Horticulture Week Podcast with Colegrave Seabrook Foundation: careers in garden retail with Steve Barrow and Liam Beddall

Liam Beddall, Neville Stein and Steve Barrow

HortWeek is delighted to present the Cultivate Your Future podcast, in partnership with the Colegrave Seabrook Foundation and sponsors MorePeople.

At a time when horticulture needs to encourage a new wave of young people to come into the industry, this podcast is designed to highlight the multiple and varied career opportunities available.

Hear from people who have found their way into their chosen career through different paths, what their job involves and what it means to them.

Steve Barrow is plantarea manager at British Garden Centres. He talks to HortWeek writer and business consultant Neville Stein about what his job involves and how he came to the role.

Also listen to Liam Beddall, senior rose consultant at David Austin Roses. He talks about how he was able to bring his passion for modern languages into his work to create a unique career in horticulture.

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