Current Full-Time Opportunities in Horticulture

Want to advertise with us, for free? Find out how by clicking the button.

Workshop Manager

Greens Team

  • Greens Team has worked closely with many directors and producers, filming all around the world, on many celebrated past and present blockbuster films and television dramas.

    We have a core team of experts who we can call upon depending on the requirements of the production, which include dressers, growers and tree builders. We can also provide the appropriate plants and foliage and we can supply any plant, any size, anywhere in Europe within 3-5 working days at extremely competitive prices.

    • Liaise with the production’s Health & Safety team to ensure all necessary safety measures are in place within the workshop.

    • Brief the team on fire safety protocols, working closely with the production’s Fire Chief to understand and uphold team responsibilities.

      ·         Coordinate with the Locations team to ensure workshops are safe and suitable for work.

      ·         Work with the Buyer to order workshop consumables as needed.

      ·         Set up and maintain workshops, including the management of hand tools on-site.

    • Oversee the proper storage of hazardous substances (COSHH) and ensure all team members wear the appropriate PPE.

    • Act as the primary first aider within the team, ensuring prompt response to any incidents and maintaining first aid supplies.

    • A proactive, "can-do" attitude

    • Competence in computer-based tasks (preferred but not essential).

    • Strong communication and organisational skills.

    • Ability to adapt quickly and problem-solve in a fast-paced environment, maintaining professionalism and composure.

    • Confidence in liaising with Heads of Departments (HODs) both within and outside the department.

    • Sound knowledge of tools and equipment, including: Power tools, Machinery, Strimmer’s and blowers, Irrigation pumps

    • Awareness of safety procedures related to straps, harnesses, and ratchet straps.

    • Experience managing up to 100 people within the workshop and ensuring their safety.

    • Experience operating machinery such as forklifts.

    • A solid understanding of COSHH regulations.

  • Location: Watford

    Hours: This is a full-time, contract role. Monday - Friday 8am - 6pm, for ~7 months. There is potential for this to be extended.

    Salary: £950 a week, depending on skills and experience

    How to Apply: Please email hr@greens-team.com and mention YPHA website.

Lead Propagator

Walberton Nursery

  • Walberton Nursery are recruiting a Lead Propagator/Supervisor to supervise and develop its busy Propagation team. Walberton Nursery are a market leading customer focussed organisation who supply high quality plants to Garden Centres across the UK. We have a stable team of 40+ employees based across 2 sites near Chichester in West Sussex and are proud to be part of Tristram Plants and the Farplants Group, both highly regarded in the industry for their sales and marketing of horticultural products.

    The Lead Propagator would be responsible for the timely production of over ½ million young plants. Candidates will have a passion for plant propagation in a commercial environment, and be keen to seek, learn and develop propagation techniques and know how. They will keep up to date with latest thinking and apply this to ensuring the highest quality outcomes, whilst ensuring the team are motivated to deliver those outcomes in an environment of continual improvement.

    • Planning and prioritising daily and weekly work plans

    • Assessing cutting material readiness to enable timely propagation or seed sowing

    • Daily monitoring and control of cultural needs, e.g. weaning, trimming, feeding, weeding

    • Assessing environmental needs through the day, e.g. venting, watering

    • Ensuring batches are correctly labelled to the standard required by OHAS

    • Encouraging good crop hygiene practices and regular crop walking to maintain crops weed, pest and disease free, and clear of dead and diseased plants and debris

    • Ensuring work areas maintained clean and tidy and equipment returned in good order

    • Investigating and assessing innovative methods, equipment, and materials to develop and improve outcomes

    • Assisting in the planning, development, and amendment of crop plans

    • Ensuring you and your team are working safely, complying with relevant legislation and established Nursery procedures

    • Actively contributing to Risk Assessment reviews and Best Practice Workshops

    • Determining work rates and using established KPIs to plan and communicate expectations and monitor performance and quality

    • Undertaking weekly stock check, reviewing future requirements, and reporting to Line Manager

    • Passfield and other Crop Production record keeping and paperwork to agreed timescales and in compliance with accreditation schemes

    • Have proven experience in plant propagation and/or commercial horticulture

    • Be good leaders, team builders and motivators of people, with proven Supervisory experience

    • Be logical, methodical, accurate and organised with good attention to detail

    • Have excellent organisational skills with the ability to keep several tasks live at any one time

    • Preferably have a horticultural qualification

    • Professional, reliable and a good communicator

    • Excellent record keeping skills

  • Location: Chichester, West Sussex

    Salary: £28,000 - £33,000 DOE + relocation support

    Hours:

    November to February 32.5 hours per week

    • Monday to Friday 08:00 - 15:45

    March to July 44 hours per week

    • Monday to Thursday 07:30 - 17:15

    • Friday 07:30 - 16:15

    • Weekend duties on a rota system (March to September)

    August to October 39 hours per week

    • Monday to Thursday 08:00 - 16:45

    • Friday 08:00 - 15:45

    How to Apply: Please apply here and mention the YPHA website!

Garden Maintenance Supervisor

Ginkgo Gardens

  • GINKGO is a professional and highly experienced horticultural company, proudly serving London and the South East for over 35 years. With a team of 100+ dedicated professionals, we have provided expert garden and grounds maintenance to over 5,500 private clients, businesses, and organisations.

    We pride ourselves on developing our team, through both internal and external training. Due to continued growth, we are looking for an enthusiastic and reliable Garden Maintenance Supervisor to join our high-level garden maintenance team. If you have strong communication and organizational skills, a passion for horticulture, and a desire to grow your career with an ambitious company, we’d love to hear from you!

  • As a Garden Maintenance Supervisor, you will:

    • Lead and oversee daily garden maintenance tasks, ensuring high horticultural standards

    • Use a variety of hand and power tools for landscaping and groundskeeping

    • Manage irrigation systems to maintain plant health

    • Train and supervise team members, fostering a strong team dynami

    • Maintain accurate records using our internal software system

    • Work closely with contract managers and directly with clients Travel to various locations on a two-week rotation schedule

    • You’ll have 2 years of experience in garden/grounds maintenance

    • In terms of training, you’ll have NVQ Level 2 in Horticulture (or equivalent). It’d be great if you have your PA1 and PA6, but if you don’t, we’d still love to hear from you. We can offer training for this.

    • Due to the role being based across various sites and locations, a full, clean UK driving licence is essential

  • Location: Our projects span across West and North West London, so if you’re based in this area, this could be the role for you.

    Salary: plus 28 days holiday (including bank holidays), a company van for work use (including travel to and from work), ongoing training & career development opportunities, company phone, uniform, and more!

    Hours: Monday - Friday 07.30 - 16.30 hrs 40 hours per week

    How to Apply: Please email jason.bloy@ginkgogardens.co.uk and mention YPHA Website!

Junior Grower

MorePeople

  • Have you been looking for a chance to start a career in growing, but not had the chance?

    Do you want to learn, develop, and progress with a forward-thinking business?

    • Located just on the Wales border, you'll be working for a dynamic business that has invested heavily in their nursery.

    • You'll be working in their liner production unit, which is 4 hectares of glasshouse.

    • The day-to-day will see you covering all tasks to grow quality stock, including potting, optimising space, and managing pest and disease strategy.

    • This role will see you working closely with the wider team. You'll be talking to the stock team, sales team to make sure everyone is on the same page.

    • You'll have the opportunity to train, develop and learn in this role.

    • The business is well-known for their innovation, so you could get the opportunity to support with this. This could be in trials, technology and more.

    • This diverse role will give you the opportunity to see the wider business, and work at the forefront of the industry whilst using your previous expertise.

    • You might have some experience working within a commercial nursery environment. You might have just finished studying horticulture (or something related) and know you want to build a career in a commercial nursery. Either way, we want to hear from you

    • You don't need to be an expert in what they grow, but you will be passionate about learning and develop, and want to get stuck in from day 1.

    • Ideally, you'll have your PA1 and PA6. It's not a problem if you don't, there will be an opportunity to get these.

  • Location: whitchurch

    Salary: DOE

    How to Apply: Please email sarah@morepeople.co.uk and mention YPHA Website.

Account Manager

MorePeople

  • Are you keen on working for a global leader supplying a range of professional growing products to the horticulture/agriculture industry?

    Then this opportunity could be for you.

    Our client have an aim to genuinely help professional growers with innovative and sustainable plant growing solutions to feed and beautify the world.

    • Maintaining relations with existing and potential clients to achieve the highest possible turnover within the designated sales territory.

    • Visiting current and prospective clients regularly, understanding their needs, and offering the best possible solutions.

    • Transitioning from traditional portfolio sales to a solution-oriented sales approach.

    • Participating in cross-functional projects to find the best product solutions for customers.

    • Providing input on the yearly budget process and working according to regional sales plans.

    • Offering good after-sales support and service to clients.

    • Tracking market trends and developments among the competition.

    • Drawing up quotations and providing clients with information concerning payment and delivery terms.

    • Expanding the client base and pool of contacts using creative and persuasive means.

    • Professional qualification in Horticulture/Agricultur

    • Exposure to sales within the Horticulture/Agriculture sector.

    • Proficiency in MS-Office 365 and experience with ERP and CRM software.

    • Strong communication skills and self-driven personality.

  • Location: Hybrid, covering the North of England

    Salary: DOE

    How to Apply: For an informal chat, please call me, Brian, on 01780 480530, email brian@morepeople.co.uk, or message me on LinkedIn. Don't worry if your CV isn't up to date, just send what you have already, and we can sort the rest later.

Assistant Head Grower

Double H Nurseries

  • Double H Nurseries are a family owned, award winning, environmentally aware business. We are passionate about our people which is why we are proud to be accredited in Investors in People ‘Gold’. We are the UK’s largest producer of indoor ornamental pot plants and supply a range of diverse houseplants to some of the UK’s leading supermarkets.

    • Assist the Head Grower in all aspects of crop growing processes and management in our greenhouses.

    • Implement a variety of biological, environmental and cultural controls to maintain the quality and growing conditions of the crop.

    • Monitor pest and disease.

    • Actively look for new ways to reduce waste and improve crop quality.

    • Monitor the performance of varieties.

    • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, providing support for different activities and projects.

    • Willingness to learn growing techniques, irrigation, pest and disease and peat free production.

    • A passion for plants and horticulture.

    • A horticulture college qualification or qualification such as RHS is desirable.

    • A flexible and ‘can do’ approach, with the ability to take initiative and work well with the wider team.

    • Outstanding attention to detail and accuracy.

  • Location: New Milton, Hampshire

    Salary: £25,000 - £27,000 plus professional training.

    How to Apply: please apply by sending your CV to hrteam@double.co.uk and mention YPHA Website

Trainee Grower

Binsted Nursery

  • Do you have a passion for plants and a desire to be a part of a motivated team in a dynamic, fast-paced environment?

    • Grow and maintain crops of good quality to meet production and sales schedules and to satisfy customer requirements under direction of the Technical Manager, Production Manager and Supervisors

      §  Ensure crop operations (including daily irrigation, environmental control, fertiliser application and cultural work) are promptly and effectively carried out.

    • Undertake all crop protection tasks on a daily basis including pesticide application, bio-control, crop walks, monitoring etc.

    • Ensure work areas are left clean and tidy at the end of each working day or session and all equipment returned in good working order

    • Maintain crops weed, pest and disease free; ensuring they are clear of dead plants and debris; monitoring and encouraging good crop hygiene practices; regular crop walking

    • Ensure batches are correctly labelled to the standard required by OHAS

    • Ensure correct environmental control is monitored, including watering, venting and covering where necessary§  Grow and maintain crops of good quality to meet production and sales schedules and to satisfy customer requirements under direction of the Technical Manager, Production Manager and Supervisors

    • Ensure crop operations (including daily irrigation, environmental control, fertiliser application and cultural work) are promptly and effectively carried out.

    • Undertake all crop protection tasks on a daily basis including pesticide application, bio-control, crop walks, monitoring etc.

    • Ensure work areas are left clean and tidy at the end of each working day or session and all equipment returned in good working order

    • Maintain crops weed, pest and disease free; ensuring they are clear of dead plants and debris; monitoring and encouraging good crop hygiene practices; regular crop walking

    • Ensure batches are correctly labelled to the standard required by OHAS

    • Practical horticultural knowledge and experience beneficial

    • Organised with good attention to detail

    • Motivated completer finisher

    • Good at listening and open to new ideas

    • Able to work alone or as a part of team and follow instruction

    • Effective communicator

    • PA1, PA6 and PA9 qualifications desirable

  • Location: Chichester, West Sussex

    Salary: £24,761 to £26,891 paid hourly depending on experience and ability

    How to Apply: Please apply here and mention YPHA Website!

Grower Sprayer Operator

Darby Nursery Stock

  • For over six decades, we’ve been supplying UK garden centres with British-grown premium plants that look magnificent on shelves from day one. We offer a comprehensive range across six main product categories – Shrubs, Perennials, Clematis, Climbers, Trees and Soft Fruit – all grown slowly and ‘tough’ at our all-weather sites in Norfolk to ensure they are unforced and hardy. Focusing on varieties that we know will both sell well in garden centres and perform well in UK gardens, there is plenty to catch every customer’s eye, from old favourites and A-Z staples, to the more unusual and exciting new introductions.

    The nursery is split over two sites, which offer protected and outside growing areas, producing over 1500 different varieties resulting in over 1million plants a year being grown per season. 

    • Work alongside the wider production team to ensure that all spray operations are completing, whilst helping to create a positive work culture and providing guidance to ensure efficient operations alongside maintaining a commercial quality and speed.

    • Daily tasks would include: biological application, chemical application, fertiliser application, maintenance of spray equipment and record keeping.

    • Record Keeping - Maintain detailed records of all aspects of the crop production.

    • Monitoring of plant health and liaising with the Technical Manager.

    • The ideal candidate will already have experience in a commercial production nursery, using a wide variety of technical machinery for spraying.

    • Required qualifications – PA1 and PA6

    • Desired qualification – PA2

  • Location: Methwold, Norfolk

    Salary: £15.40 p/h

    How to Apply: Please email operations@darby-nurseries.co.uk and mention YPHA Website.

Nursery Assistant

Rosewood Nursery

  • Glenavy Garden Centre is a family run business located in Glenavy Village Main Street in Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland.

    We’re passionate about making it as easy as possible for anyone to grow and develop their own garden. We have a large selection of items, services, as well as a community of avid local gardeners, to make it all possible.

    • Various tasks including

    • Potting,

    • Transplanting,

    • Pricking out

    • Filling pots

    • Filling shelves

    • Watering

    • Fulfilling orders.

    • Heavy lifting as part of job role.  

    • Must be able to work either on own or as a team and use initiative, in a fast paced environment.

  • Location: 10 miles away from Glenavy Village, Co. Antrim

    Salary: DOE

    Hours: Various roles available between 24 - 40 hours (Mon - Fri 8:00-16:00)

    How to Apply: If you are interested, please contact glenavygardencentre@outlook.com and mention YPHA Website

Lead Propagator

Binsted Nursery

  • Do you have a passion for plant propagation and a desire to lead a motivated team in a dynamic, fast-paced environment? We are looking for a skilled and enthusiastic Lead Propagator to oversee the production of over 1.25 million young plants each year at our thriving nursery. This is an exciting opportunity to develop and implement innovative propagation techniques while maintaining the highest standards of quality and efficiency

    • Propagation Mastery: Overseeing the propagation process from seed or vegetative material, ensuring quality, quantity, and time targets are met. You’ll plan, prioritise, and monitor plant care (watering, trimming, weeding) to meet strict production standards.

    • Stock Plant Management: Plan and forecast stock plant needs, ensuring timely and quality yields, while maintaining optimal conditions for growth.

    • Team Leadership: Lead, motivate, and develop a small team of propagation staff, fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Ensure safe working practices are followed and monitor team performance against KPIs.

    • Innovation & Improvement: Stay up-to-date with the latest propagation techniques, equipment, and materials. Implement innovative strategies to continually improve productivity and quality.

    • Health & Safety: Ensure compliance with health and safety standards while working closely with your team to maintain a safe, efficient, and productive work environment.

    • Administrative Tasks: Oversee regular stock checks, maintain production records, and support the smooth flow of communication within the team and across departments.

    • Proven experience in commercial plant propagation

    • Strong leadership, organisational, and communication skills

    • A keen eye for detail and accuracy in record-keeping

    • Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple tasks simultaneously

    • A horticultural qualification and PA1 certification (desirable but not required)

    • A passion for horticulture, innovation, and continuous improvement.

  • Location: Barnham (West Sussex)

    Salary: £28-£33K (plus overtime)

    How to Apply: Apply here and mention YPHA Website!

    Why Join Us?

    🌱 Professional Development: Become a member of the International Plant Production Society (IPPS) and continue growing your career within the industry.
    🌱 Collaborative Team: Work alongside a dedicated, knowledgeable team in a dynamic, forward-thinking company.
    🌱 A Thriving Environment: Help us produce 3.3 million pots annually across 8 hectares of nursery space, producing plants loved by many.

Sales and Marketing Administrator

Whartons Roses

  • Whartons Garden Roses are a leading supplier of roses to the Garden Centre Market. We are looking for a Sales & Marketing Administrator to work proactively as part of a small team to ensure effective communication with our wide and varied customer base so we can deliver the very best service.

    • Managing a defined range of customers

    • Maximising sales through regular and targeted contact reflecting the seasonality of our range

    • Inputting orders onto computer system

    • Answering the telephone and emails

    • Inputting and administration of forward orders

    • Inputting and maintaining customer information to ensure it is up to date

    • Attending trade shows as appropriate

    • Supporting marketing administration tasks

    • Various office support as required

    • Some sales/marketing experience and ideally some industry specific knowledge

    • Excellent communicator both verbal and written

    • Ability to work as part of a small team and independently

    • Computer literate especially on Excel and Outlook. Training on our bespoke software will be given.

    • Experience in social media planning an advantage.

  • Location: Norfolk

    Salary: £25,000 - £29,000 DOE

    How to Apply: Please e-mail jo.davey@whartons.co.uk and mention YPHA website