Careers - Forum - Landscape Juice Network2024-03-29T11:21:09Zhttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/forum/topics/feed/category/CareersEducational Opportunitieshttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/forum/topics/educational-opportunities2022-10-31T12:05:39.000Z2022-10-31T12:05:39.000ZLara Hurleyhttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/LaraHurley575<div><p><a href="https://www.ucmyerscough.ac.uk/whats-on/greenspace-higher-education-open-morning/" target="_blank">Myerscough Open Morning</a></p><p>If anyone is interested in progressing their career, we have an Open Morning coming up at Myerscough. Our new online MSc in Landscape Management starts in September 2023. We also have courses in Animals and Horticulture as Therapy, Landscape Architecture and Garden Design along side our regular horticulture provision.</p></div>Garden Maintenance business for sale - South Wiltshttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/forum/topics/garden-maintenance-business-for-sale-south-wilts2022-01-30T17:05:35.000Z2022-01-30T17:05:35.000ZAdam Woodshttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/honestservices<div><p>Its time to start thinking about hanging up the boots - and having a gap year(s) myself - I've paid for 2 kids to have one, but never had one myself! Such things weren't a rite of passage in 1976 when I left school :(</p><p>The Honest Services Co Ltd started in 2015 after I was laid off 2 times in 2 years - the BREXIT decision had just been made by the electorate, and there were no more high paying PAYE jobs on offer - so the Bank of Dad was formally closed and I started the company. It trades around Stonehenge - So Andover to Amesbury, (E to W) and Pewsey to Salisbury (N to S), we primarilly offer Garden Maintenace, and have gardens from small housing estate ones through to those that are measured in acres. </p><p>There is one PAYE employee who's been with me 4 years this summer, she's a graduate of Lackham horticultural college, and her father was an estate gardener - so gardening is in her blood, and she knows all the clients and their gardens, we also have a chap who helps out on a casual basis one day a week. There is a 65 registered Transporter T6 (full VW service history), and all the tools you need + some!</p><p>Around 100 active clients, about 25 are regulars the year round, 37 summer only and 37 more occasional. </p><p>We deliberately trade just below the VAT threshold (I couldnt be bothered to go through that hurdle). The company is profitable, professionaly produced accounts available. It could very easily be grown, every week I am receiving around 40 leads (recommedations, company website and a leads syndicatation service), and a number of our clients are wanting more hours.</p><p>I'm not in a screaming hurry to move it on, <strong>but I want to do it this year.</strong> I would be very happy to bed someone into the business over a month or so.</p><p>So if you are:</p><ul><li>lurking on this site, thinking Should I?, Shouldn't I? - as I was 7 years ago ... looking at franchises and thinking that you dont want to go that route... here is something ready made.</li><li>have a business locally that you want to expand, </li><li>think you would like to move to wonderful Wiltshire but your current business is elsewhere - here is your opportunity.</li></ul><p>email me on info@honestservices.co.uk, or call me one evening on 07722 484 290 for more information or a chat. Its being advertised here first, then in a month or so, if there is no success I will advertise it more widely.</p><p>Regards</p><p>Adam</p><p> </p></div>Horticulture, Arboriculture and Forestry Apprenticeship standards are up for reviewhttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/forum/topics/horticulture-arboriculture-and-forestry-apprenticeship-standards-2021-03-25T19:45:52.000Z2021-03-25T19:45:52.000ZGary RK @ Landscape Juice Networkhttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/GaryRK286<div><p><em>Horticulture, Arboriculture and Forestry Apprenticeship standards are up for review - your participation & views would be welcomed ;</em></p>
<p><em><a href="https://twitter.com/drsuemoss/status/1375102905359949825?s=21">https://twitter.com/drsuemoss/status/1375102905359949825?s=21</a></em></p></div>Where is the best place to advertise for gardening staff to join our team?https://landscapejuicenetwork.com/forum/topics/where-is-the-best-place-to-advertise-for-gardening-staff-to-join-2021-03-11T14:45:50.000Z2021-03-11T14:45:50.000ZPaul Johnsonhttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/PaulJohnson<div><p>Hi.</p><p>I'm just wondering where people tend to advertise to find gardening staff with good plantsman / horticultural experience these days? There was a time I would have come here to Landscape Juice Network but the jobs section seems redundant now and browsers warn its unsafe. When I pushed through security, it seemed all the jobs that had been posted were over 1 year old so it's clearly no longer in action.</p><p>Without that as a focused job search site for our industry, does anyone else have any good tips of sites to advertise on? Are there any others specific to gardening or landscaping? So far I've posted on Facebook and just created a job on Indeed.</p><p>Any other suggestions?</p><p>Thanks in advance.</p><p>Janet</p></div>LJN Managed recruitment package for £169.00https://landscapejuicenetwork.com/forum/topics/ljn-managed-recruitment-package-for-169-002019-05-10T08:23:01.000Z2019-05-10T08:23:01.000ZLandscape Juicehttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/LandscapeJuice<div><p>Landscape Juice is offering a new managed package for employee recruitment.</p>
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<p>We know you're busy doing your job so we'd like to help you find the right candidate for your vacant positions.</p>
<p>We will do all of the heavy lifting. Collect and filter CV's. Upload your advert (and re-write if necessary) send oud details to our extensive social media channels.</p>
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</div>Industry pay gap - How many women work within the landscape industry?https://landscapejuicenetwork.com/forum/topics/landscape-industry-pay-gap-UK2019-04-09T10:16:21.000Z2019-04-09T10:16:21.000ZPhil Voicehttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/philvoice<div><p>It is the law that UK companies employing over 250 people must pubish gender pay gap figures.</p>
<p>For example Marshalls Group - one of the landscape Industry's largest employers -  has just 17% of women making up its entire workforce; 14% are women in management roles with just 17% women working at board level. <a href="https://www.marshalls.co.uk/documents/reports/2017-full-annual-report.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">(figures 2017)</a>.</p>
<p>Marshalls' <a href="https://gender-pay-gap.service.gov.uk/Employer/H7Zx4AFi/2017" target="_blank" rel="noopener">median hourly</a> rate is c20% lower than than of men working within the company.</p>
<p>Despite employing many more women (63.4%) than men (36.6) the <a href="https://www.rhs.org.uk/about-the-rhs/policies/gender-pay-gap" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RHS state</a> "The mean gender pay gap at the RHS is 7.73% in favour of men, based on hourly rates. This is below the national mean average of 17.4%".</p>
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</div>The Queen is looking for a gardener at Buckingham Palacehttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/forum/topics/the-queen-is-looking-for-a-gardener-at-buckingham-palace2018-11-07T17:37:33.000Z2018-11-07T17:37:33.000ZPhil Voicehttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/philvoice<div><p><a href="https://jobs.landscapejuicenetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/job-manager-uploads/company_logo/2018/11/The-Royal-Household.png" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="align-right" src="https://jobs.landscapejuicenetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/job-manager-uploads/company_logo/2018/11/The-Royal-Household.png" /></a>Joining this small team of qualified gardeners, you’ll help ensure the Royal Gardens and surrounding areas of Buckingham Palace and St. James’s Palace are maintained to an exceptional standard.</p>
<p>You’ll keep the lawns in top condition, from regular mowing and edging, to raking, re-seeding and top dressing.</p>
<p>You’ll also maintain the shrub, herbaceous and rose borders, monitor the health of plants, and nurture the growth of young trees and shrubs.</p>
<p>Helping to shape the future of the gardens, you’ll plant new shrubbery, bulbs and seasonal flower displays, ensuring that they continue to provide a worthy setting for a magnificent historic building, as well for high profile events.</p>
<p>You’ll aim for perfection and learn from expert colleagues, with the results of your work will be seen, and admired, by a world-wide audience.</p>
<p><a href="https://jobs.landscapejuicenetwork.com/job/the-royal-household-london-uk-77-gardener/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://jobs.landscapejuicenetwork.com/job/the-royal-household-london-uk-77-gardener/</a></p>
</div>Mitox machineshttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/forum/topics/mitox-machines-12018-09-02T10:43:20.000Z2018-09-02T10:43:20.000ZJohn Handyhttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/JohnHandy<div><p>Hello everybody I'm looking to diversify my garden metal work business to incorporate garden maintenance I currently use husqvarna for my saw and brush cutter use. However I have also got a mitox brush cutter that was gifted to me as a back up and to be honest it's never really been a bother except for a fuel line that split. Through my local dealer i have just purchased a 28mt select multi tool and a cs410x premium chainsaw and a 260bx premium blower..I'm aware that these machines are 40:1 mix as opposed to my huskys 50:1. So along with the whole ethanol situation what fuel and additives would you guys recommend ie b3c ethanol shield... Does it work or use the aspen 2t pre mixed ethanol free fuel obviously costly. Also do you guys think I'm mad at looking to move into garden maintenance and any pointers etc etc. I grew up doing chainsaw work and strimming and conservation management on the farm and mowing the lawns for the boss and the local church plus general weeding and tidying. Never thought of going down this route originally as I wasn't sure if it would be a viable job something I fancied doing originally but I went on to do an apprenticeship in welding and fabrication... Then along comes family and many years spent in a factory. Got into decorative garden metal work. I'm now 40 and wondering if I'm mad. But I'll be happy and I work hard and having grown up outdoors I love it. So I'll leave you guys to answer the mitox questions and my proposed career change and any pointers.</p></div>How do you define 'fully qualified' in our industry?https://landscapejuicenetwork.com/forum/topics/how-do-you-define-fully-qualified-in-our-industry2018-07-17T06:31:18.000Z2018-07-17T06:31:18.000ZPhil Voicehttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/philvoice<div><p>I read a statement by a landscape firm yesterday that all of their staff are 'fully qualified professionals'.</p>
<p>Bunkum, I thought, that's impossible. </p>
<p>No individual can ever be qualified as there's no single examination or test in the landscape industry that can be set to determine qualification. </p>
<p>There's also so much diversity in the industry that all individuals would adding to their knowledge right up until the day they retire.</p>
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</div>Do you love your job?https://landscapejuicenetwork.com/forum/topics/do-you-love-your-job2018-06-13T15:37:58.000Z2018-06-13T15:37:58.000ZSteve Mhttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/SteveMaloney<div><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hi all,</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Firstly, thank you to all members who share knowledge on this site. It's great to see this happening in the industry and as a first time user, it's so helpful to read your conversations advice.</span></p><p> </p><p><strong>I am thinking of sacking it all in...</strong></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I currently work as a project manager for a big corp. I am a real outdoors lover in both how I spend my spare time, as well as what i love to read and learn about. I have worked as a tree cutter groundy for a couple of years whislt travelling, on a farm etc. I know its graft but I am fine with that and actually look forward to it. The thought of being sat down and tapping keys for the rest of my life destroys me and it's not happening. I would be aiming to set up my own company asap doing lawns or some of the easier to acess work to begin with, building up to full garden redesign after some courses, books and experiance.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I would love to just generally hear how you all find it as a career. The ups, downs, amazing moments, little perks and your viewpoint of working in an office?</span></p><p> </p><p><strong>Do you love your job?</strong></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Has anyone done the same move I plan and how is it on the other side? Is the "grass really greener"?!</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I can't thank you all enough for taking time to reply. If anyone is around the Bristol (where i work) and South Wales, Cardiff area (where I live) to chat over a pint and life, I will buy! </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Thanks all</span></p></div>Can anyone tell me where they buy their gloves from?https://landscapejuicenetwork.com/forum/topics/can-anyone-tell-me-where-they-buy-their-gloves-from2018-04-12T19:52:24.000Z2018-04-12T19:52:24.000ZAndrew Midgleyhttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/AndrewMidgley<div><p>Last year I was browsing through the post and came across a recommendation from a supplier that sell gardening gloves etc at a good discount. I thought I saved the website and details but I can't find it. </p><p>If anyone knows of a supplier please let me know. Thanks </p></div>Seeking 10 people to learn together with Piet Oudolf, Dr Noel Kingsbury and othershttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/forum/topics/seeking-10-people-to-learn-together-with-piet-oudolf-dr-noel-king2017-07-13T15:50:04.000Z2017-07-13T15:50:04.000ZElspeth Briscoehttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/ElspethBriscoe<div><p>Hello everyone,</p><p>It's been several years since I've been on here. And <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.learningwithexperts.com/gardening" target="_blank">MyGardenSchool</a> has now grown quite a lot. We're trialling an initiative where we'd like to find 10 people who would be happy to learn together in one class - and really feel like they would benefit from being taught by some of the best experts in the world (Piet Oudolf, Michael Marriott from David Austin, Dr Noel Kingsbury, Annie Guilfoyle, Dr Toby Musgrave and others). I would like to offer a select group of Landscape Juice Members this opportunity to trial a course of their choice with us at www.learningwithexperts.com/gardening (you can take your pick from there). But you must meet the following criteria:</p><ul><li>Be a practising (or aspiring) gardener, landscaper or designer (ideally not formally qualified)</li><li>Not have experienced MyGardenSchool before</li><li>Willing to share your experience socially and take photographs of your work</li></ul><p>What you will get: This is an experiment, so we're keen to follow your progress of how you learn and interact as a group, and understand how you interact with your tutors. </p><p>You really will get feedback from Dr Noel Kingsbury personally (or the other tutors you choose to study with). If more than 10 people want to do this, we will split you into groups. However we won't make this happen unless there is interest from at least 10 of you (as it's the group dynamic we want to study). We will need you to pay something towards the course, but once we reach 10+ volunteers we are happy to reduce the price to 50% of our normal rate (eg for Annie Guilfoyle's urban design course, this is a reduction of several hundred pounds). </p><p>Dr Noel Kingsbury and Piet Oudolf are right behind this study (as are the others), and are also producing a new course about the Highline next year. </p><p>I thought I would post on here to gauge interest. <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.learningwithexperts.com/gardening/courses" target="_blank">Here is where you can choose your course selection</a> (we are assuming that Piet and Noel, and the higher priced courses will be chosen, as you get £100s off, but that may not be the case. Please let me know (and happy to discuss on here) if this is of interest. Or you can email me privately on elspeth@learningwithexperts.com - but I will let people know on here when we reach a group of 10.</p><p>Finally once you've all studied together, we like the idea of introducing you in person. We are currently looking to do a small show garden at Chelsea Flower Show next year, and would like to involve some of this group in it. </p><p>Please post here if you'd like to take part and if we do get 10 of you interested we will start the experiment (I will write back to you with the codes to access classes)<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/UztlhSgxv-Y?wmode=opaque" frameborder="0"></iframe>. </p><p></p><p></p></div>Approved / Expert Installer Network Manager – Jacksons Fencinghttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/forum/topics/approved-expert-installer-network-manager-jacksons-fencing2017-06-22T08:22:38.000Z2017-06-22T08:22:38.000ZPhil Voicehttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/philvoice<div><p><a href="http://jobs.landscapejuicenetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Jacksons_Logo_V1-200x57.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://jobs.landscapejuicenetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Jacksons_Logo_V1-200x57.jpg" class="align-right" /></a>Excellent salary plus vehicle.</p>
<p>This is an exciting opportunity for a professional to develop our Approved / Expert installer network.</p>
<p>The aim of the role is to grow the existing network into areas that are not well covered with established landscaping / fencing professionals and nurture the existing relationships.</p>
<p>The role requires good attention to detail, flexibility and the ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team. Excellent verbal and written communication skills together with persistence and resilience are key success drivers. An ability to think quickly and clearly will be required.</p>
<p>A good all round education and strong computer skills are crucial to carrying out duties efficiently and effectively. Excellent presentation, writing and communication skills will be required to deliver the aim of the role.</p>
<p>You will need superb communication skills to deal with all the different characters from around the country, it is expected that you will stay away from home on a regular basis during the week.</p>
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</div>Starting my own businesshttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/forum/topics/starting-my-own-business2017-05-19T02:40:17.000Z2017-05-19T02:40:17.000ZKingsley Powershttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/KingsleyPowers<div>Hi my name is Kingsley.I am 21 years old I was working in drainage/civil engineering/ flagging ground works, till around a year ago. My manager at this drainage firm had. Decided to set a landscape gardening business (he had no experience of this). I followed as he offered me a place so me and him. Built the business up and worked really hard. He was my fiance's father and was 56 and very overweight so he could only do so much, I have recently broken up with my fiance for good. Why I come to you today is I have found my talent, my Passion. I want my own landscaping business I want to pick your brains of everything I need and need to know.</div>Where does self-employment end and employment begin?https://landscapejuicenetwork.com/forum/topics/where-does-self-employment-end-and-employment-begin2017-02-10T18:27:44.000Z2017-02-10T18:27:44.000ZPhil Voicehttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/philvoice<div><p>This is an interesting case.</p>
<p>I thought that it was not possible to employ someone full-time on a self-employed basis.</p>
<p>However, the case of the Pimlico plumber is a sobering one for anyone who might engage a self employed basis.</p>
<p>"<span>The Court of Appeal agreed with a tribunal that said he was entitled to basic workers' rights although he was technically self-employed."</span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/business-38931211" target="_blank">http://www.bbc.com/news/business-38931211</a></p>
</div>Starting tomorrow, join our Field Team Roadshows to find out about great career and delivery team opportunitieshttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/forum/topics/starting-tomorrow-join-our-field-team-roadshows-to-find-out-about2017-02-06T16:11:13.000Z2017-02-06T16:11:13.000ZGround Controlhttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/GroundControl<div><p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3284649488?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3284649488?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" class="align-full" width="750"/></a></p></div>Garden design courseshttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/forum/topics/garden-design-courses2017-02-04T08:36:13.000Z2017-02-04T08:36:13.000ZMatt Johnsonhttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/MattJohnson<div>Hi all,I'm looking at taking some garden design courses over the next few years. Does anyone have any recommendations on courses? Ideally for me they would be part time and not break the bank. Asking to much I imagine but here's hoping..I'm a landscape gardener at the moment And looking to add an extra tie to the bow by being able to offer an in house design service.Do any off you have any experiences with certain courses good or bad?? Or does anyone know of a route to becoming a garden designer to a reasonable standard.Cheers all</div>How many residential customers do you have??https://landscapejuicenetwork.com/forum/topics/how-many-residential-customers-do-you-have2017-01-18T00:29:35.000Z2017-01-18T00:29:35.000ZPAULhttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/PAULSLAWNS<div><p>One for the lawn cutters amongst us.</p><p>How many customers do you have that you cut there lawn either weekly or fortnightly??</p><p>How many members of staff service them??.</p><p>At how many customers did you decide to employ help??</p></div>Pay rates for trained staffhttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/forum/topics/pay-rates-for-trained-staff2017-01-10T22:00:23.000Z2017-01-10T22:00:23.000ZChristopher R Lloydhttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/ChristopherRLloyd<div><p>Check out this job advert:</p>
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<p>These guys are advertising for a 'grower'. By definition, this person will be trained at the very least. And, to be confident enough to take on their role, they will have to have experience. £15-20K???  Can you raise a family on that? Can you afford a reasonable - REASONABLE - lifestyle on that sort of money?  Frankly; NO!  £15K is £7.21/hour on a 40 hour week or £7.79 per hour on a 37 hour week.  That is floor sweeping money. You can't legally pay much less.</p>
<p>This is just an example of the long-standing disdain that the horticultural trade is held in.</p>
<p>Today, in a world where very few people are prepared to get their hands dirty, practical skills are becoming rarer.  Surely now the time has come for practical, skilled tradespeople to assert themselves on the market.  Any business is only as good as the staff it employs. If you employ unskilled, clueless staff your product will suffer.</p>
<p>I strongly feel that this sort of pay grade is barely defensible in today's economy, regardless of your trade or profession. But to require someone to have skills and experience and to settle for such a crippling wage is simply exploitative.</p>
<p>If you are a horticultural graduate I would urge you to shun this sort of 'opportunity'. If you are an employer I strongly urge you to look to your business model. You aren't doing your business any favours and you are casting your business in a very bad light. Your clients would be appalled to know what you are paying skilled staff - I know; I have had to have the uncomfortable discussions with clients on behalf of a previous employer myself.</p>
<p>Our market is divided between expenditure bands. The nationwide companies, cutting grass on a 3% margin and employing seasonal staff can get away with paying 'living wage' or less - although your middle management will spend a stupid proportion of their time firefighting and handling complaints - maybe that's the role you've given them, but it's hardly productive.</p>
<p>If you're catering to the private sector your clients are probably expecting more. You won't get anything from someone who's content to work for minimum wage. You need people with drive and ambition. AND skills. £7.70/hr to, at best £10.39 per hour for a 37hr week? Think about it,</p>
<p>If you consider that your client base would choose not to afford the fees necessary to pay your staff according to their skills then maybe you shouldn't be attempting to work for them. Would you, as a sole trader, work for peanuts? Not unless you were content to live in poverty, work yourself to early decrepitude, and stay exactly in that hopeless, futureless position to the day you retired to your sheltered accommodation.</p>
<p>Our trade needs to pull itself up to the paying rank of all the other practical trades. The skills are different and many people think they can do it. However, they are paying us to do work they don't want to do. Furthermore, as any knowledgeable tradesman will be able to tell you, there's a world of difference between (for instance) being able to use a pair of secateurs and knowing how and when to prune a particular shrub/fruit bush/fruit tree.</p>
<p>Pay trained staff decent, incentivising pay. Our entire trade will benefit, from the individuals at the coal face to the trade's attractiveness to intelligent, driven applicants. Our output will improve and the paying clients will eventually respect skill and knowledge.</p>
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