers, a swimming pool and tennis court, gravel driveways, terraces with pot plants and climbers all set within picturesque grassland and woodland that allows privacy on all sides.

  • Applicants for this role must possess at lease 3-5 years’ experience working on residential properties. Be hands-on and experienced in gardening/grounds management and who enjoys being outside working in all weather conditions. They must ensure the smooth running of the garden and have a keen attention to detail. An academic horticultural qualification of RHS level 2 would be beneficial but is not essential. Spraying certificates PA1 and PA6 and chainsaw license are preferable.

    An ability to operate power tools safely including a chainsaw, as well as operate and perform basic maintenance of a range of garden machinery is required. E.g. Tractor, ride on mower, strimmer’s, pedestrian mowers, and hedge trimmers. Confidence with operating ride on mowers on sloped lawns. Undertake regular maintenance of gardens including weeding, pruning, mulching, hedge cutting etc. Along with confidence in planting of new flowers and shrubs. Have the ability to identify any diseases or pests affecting any of the plants and treat appropriately. Good knowledge and techniques of landscape maintenance. Experience in growing plants, flowers and vegetables.

  • ‍Location: Hungerford, West Berkshire

    Salary: Up to £32,000 DOE

    Please note, the successful candidate with be offered subject to extensive reference checks both written and verbal as well as a DBS check. Due to the rural location of the property, a full drivers licence is required.

    How to Apply: Please click  here to apply. Mention the YPHA Website!

MorePeople

Plant Service & Project Lead

  • Our client is a fast-growing, group of garden shops. Independently owned, they are proud horticulturalists and offer expert advice across all indoor and outdoor gardening. They are looking for a proactive and organised Plant Services & Projects Lead to support and grow their plant installation and maintenance services.

    This is a varied role combining project coordination, client management, and hands-on involvement with plants. You'll be the first point of contact for new enquiries, prepare proposals in line with our signature planting style, and oversee projects from planning through to completion. Alongside installations, you'll manage ongoing client relationships, coordinate maintenance schedules, and help ensure a consistently high standard of service.

    • Manage incoming client enquiries and prepare tailored proposals

    • Oversee installations from design and procurement through to on-site delivery

    • Coordinate and support plant maintenance services

    • Build and nurture long-term client relationships

    • Work with the Marketing team to promote plant services

    • Support the wider business when required (e.g. Christmas trading, special projects)

    • Strong organisational and project coordination skills

    • A clear, confident communicator with a warm and professional approach

    • Comfortable working directly with clients and building trusted relationships

    • A good eye for design and a genuine love of plants and green spaces

    • Hands-on, adaptable, and keen to grow with the business

    • Ideally some experience with indoor plants, but not a deal breaker

  • Location: London

    Salary: DOE

    How to Apply: Please email your application to Rae Goss (click here) and mention YPHA Website.

MorePeople

Senior Florist

  • Our client is a fast-growing, family-run group of unique garden shops across South East and Central London. Independently owned, they are proud horticulturalists and florists, known for expert advice, beautiful displays, and exceptional customer service.

    Their stores sit at the heart of their local communities, acting as welcoming hubs while continually evolving their retail spaces. With ambitious plans for the future and a strong focus on developing their people, it's an exciting time to join the business.

    • Creating floristry for:

      • Weddings - from bridal bouquets to full event flowers, confidently interpreting briefs and costing proposals

      • Funerals - producing sensitive and professional tributes including sprays, wreaths, letters, and sympathy arrangements

      • Contracts - weekly flowers for a high-profile London restaurant, with scope to grow this area

      • Seasonal work - including leading Christmas wreath production and other peak periods

    • Supporting and mentoring junior florists

    • Deputising for the Head Florist when required

    • Managing stock, ordering, and flower care standards

    • Coordinating with other stores to ensure fresh bouquets are delivered daily

    • Working closely with the wider retail team to deliver an excellent customer experience

    • Several years' experience in floristry

    • A strong portfolio covering weddings, funerals, and/or contract work

    • Confident client-facing skills: warm, sensitive, and professional

    • Good organisational skills with commercial awareness around costing and quoting

    • A genuine passion for flowers, plants, and design

    • Supervisory or senior experience is ideal, but strong all-rounders ready to step up will be considered

  • Location: London

    Salary: DOE

    How to Apply: Please email your application to Rae Goss (click here) and mention YPHA Website.

Horticruitment

Junior Gardener

  • The company is passionate about sustainability and educating clients on how to care for and develop their gardens in an environmentally responsible way, creating outdoor spaces that can be enjoyed by people and wildlife alike. Due to continued growth, they are now looking to bring in a horticulturist who is keen to develop into a client-facing, sales-focused role.

  • This is an excellent opportunity for an entry level horticulturist who has ambitions to progress into sales. The successful candidate will receive full training and support, working closely with the Operations Manager and Projects Manager, learning how projects are costed, sold and delivered. Initially the role will be hands-on and horticulturally focused, gradually developing into a more client-facing position as confidence and experience grow.

    This role offers a clear progression route into sales for the right candidate. Full training will be provided, making this an excellent long-term opportunity for someone looking to build a career within a growing landscape company.

    Duties will include but are not limited to:

    • Supporting the maintenance and aftercare of high-end domestic and commercial gardens

    • Assisting with planting, pruning, general garden maintenance and presentation of sites

    • Learning how to assess gardens and contribute to planting ideas

    • Accompanying senior staff on site visits and client meetings as part of training

    • Supporting project delivery and helping to ensure high standards are maintained

    • Building product and plant knowledge to support future sales

    • Adhering to Health & Safety procedures at all times

    • Using garden machinery and hand tools safely (training provided where required)

    • Some formal horticultural training or practical experience (Level2 desirable but not essential).

    • Good plant knowledge and interest in developing further.

    • Physically fit and happy working outdoors in all weathers.

    • Eligible to work in the UK.

  • Location: London

    Salary: up to £31,000 DOE

    How to Apply: Please click here to apply. Mention the YPHA Wesbite!

Rochfords

Team Leader

  • Joseph Rochford Gardens Ltd is a long-established, family-run wholesale nursery supplying high-quality plants to the UK trade. With a strong focus on plant health, quality, and professional growing standards, Rochfords operates across multiple nursery sites and is committed to robust assurance schemes, continuous improvement, and sustainable production. Our success is built on skilled people, teamwork, and a shared pride in growing plants properly.Joseph Rochford Gardens Ltd is a long-established, family-run wholesale nursery supplying high-quality plants to the UK trade. With a strong focus on plant health, quality, and professional growing standards, Rochfords operates across multiple nursery sites and is committed to robust assurance schemes, continuous improvement, and sustainable production. Our success is built on skilled people, teamwork, and a shared pride in growing plants properly.

    • Leading and motivating a team to meet daily and seasonal nursery targets

    • Hands-on involvement in crop maintenance, including monitoring plant health, quality and irrigation

    • Supporting plant health and company assurance schemes

    • Stock movements, order picking, loading and unloading

    • Ensuring accurate stock recording using both computerised and manual systems

    • Maintaining high standards of health & safety and supporting risk assessments

    • Working collaboratively with managers, colleagues and the sales team

    • You will have practical horticultural experience within a nursery or growing environment, confidence in leading and supporting others, and a strong eye for plant quality and detail.

    • You will be organised, communicative, and comfortable working hands-on alongside your team in a fast-paced setting.

    • An understanding of plant health, integrated crop management, and safe use of plant protection products is essential.

    • A willingness to develop, engage in training, and take responsibility for your own professional growth is expected.

  • Location: Hertford, SG14 2PB

    Working Hours: 8am to 16:30 Monday to Friday - being a Team Leader, some overtime (rostered + crop specific) will be expected (plants don't take the weekend off).

    Salary: £31,000 - £35,000 DOE

    How to Apply: Please email guy@rochfords.net for further information and application forms. Mention the YPHA when applying!

Griffin Nurseries

Nursery Worker

  • Griffin Nurseries is a family-run business and a highly regarded producer of specimen trees and shrubs, supplying landscapers and garden designers across the UK. We pride ourselves on delivering top-quality plants and providing excellent customer service.

  • We are seeking a reliable and motivated Nursery Worker to assist in all aspects of specimen tree and shrub production.

    The role involves a range of horticultural tasks that vary seasonally, offering a wealth of experience in the field. The successful candidate will work both independently and as part of a small, supportive team. Key responsibilities include:

    • Potting, pruning, and root balling to ensure the production of top-quality trees and shrubs

    • Maintaining and caring for plants in accordance with best horticultural practices

    • Assisting with the upkeep of nursery infrastructure and equipment

    • Carrying out seasonal tasks, which may include weeding, fertilising and pest control

    • Adhering to safety standards and maintaining a clean and organised work environment.

    The work is predominantly outdoors, and the role requires a hands-on approach to plant care and maintenance.

    • Driving licence

    • Previous experience in horticulture or a related field is advantageous, though not required

    • Ability to work in a physically demanding outdoor environment

    • PA1A and PA6A certification, Forklift Certificate, Counter Balance Certificate, Tele Handler Certificate and Tractor Driving Experience are desirable but not essential

    • Strong attention to detail and eagerness to lear

  • Location: Liphook, Hampshire

    Working Hours: Working Days & Hours: 7.30 a.m. – 4.00 p.m

    Hourly Rate: £14.00 -15.00 per hour depending on experience.

    How to Apply: Please email office@griffinnurseries.co.uk and mention the YPHA website!

English Country Gardeners

Gardener/Groundsperson

  • An exceptional opportunity has arisen for three hands-on Gardener / Groundspersons to maintain the horticultural features of a beautiful private estate near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. This is a full-time, permanent position offering the chance to work within a diverse and well-established garden

  • The 550-acre estate is predominantly grazed land, with approximately 50 acres surrounding the main house dedicated to formal gardens and pleasure grounds that require ongoing attention from the gardening team. The gardens feature a formal terrace with parterres, extensive lawns, and mature specimen trees including copper beech, oak, yew, and cedar. There are ornamental shrubs, woodland areas, fishponds, water features, a swimming pool, and a tennis court. The estate also benefits from a walled kitchen garden, currently ornamental but with scope for productive restoration, as well as two greenhouses used for propagation and vegetable growing.

    The successful candidates will be part of a team reporting int other Estate Manager responsible for maintaining the gardens and undertaking all associated horticultural tasks to a consistently high professional standard. The role includes supporting the Estate Manager with planting programmes to ensure seasonal interest throughout the borders, as well as contributing to the preparation and implementation of annual maintenance schedules for borders, trees, and lawns.

  • Duties will vary daily and will include assisting with planting schemes to maintain year-round seasonal interest and monitoring the health and presentation of extensive herbaceous borders through pruning, staking, feeding, and spraying where appropriate. The role involves comprehensive lawn care, including irrigating, reseeding, fertilising, and scarifying. The Gardener will carry out a full range of practical horticultural tasks such as weeding, digging, forking, mulching, watering, raking, edging, pruning, bed preparation, planting, and hedge cutting. The use of hand tools and light machinery is essential, including mowers, strimmers, hedge cutters, chainsaws, and leaf blowers.

    The Gardener will be required to assist with duties across the wider estate, particularly in the winter months. All tools and equipment must be kept clean and in good working order, with any defects reported promptly to the Estate Manager. Strict adherence to Health and Safety at Work legislation is essential at all times. Any defects, hazards, or security risks identified on the estate must be reported immediately. Spray certificates PA1 / PA6 and chainsaw ticket would be advantageous or the willingness to obtain as training can be provided. A driving licence is required due to the location of the property.

  • ‍Location: Oxfordshire

    Salary: Up to £35,000 DOE

    How to Apply: Please click  here to apply. Mention the YPHA Website!

Grow Tropicals

Video Content Creator

  • GrowTropicals is an award-winning UK-based online retailer of houseplants. We’re passionate about making plant collecting accessible while building a brand that genuinely connects with the plant community.

    As a Content Creator, you will be energetic, well-organised and confident on and behind the camera. Your mission is to plan, create, and manage video content across our social platforms, working as a team with the marketing and product teams to help reach our wider company goals. This role is ideal for someone who understands how to craft content that educates and entertains across the various social media channels. A passion and knowledge for houseplants is ideal for this role.

    • Plan, film, edit, and publish video content across TikTok, Instagram (Reels & Stories), and YouTube

    • Confidently present on camera for educational videos, product promotions and brand-led storytelling

    • Host regular Instagram and TikTok livestreams, engaging with the community in real time

    • Maintain a consistent content schedule aligned with marketing goals and priorities

    • Repurpose content across platforms to maximise reach and performance

    • Track engagement and performance, using insights to refine future content

    • Stay up to date with platform trends, formats, and best practices

    • Collaborate with the marketing team on campaigns, launches, and promotions

    • Experience creating and editing video content for social media

    • Strong video editing skills (CapCut, Premiere Pro, Final Cut, or similar)

    • Confident, clear, and engaging on camera

    • Solid understanding of TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube content strategies

    • Highly organised with strong time-management skills

    • Interest in houseplants or horticulture (beneficial but not essential)

    • Comfortable working independently and as part of a growing team

  • Location: York

    Salary: £25,000 - £30,000 DOE

    How to Apply: To apply, please send your CV, availability and a cover letter to sonia@growtropicals.com. Mention the YPHA Website!