Don't Put Your Daughter On The Stage
The subject of horticulture as a career - or whether such a thing as a horticultural career industry even exists - has yet again been given coverage in the news and gardening media recently. The RHS has had an on-going campaign, trying to promote horticulture as a career option for the young to enter into; so too have organisations such as the National Trust and English Heritage. I don't know if it's in conjunction with the RHS but even our Alan (Titchmarsh) has been waxing-lyrical about the benefits of today's youth entering the industry: rallying, cajoling, nudging the young to consider it as a career option. I read in this month's Gardener's World magazine an interesting debate between James Alexander-Sinclair and Helem Yemm entitled " Would you want your kids to work in gardening? " On the back pages of the magazine this question is also taken up by Titchmarsh as he reflects on 50 years working within the sector. I...