Nurturing your career in horticulture

Connie Hudson is a trainee gardener at John Massey’s garden at Ashwood Nurseries, 

Leaving the world of Professional cycling behind, Connie has made the move into horticulture and is now training under the guidance of John Massey at his beautiful garden at Ashwood Nurseries near Kingswinford. 

Hear what brought Connie in horticulture and how her training is being helped by the Adam Greathead scholarship. 

Neal Ritson is now forging his career as a bedding plant grower with Arden Lea Nurseries in Lancashire.

Neal beagn his career working in the music industry, both performing bass guitar and working as a music agent. 

In this podcast he talks with Neville Stein about what drew him into horticulture, how he has re-trained and how a scholarship from the Colegrave Seabrook Foundation has helped him to realise his ambitions. 

Anna Mcloughlin was recently awarded The Association of Professional Landscapers World Skills gold medal. 

Anna who recently graduated from CAFRE in Northern Ireland won the APL World Skills gold medal at their national finals held in Manchester in November 2023. She has also been selected by APL as a ‘Rising Star’. 

In this episode of Cultivate Your Future, Anna tells Neville why she was attracted to landscaping and where she hopes her career will take her in the future.