Four former scholarly person from Scotland ’s Rural College joined other experts at a Grow Careers event showcasing chance in the battleground of horticulture .
Kirsty Wilson , a presenter on the BBC ’s Beechgrove Garden programme , Rosie Burgon , who run her own cut bloom stage business , Jennifer Wright , who is currently undertaking a Professional Gardeners Guild traineeship , and Michael Jack , first nurseryman at Broughton House and Garden , were among the verbaliser at the case host by the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh ( RBGE ) .
Kirsty Wilson , Rosie Burgon and Jennifer Wright at the Grow Careers event
Chaired by George Anderson , also of Beechgrove Garden , the consequence was attend by more than 200 students from SRUC ’s Oatridge , Edinburgh , Elmwood and Glasgow campuses , and other institutions from all over Scotland .
Professor Colin Campbell , Chief Executive at the James Hutton Institute , move over a presentation about the role of vertical indoor husbandry in addressing the future global and local challenges of food product .
Garden writer and TV presenter Ellen Mary verbalise about way of securing a futurity in horticulture and international garden interior decorator Luciano Giubbilei talked about the art of induce a garden .
Kirsty , who gained a first class honours stage in Horticulture with Plantsmanship at SRUC ’s Edinburgh campus , and is now the herbaceous supervisor at the RBGE , chaired the presentations by Rosie and Jennifer , together with Graham Gunn , director at Kevock Garden Plants , and Michael Jack , clenched fist gardener at Broughton House and Garden .
She said : “ It was fantastic for me to be able to partake where I ’ve fare from in my calling in gardening . There are so many selection out there – it is such a vast profession .
“ A horticulture careers mean solar day is a smashing event to root on you into the world of horticulture . It is also a terrific networking opportunity to meet other horticulturalists at different stages in their calling and to make connections . ”
Her classmate Rosie , who also study for a degree in Horticulture , has arrange up her own occupation – Scottish Cut Flowers – in a command to shrink the environmental impact of importing .
At her flower farm , which is base between a square-toed walled garden and a poly burrow situation in Tayside , she grows blooms and foliage for florist shop and the world without using weed killer , insecticides , fungicides , fertiliser or preservative .
“ I think it ’s useful to lecture to the next propagation of horticulturalists and pass information on , ” said Rosie .
“ When I came to one of these events in 2012 , there was no one doing what I am doing now , so it might be quite inspiring to try about the baseball swing flower industry for someone who has n’t see of it before . ”
Jennifer , from Fife , studied for a National Certificate in Horticulture at SRUC Oatridge before being offered a innovative apprenticeship at the RBGE . She is now in the third class of a Professional Gardeners Guild traineeship and is working as a trainee nurseryman at Savill and Valley Gardens in Windsor .
She order : “ At the start I was n’t sure about horticulture as a life history , but later on I march on to dead loving it . I have n’t trace a traditional path , but have gone down a less academic and more virtual path . ”
The event also offered pupil the opportunity to internet with representatives from more than 20 organisations , including the Chartered Institute of Horticulture , Lantra Scotland , RBGE and SRUC .
George Gilchrist , Horticulture Lecturer at SRUC Oatridge and one of the labor organizer of the event , said : “ The construct of the day is to inspire the next generation of horticulturists , garden couturier and landscapers .
“ One tweet after the event allege ‘ Can not recommend this day enough . Such inspirational people and stories . So excited about my career ! ’ – that describes exactly what we wanted to attain from the daytime . ”
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