Why are Horticultural professionals SO devalued?

[Steve Bullman]

2 minutes ago, Joe Newton said:

I think the biggest difference between arb and hort is that we generally don't take cock.

Interesting choice of the word ‘we’

[Haironyourchest]

[peds]

A lot of people confusing horticulture and grounds maintenance here.

 

Pay is shite for both to be fair, but whilst you could easily train a monkey in a nappy to do basic grounds maintenance, I disagree that nearly everyone could turn their hand to horticulture. 

Most people would have the sense to not bother.

 

I remain, potting on thousands of griselinia,

A penniless horticulturist. 

Edited August 29, 2023 by peds

[5thelement]

I started my Forestry/Arb career after working in the landscaping side, design and build, for a number of years, largely due to a lifelong  interest in plants, trees, nature and biology.

I never once made any career decisions based on financial reward, if I was money orientated I would have gone into advertising, media, IT or Politics.

If you want to make money from horticulture, hire a lockup and fill it full of skunk.

[sime42]

 

[Stephen Blair]

Gardener V Tree Guy!

[Haironyourchest]

All in good fun. My wife studied horticulture. Big money possible in the field, as with everything, if you can go far enough and make a name for yourself, like garden design and stuff.

 

Grounds maintenance, yeah, big money there too if you can build a team of guys with a fleet of mowers and land the contracts to keep them busy. Some are making big money at everything, and some are making a crust at the same thing, it's about the individual drive, savvy, and luck.

 

 

[Stere]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Mike Hill]

Can anyone remember the tree officer for Bromley in London who honestly looked like Swiss Toni? Hair all done up,shiney suit and leather soled shoes.

 

I remember him dashing into a Garden where we about to fell a tree screaming  "if you fell that I'll fine you". One of my groundies said  "Felling Trees is much like making love to a beautiful woman" the home owner just creased up.

[Stephen Blair]

Dashed!!!😂😂