A chat with Scott H Smith, Beechgrove's Head Gardener and Kate McLorey, Assistant Head Gardener at Floors Castle.
We discuss their individual routes into horticulture, why and how they changed their initial career paths, and where their gardening journey has taken them. This is an episode for anyone who's ever dreamed of switching career, or is wondering if horticulture will provide variety and opportunity in their working lives.
Links for this episode:
RHS info on careers in Horticulture
The Chartered Institute of Horticulture - Grow Careers
Floors Castle
Beechgrove
Work and Retrain as a Gardener scheme - WFGA
You can follow Kate on Instagram @myyearat_floors
You can follow Scott H Smith on LinkedIn