One of Hampshire’s leading garden design companies is recruiting its next batch of Horticultural and Landscaping Apprentices. 

Hambrooks has built a reputation for designing, building and maintaining high-quality gardens and has more than 60 national awards to show for it. 

Owner, Norman Hambrook, said: "We are looking to the future and want to recruit eight apprentices as soon as possible.

“Landscaping and horticulture skills are the core of our business so the intention will be to offer these apprentices permanent roles with us once they complete their course.”

There are a number of vacancies available at the Curdridge site in Southampton. 

What does the apprentice programme offer? 

The two-year scheme will offer all trainees broad experience of all the skills required for the job. 

Skills such as hard-landscaping to garden maintenance and safe tool use are among the things apprentices will learn on the job.

Hambrooks is looking to recruit eight trainees as soon as possible to start in September. 

What other jobs are available? 

The company is also recruiting a number of experienced staff based at the Curdridge site in Southampton. 

The full list of job roles available are: 

  • Landscape Construction Apprentices
  • Landscape Team Leaders
  • Garden & Grounds Maintenance Apprentices
  • Landscape Sales Garden Designers (three years experience)
  • Garden Maintenance Sales Project Manager
  • Part-Time Seasonal (March to September)
  • Sales Administrator
  • Part-Time Accounts Manager
  • Part-Time Cleaner

How to apply

For anyone interested in either the apprenticeship programme or the experienced staff roles, more details can be found on the Hambrooks website.

You can also email Jenny Ryder on jennyryder@hambrooks.co.uk.