- Many jobs available with a variety of career paths
- Satisfaction through seeing tangible results
- Be active and work with nature
- Grow your skills through apprenticeship and certifications
- Improve your community’s environment
- Entrepreneurship possibilities
Work in the following sectors:
- Grower
- Garden Centre
- Landscape Construction
- Landscape Design
- Grounds Maintenance
- Turf Management
- Snow and Ice Management
- Interior Plantscape
Employers can include:
- Landscape Contractors
- Nurseries
- Greenhouses
- Landscape Supply Companies
- Golf courses
- Cities and municipalities
Specializations can include:
- Gardening / Horticulture
- Lighting
- Irrigation
- Sales
- Project Management
- Foreman / Forewoman
- Hardscaping and Masonry
- Integrated Pest Management
- Arboriculture
- Equipment Operator
- Green Infrastructure
Find other green career options: https://greencareerscanada.ca/
Learn more about the Red Seal trade of Landscape Horticulturist: https://www.red-seal.ca/_conf/assets/custom/docms/landscapehorticulturist_rsos2018_eng.pdf
Watch this powerful video from the Rhode Island Nursery & Landscape Association promoting a career in the green profession:
Landscape Ontario created this video about Apprenticeship:
