People in Gardening Survey

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* 1. Which of the following best describes your current gardening employment status? (please tick one):

Sole trader/business owner

Manager

Franchisee

Employee

Apprentice

Volunteer

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Which of the following best describes your current gardening work? (please tick one):

Allied trades – with other construction work alongside gardening

Gardening supplies – work for an organisation that provides gardening supplies, tools, and/or plants

Public gardening – work for a government or parks related organisation

Private gardening – maintaining or designing gardens for businesses or individuals

Plantsperson - giving plant advice, propagating, or any job mostly focused on using plant knowledge

Other (please specify)

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* 3. How long have you been working in the garden industry? (please tick one):

Less than 1 year

1 to 3 years

3 to 5 years

5 to 10 years

More than 10 years

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* 4. Where do you want to be 5 years from now?

Running my own business

Employed in my current area of horticulture

Employed in a different area of horticulture

Studying for a degree

Working in a different career

Other (please specify)

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* 5. From your own experience, how do you rate the following aspects of a career in gardening?

	Excellent	Very good	Good	Neither good nor bad	Bad	Very bad	Terrible
Job satisfaction	Job satisfaction Excellent	Job satisfaction Very good	Job satisfaction Good	Job satisfaction Neither good nor bad	Job satisfaction Bad	Job satisfaction Very bad	Job satisfaction Terrible
Professional status	Professional status Excellent	Professional status Very good	Professional status Good	Professional status Neither good nor bad	Professional status Bad	Professional status Very bad	Professional status Terrible
Salary/wages	Salary/wages Excellent	Salary/wages Very good	Salary/wages Good	Salary/wages Neither good nor bad	Salary/wages Bad	Salary/wages Very bad	Salary/wages Terrible
Nature of the work	Nature of the work Excellent	Nature of the work Very good	Nature of the work Good	Nature of the work Neither good nor bad	Nature of the work Bad	Nature of the work Very bad	Nature of the work Terrible
Career development opportunities	Career development opportunities Excellent	Career development opportunities Very good	Career development opportunities Good	Career development opportunities Neither good nor bad	Career development opportunities Bad	Career development opportunities Very bad	Career development opportunities Terrible
On-the-job training	On-the-job training Excellent	On-the-job training Very good	On-the-job training Good	On-the-job training Neither good nor bad	On-the-job training Bad	On-the-job training Very bad	On-the-job training Terrible
Management - how well businesses are run	Management - how well businesses are run Excellent	Management - how well businesses are run Very good	Management - how well businesses are run Good	Management - how well businesses are run Neither good nor bad	Management - how well businesses are run Bad	Management - how well businesses are run Very bad	Management - how well businesses are run Terrible
People - managers' relationship skills	People - managers' relationship skills Excellent	People - managers' relationship skills Very good	People - managers' relationship skills Good	People - managers' relationship skills Neither good nor bad	People - managers' relationship skills Bad	People - managers' relationship skills Very bad	People - managers' relationship skills Terrible
Variety in the work	Variety in the work Excellent	Variety in the work Very good	Variety in the work Good	Variety in the work Neither good nor bad	Variety in the work Bad	Variety in the work Very bad	Variety in the work Terrible
Physical strength or capacity to do the tasks	Physical strength or capacity to do the tasks Excellent	Physical strength or capacity to do the tasks Very good	Physical strength or capacity to do the tasks Good	Physical strength or capacity to do the tasks Neither good nor bad	Physical strength or capacity to do the tasks Bad	Physical strength or capacity to do the tasks Very bad	Physical strength or capacity to do the tasks Terrible

Other (please specify)

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* 6. How did you learn your practical gardening skills? (select all that apply)

Work alongside others (paid or volunteer)

Mentoring

Formal qualifications in horticulture (e.g., certificate, diploma or degree courses)

Formal qualifications in related disciplines (e.g., agriculture, environmental, construction, science, other trades)

Short courses

Media – TV, YouTube, books/magazines, radio

Family

Other (please specify)

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* 7. How do you learn plant names? (select all that apply)

Formal studies – a course that teaches me plant names

I watch videos or read books

I look at leaf shapes and flower structure to find characteristics that are shared with plants I already know

I memorise the plant’s image and common name first, then research the scientific name later

I take photos or collect specimens and keep a personal collection of information

I use rote learning (to learn the name by repetition)

I do things with the plant – prune it, propagate it, plant it – to increase my familiarity with it

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Why did you start working in gardening?

I wanted an outside job in the fresh air

I wanted to work with plants, gardens, landscapes, the environment

Being in horticulture is a family tradition/expectation

I wanted to have my own business

Potential income and financial security

I wanted change from a previous job or career

Gardening offers part time and flexible work around my other commitments

Other (please specify)

People in Gardening Survey

Have you been working in the garden industry for more than 3 years? Tell us how it's going...

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* 1. Which of the following best describes your current gardening employment status? (please tick one):

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* 2. Which of the following best describes your current gardening work? (please tick one):

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* 3. How long have you been working in the garden industry? (please tick one):

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* 4. Where do you want to be 5 years from now?

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* 5. From your own experience, how do you rate the following aspects of a career in gardening?

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* 6. How did you learn your practical gardening skills? (select all that apply)

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* 7. How do you learn plant names? (select all that apply)

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* 8. Why did you start working in gardening?

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* 9. What is your age?

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* 10. What is your gender?

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* 11. Where do you live?

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* 12. Would you be willing to participate in further research about gardening?