Landscaper

As a landscaper, you could:

• prepare sites for landscaping, using tools and machinery
•  work from a plan made by a garden designer or landscape architect
•  plant flowers, shrubs and trees, order supplies and sow lawns
•  build paths, walls, water features and rock gardens
•  advise clients on how to look after their green spaces

We've identified this as a potential green job

For a landscaper to be a green job, you could:

• work with peat-free compost which is more environmentally friendly
•  use electric rather than petrol power tools
•  recycle rainwater to use when watering plants

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• to be thorough and pay attention to detail
• the ability to work well with others
• physical skills like movement, coordination, dexterity and grace
• customer service skills
• ambition and a desire to succeed
• physical fitness and endurance
• the ability to work well with your hands
• patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations
• to be able to carry out basic tasks on a computer or hand-held device

You can get into this job through:

• a college course
• an apprenticeship
• working towards this role
• applying directly
• a specialist training course

With experience you could:

• do a Horticulture and Landscaping Technical Manager Level 5 Higher Apprenticeship to progress into a management role
•  become a landscape supervisor or landscape manager
•  set up your own landscaping business
•  specialise in landscape design
•  train future landscapers at a land-based college or training provider