Friday, March 13, 2015

Recommended Jobs For People Who Love To Garden

By George Dodson


A good job is hard to find these days due to the strict requirements of new employer as well as the increasing number of competitions. Should you belong in a certain industry with lots of competition such as sales, anything about computers or manual labor jobs then it would really be quite a challenge to get a job. How about for people in the gardening industry? Is the competition great for this kind of industry and would are there other varieties of jobs related to it?

Among those many job opportunities one can pursue, the gardening industry could also be one as there are lot of job opportunities linked to it. For those wanting to know the kind of jobs available for their passion of gardening, this article will be sure to give you what you need. They are as follows:

Becoming a plant pathologist For those who love to study as well as experiment on plants with the aim to know their effects on their environment then being a plant pathologist can be a great career to pursue. Plant pathologist are simply those plant experts that determine whether specific plants are good or bad for the environment or if those are good to cure certain diseases. Of course if you?re looking to pursue this kind of career you need to have a medical background and of course the passion for examining plants.

Working in the nursery or forestry If taking care of plants is simply your passion then you can also work at a nursery or forestry. In this kind of job, all you have to do is take care of the plants starting from sowing the seeds to growing, harvesting the fruits and selling. Since nursery as well as forestry facilities generate their income out of selling produce and plants, you need to be knowledgeable of how to take care of those specific plants which with be sold in the market. As well, you may want to know be aware how much water does a specific plant need as well as how long it needs to stay under the sun, the fertilizers, kind of soil and many others.

Horticultural consultant Being a horticultural consultant would mean you have to be knowledgeable of just about anything which goes or are planted in the ground. As an example of the questions you will be consulted for would be the type of grass to be used as an alternative for Bermuda grass for golf courses, what kind of fertilizer is best for plants for faster growth and many others. This job often requires a degree such as soil engineering, agriculture, horticulture, earth sciences and other higher level of knowledge in gardening thus you first need to make sure you are qualified before pursuing this career.

Be an ornamental horticulturist Is creating flower arrangements as well as landscaping your passion? If you love arranging flowers for occasions or events then this job can make you lots of money. As an Ornamental Horticulturist, you just have to have a keen eye for detail, knowledge of the proper and best plants, flowers and other resources to bring about the desired arrangements or landscaping. Although this job doesn?t have much strict requirement, it is important that you have relevant experience in landscaping as well as flower arrangements.




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