Date – 15 February 2017
Time – 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
A day of seminars for anyone interested in either a career, or further developing a career, in horticulture. Talks will be given by a range of inspirational horticulturists covering a broad variety of topical subjects.
To register for this free careers day please register here http://www.sruc.ac.uk/horticulturecareersday
Program
10.00 – 10.30 Registration for Lectures Fletcher Building
10.30 – 10.40 Welcome – George Anderson, Past President RCHS. Presenter on Beechgrove Garden
10.40 – 11.00 David Knott – The importance of plants RBGE Curator of the Living Collection
11.00 – 11.20 Kirsty Wilson – A young horticulturists perspective Associate Director – Young Hort – Glasshouse supervisor St Andrews Botanic Garden
11.20 – 11.50 Georgina Kay – Working towards sustainable growing media Horticulture Research Manager from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board
11.50 -12.05 Questions
12.05 – 1.45 Lunch Fletcher Building
1.45 – 2.15 Ross Cameron – Horticultural Technologists – The key to effective Green Infrastructure – (The need for horticultural skills and plant knowledge for more effective and engaging urban spaces) Senior Lecturer Landscape Management, Ecology & Design at Sheffield University
2.15 – 2.45 Tony Kirkham – Modern day tree planting techniques and how they came about Head of the Arboretum, Gardens and Horticultural Services at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
2.45 – 3.00 Questions
Organisations and companies present to meet on the day will include:
Gold Sponsors
Caulders Garden Centres
Chartered Institute of Horticulture (CIoH)
Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh (RBGE)
Scottish Government
SRUC & SRUC Work-based learning
Stairway Trees supported by the Caledonian Air Pot Company
Silver Sponsors
The MacRobert Trust
Royal Horticulture Society
Bronze Sponsors
Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society (RCHS)
Thomas Angel Gardens Ltd
Attendees
Association of Public Sector Excellence
British Association of Landscape Industries (BALI)
GP Plantscape
Grow Wild
Horticultural Trades Association (HTA)
National Trust for Scotland (NTS)
Pentland Plants
Professional Gardeners Guild
Society of Garden Designers
Trellis
Women’s Farm & Garden Association (WFGA)