Relentless commitment and high achievement earn Archie BALI top student accolade
As the thrill and buzz of the BALI Landscape Awards 2025 recedes, Gillian Taylor takes a quieter moment to catch up with the 2025 BALI Chalk Landscape Student of the
TRAINING, EDUCATION & RECRUITMENT
GVA Training informs next gen on alkylate fuels
Contractor GVA strives to deliver on its ‘your environment, our responsibility’ pledge to clients that include National Highways, utility providers, countryside managers and land agencies in the UK. Longtime users
Apprenticeship powers next generation of landscapers
Landscapers have few opportunities to gain qualifications, as the sector lacks a formal, focused educational base. The issue lies in the ill-defined nature of landscaping, as under its umbrella lie
ICL Continue to Learn scholars named
The five participants of the 10th ICL Continue to Learn Scholarship have been revealed. They are: ● Adam Mitchell – course manager, Tehidy Park Golf Club ● Darren Foster –
J. Parker’s supports young talent in horticulture
J. Parker’s supports young talent in horticulture One of the UK’s leading gardening retailers, J. Parker’s welcomed 25 members of the Young People in Horticulture Association (YPHA) to its production
How to attract employees into landscaping
What will attract employees into the world of landscaping and sports turf asks Greg Rhodes Recruitment is the buzz word for many across the landscaping sector, as member bodies, land-based
Garden design school celebrates first year
The Yorkshire School of Garden Design has celebrated its first anniversary with an exhibition showcasing the work of the first cohort of Diploma in Garden Design graduates. Taking place at
GGM launch LANTRA accredited training academy
GGM Groundscare have unveiled a new LANTRA accredited training academy as the latest offering to their portfolio of services, after identifying a requirement in the industry. The new courses provide
Garden design sketch course
The Yorkshire School of Garden Design is launching an expertly-led aspirational course to equip budding garden designers with the skills to express their vision through the medium of drawing. From
Yorkshire nursery fills the gap in horticultural training
Commercial nursery, Johnsons of Whixley, has seen three key staff members graduate from its Rising Stars programme, which aims to provide development opportunities to boost the teams’ skillset and progression
Screwfix tradesperson award
Applications now open for the renowned Screwfix Top Tradesperson 2022 Award Tradespeople invited to apply now 13th year of the business boosting award £20,000 / €20,000 prize of tools, tech,
Supported apprenticeship in landscaping
A UK first – a supported apprenticeship pathway has been expanded to help young people with learning difficulties develop work skills in landscaping expanded programme will help students with learning
3% pay rise for grounds staff says GMA
Following research commissioned by the Grounds Management Association (GMA), conducted by Myriad Research*, a 3% pay rise for grounds staff in national minimum salary bands for all levels of grounds
#GoSchoolSuccess brings horticulture to schools
#GoSchoolSuccess campaign launched to promote landscaping and horticulture careers in primary schools A campaign to bring horticulture and gardening to primary schools has been launched by GoLandscape, The British Association
Management ROLO courses for land-based workers
The British Association of Landscape Industries has introduced two new training courses at supervisor and manager level. These management ROLO courses add to the popular Register of Land-based Operations (ROLO)
Travel scholarship for horticultural students
Furthering professional development with the Ball Colegrave Travel Scholarship Ball Colegrave is encouraging the continuous professional development of young people in the horticultural sector with a travel scholarship. The £1,500
Maintaining winter pitches courses from the GMA
The Grounds Management Association (GMA) bolsters online training with new ‘Level 2 Winter Pitches’ Looking to achieve the best results maintaining winter pitches during colder, wetter months? If so look no
Online degree show at Writtle University
An online degree show at Writtle University College (WUC) launches on May 27th, 2020 in a specially created online gallery. As always, it will showcase the skilled creative work of
Managing safety on site after lockdown
Whether you have been working through the pandemic within government guidelines or are planning on a return to work in the near future as businesses begin to open as restrictions
Six steps to attract landscaping customers
Although we are still in the midst of Covid-19, and many of us remain in lockdown, restriction measures are slowly being lifted. So now is perfect time to think about
Spurred to enter the grounds management industry
Little did Spurs fan Harley Coplen know that his visit to WorldSkills UK LIVE 2019 at the NEC Birmingham would culminate in him winning a tour of the Tottenham Hotspur
Growing ornamental crops on Hadlow curriculum thanks to Provender Nurseries
Provender Nurseries and Hadlow College are collaborating on a new venture involving students and learning in line with the college curriculum. Students of all levels of horticulture are learning real
Advanced golf greenskeeper apprenticeship approved
The Golf Greenkeeping Trailblazer Group, an independent organisation representing British golf club employers and greenkeepers through a Board of Directors, is delighted to announce the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education
Time to Talk Day for Green-tech staff
Green-tech Supports Time to Talk Day on Thursday 6th February Green-tech supported Time to Talk Day on Thursday 6 February and encouraging as many people as possible to choose to talk
BASIS & STRI training courses introduced for 2020
Training provider BASIS and the sports turf consultants STRI have joined forces to provide a new modular training course that will help greenkeepers, groundsmen and amenity contractors to protect the
Groundcare courses by LANTRA
LANTRA, a leading awarding body for training in the land based industries, recently launched it’s new groundcare courses at SALTEX 2019. At the event the LANTRA team met with a
Landscaping courses for people with a disability
YMCA Training – in association with the Monday Charitable Trust – is offering a free Level 1 City & Guilds qualification in basic horticulture for people with disabilities. Following on
Hort Academy tackles skills gap in market
A pioneering Hort Academy for landscape and horticultural professionals designed to tackle the widening skills gap in the horticulture industry has been introduced by landscape company Bowles & Wyer. The
University challenge: a degree in landscaping
Education broadens the mind and it can also kickstart your business. Even so, how many landscape gardeners feel their study days are well and truly behind them? Rachel Gordon discovers how taking
Marketing for success
Whether a start-up or planning the next phase of expansion, effective marketing strategies can be the difference between success and failure for any business. But with so many different ways
Paving a future for the landscapers of tomorrow
Realising the value of landscaping training, leading suppliers the Talasey Group recently opened a training academy. Here they explain the benefits of the new facility According to a recent landscaping
Meeting the challenges of recruitment in landscaping
Declining work ethics and a general lack of awareness of industry opportunities are creating critical short- and long-term labour challenges in the world of landscaping. Ffion Llwyd-Jones explores how the industry is
Understanding apprenticeships
Understanding apprenticeships with The Landscaper Magazine