Landscaper
Landscapers create and maintain gardens, parks and other outdoor areas.
Day-to-day tasks
As a landscaper, you would:
- 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
Skills and knowledge
You'll need:
- to be thorough and pay attention to detail
- the ability to work well with others
- physical skills like lifting, bending and carrying
- customer service skills
- ambition and a desire to succeed
- physical fitness and endurance
- the ability to work well with your hands
Industry Qualifications
You could start as an assistant landscaper with a company and work your way up through training and promotion.
It might be helpful to have some related work experience when you apply for jobs.
You could take a course with the Royal Horticultural Society to learn more about the industry or do a qualification that may help you to get a job.