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Young Horticulturist of the Year Competition (YHYC)
By Franziska Wittenstein HBGTP Trainee Wrest Park I entered the Young Horticulturist of the Year competition without really knowing what I was getting into. Most people who are horticulturally inclined have heard of it, of…
Visit to Trainee Liz Maynard at Sissinghurst Castle
Liz is now 3/4 way through her placement in this fantastic garden. She is looking forward to her final two projects – one on the roses at Sissinghurst and the final one undertaking a plant…
RHS Wisley & Wrest Park Trainee Exchange
Ellie Dunn spent three days at RHS Wisley on the student winter fruit tree pruning in December. Julia Wilson came to Wrest at the end of January and spent three days working with the team…
Hosting a Trainee – Are you up for the challenge?
We are currently inviting gardens to bid to host a HBGBS trainee. Three good reasons to have a trainee placement: Garden trainees add verve and vigour to your garden and to your gardens team. Hosting…
Rachel Brown features in an article on Bicton College
One of our new trainees, Rachel Brown, talks about her experience at Bicton College and how it helped her into horticulture in an article in Exeter Living (page 47): http://flickread.com/edition/PensordFreeLibrary/560d46a592053/
Trainee Seminar 2015
The joint HBGTP & PGG Trainee Seminar was held at Dunford House, Midhurst, last weekend. Highlights included visits to RHS Wisley and West Dean. It was also great for all the trainees to get a…
Autumn Study Block – 1st Years
Our new 2 year trainees are now coming to the end of their first study block. They have spent two weeks at Wrest Park, including a day at Capel Manor, studying for their first RHS…
Autumn Study Block – 2nd Years
Our 2nd year trainees have started their fifth study block this week. Lovely weather to be at Wrest Park! On Wednesday and Thursday, they were…
New Training Support Officer
We would like to welcome our new Training Support Officer, Elinor Davies. Elinor starts this week and will be visiting trainees all around the UK shortly. Elinor started her career as a landscape gardener in…
Trainees on Horticulture Conference
Dropped in at the deep end! Alison Legg & Kate MacColl, two of our trainees at Audley End, Essex, started their HBGTP placements this month. By day 2 they were off to the English Heritage…
2 year placement available at Cliveden – NOW FILLED
UPDATE: We are happy to announce that we have now recruited Eleanora Giuliodori to be our trainee at Cliveden. We will be recruiting for 2016 placements in February. NEW VACANCY: A vacancy has unexpectedly arisen…
Congratulations to Tamara Bridge on her winning design at Tatton Park Flower Show!
Tamara credits the HBGBS with kickstarting her career in horticulture. She discusses her route from her placement at Sandringham to establishing her own garden design business. Click here to view the full article in HorticultureWeek…
HBGBS Study Tour 29th-31st May 2015
Our 1 year trainees recently went on their annual Study Tour, based at the Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester. A good time was had by all – here is a summary from Fiona of the weekend’s…
Applications for September 2015 are now CLOSED
We are no longer accepting applications for this year’s placements. Recruitment for September 2016 will begin in February 2016. For those who have submitted applications before the closing date, we are currently sifting through these…
Young Horticulturist of the Year 2015 competition
Thirty years after the tentative beginnings of the Young Horticulturist of the Year competition (YHoY), the Chartered Institute of Horticulture (CIH) has launched the 2015 competition. This prestigious annual competition attracts over 1,800 entrants each…
Design and Events in the Urban Landscape
A full day on Friday 14th March 2014 at the Chelsea Physic Garden. London Gardens Network is currently redesigning the website, but we expect full details of this event to be posted there on 1st…
