Due to technology global opportunities exist which can move a career in many directions from management to marketing. The plethora of TV gardening programmes has stimulated interest in professionally designed gardens. There are opportunities for those with a creative flair. A good question and not one that is always answered correctly. Or you can't get a highly paid job.
Nothing is further from the truth.
The horticulture industry is responsible for growing and supplying the plants for the UK's 18.5 million gardens, growing fruit vegetables and salads for us to eat and pot plants and cut flowers to decorate our homes. The spectacular gardens and parks which are tended and developed are a major tourist attraction and an important leisure facility for locals. There are also all the sports pitches and golf courses which have to be managed and maintained. This is just a brief summary of some of the many sectors of the horticulture industry. The College has been providing horticulture education since 1924.