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Join JC Designs Ltd as a Horticulture Apprentice and gain hands-on experience in garden design and maintenance. Learn planting, pruning, lawn care, landscaping, and horticultural skills while working in high-quality private gardens. Train alongside experienced professionals and build a rewarding career in horticulture.
Wage
£16,640 to £26,436.80, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
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Training course
Horticulture or landscape construction operative (level 2)
Hours
- Monday - Friday. Start at 7:30am. Seasonally ending between 4pm and 5pm.
- 40 hours a week
Start date
Monday 24 August 2026
Duration
2 years
Positions available
1
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Mowing and lawn care
- Planting trees, shrubs, and flowers
- Weeding and mulching borders
- Pruning shrubs and trimming hedges
- Using and maintaining professional tools
- Learning plant care and identification
- Working safely as part of a team
- Helping create and maintain beautiful gardens
Where you'll work
46 FAIRACRES
PRESTWOOD
GREAT MISSENDEN
HP16 0LE
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
THE WINDSOR FOREST COLLEGES GROUP
Training course
Horticulture or landscape construction operative (level 2)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
(Core) Apply health and safety processes and procedures including risk assessments and or construction design management (CDM), manual handling, legislative requirements, and organisational policies. Follow safe systems of work and safety information in line with employer requirements or site context (for example clearing their route before transporting materials).
(Core) Apply environmental mitigation measures including storage and disposal of waste, for example sorting materials for recycling or composting, acting in compliance with legal requirements, organisational policies, and pollution controls.
(Core) Select, undertake a pre start check, set up, clean, store and safely operate tools, equipment, and machinery (including pedestrian controlled and handheld) in line with current legislation and business policies.
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(Core) Communicate with technical (for example supervisors or managers) and non-technical audiences (for example clients or the public) using language appropriate to the audience.
(Core) Identify plants commonly grown in the UK by scientific names including genus species and or cultivar.
(Core) Maintain the correct phytosanitary and bio-security procedures for the site, in accordance with legal requirements.
(Core) Identify and report symptoms and or signs of commonly found UK plant pests, pathogens, and disorders.
(Core) Maintain plant health for example providing for basic needs such as water, nutrition (either organic or inorganic), light.
(Core) Cultivate, improve, and preserve soils by mechanical methods and or by hand including amelioration and mulching (these might be imported or natural).
(Core) Clear unwanted vegetation, selecting techniques to be used (for example weeding).
(Core) Remove unwanted or damaged growth from plants using a pruning cut.
(Core) Plant shrubs and a tree using a simple tree pit.
(Core) Install turf for situation.
(Core) Mow turf using pedestrian controlled powered driven mower.
(Core) Maintain or protect hard surfaces, features, or structures for example painting, re-gravelling, removing weeds from paving, drain clearance, cleaning.
(Core) Use digital tools and techniques for research, collaboration, continuous professional development, and resolution of problems.
(Landscape construction) Measure and set out an uncomplicated site in preparation for landscape construction activities.
(Landscape construction) Use free hand cutting and or bench cutting of hard landscape materials using abrasive wheels.
(Landscape construction) Repair constructed landscape features (simple and noncomplex) for example re-grouting, re-sanding, damaged fencing.
(Landscape construction) Construct paved feature for example path, patio, or shed base. Including setting levels, sub bases, laying bases, finishing.
(Landscape construction) Construct vertical landscape features including fences, ornamental vertical features, and walls.
(Landscape construction) Install drainage in landscaping.
(Landscape construction) Construct horizontal landscape features (excluding paving).
(Horticulture) Propagate plants by cuttings and seed sowing (this might be indoors or outdoors). Including selection of suitable growing media and or soil.
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(Horticulture) Provide aftercare to recently installed turf and maintain established turf or species rich meadows including irrigation, maintenance, monitoring health, and protection from use.
(Horticulture) Identify if plants are suitable to site, purpose, and aesthetics.
(Horticulture) Maintain soft landscapes for example - staking or support, division, seasonal clearance, and re-planting.
(Horticulture) Monitor and control plant pests, pathogens, and disorders using basic control methods (including application of chemicals or organic equivalents).
(Horticulture) Plant herbaceous and seasonal planting (for example bedding, herbs, or bulbs).
(Horticulture) Prune plants to achieve healthy growth and form (including natural habit and formal or trained form).
Training schedule
Horticulture or Landscape Construction Operative Level 2
Once per fortnight at BCA College
GCSE in:
- English and Maths (grade 4/C or higher)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Attention to detail
Team working
Enthusiastic
Eager to learn
Reliable
Hard-working
Enjoys working outdoors
Positive attitude
Willing to work in all weather
Start time is flexible.
At JC Designs, we believe every garden should be as individual as the people who enjoy it. We combine creative garden design with expert horticultural knowledge and high-quality maintenance, allowing us to create and care for beautiful gardens all year round. Rather than following trends, we focus on attention to detail and building lasting relationships with our clients, taking pride in every garden we look after treating every garden as if it is our own.
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Join a growing team where you can build a career. At JC Designs, we have a track record of transitioning apprentices into full-time roles, enabling them to progress into senior team leader positions.
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THE WINDSOR FOREST COLLEGES GROUP
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000044430.
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