New Gardeners Survey

	No	Yes - for less than 1 year	Yes - for 1-2 years	Yes - for 2-3 years	Yes - for more than 3 years
Studying horticulture	Studying horticulture No	Studying horticulture Yes - for less than 1 year	Studying horticulture Yes - for 1-2 years	Studying horticulture Yes - for 2-3 years	Studying horticulture Yes - for more than 3 years
Working in the gardening industry	Working in the gardening industry No	Working in the gardening industry Yes - for less than 1 year	Working in the gardening industry Yes - for 1-2 years	Working in the gardening industry Yes - for 2-3 years	Working in the gardening industry Yes - for more than 3 years

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* 2. What if any horticultural study/training are you doing now?

Name of course

Name of school/institution you are studying with

Not studying/on the job or Other

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* 3. Does your current course of study offer the following options, and if so, to what extent?

	None at all	Not enough	About right	Too much
Options to learn the range of skills you want	Options to learn the range of skills you want None at all	Options to learn the range of skills you want Not enough	Options to learn the range of skills you want About right	Options to learn the range of skills you want Too much
Options to negotiate areas of study or specialisation	Options to negotiate areas of study or specialisation None at all	Options to negotiate areas of study or specialisation Not enough	Options to negotiate areas of study or specialisation About right	Options to negotiate areas of study or specialisation Too much
Credit for prior voluntary/ community/paid work experience	Credit for prior voluntary/ community/paid work experience None at all	Credit for prior voluntary/ community/paid work experience Not enough	Credit for prior voluntary/ community/paid work experience About right	Credit for prior voluntary/ community/paid work experience Too much
Hands-on experience	Hands-on experience None at all	Hands-on experience Not enough	Hands-on experience About right	Hands-on experience Too much
Tutorials	Tutorials None at all	Tutorials Not enough	Tutorials About right	Tutorials Too much
Electronic/online delivery	Electronic/online delivery None at all	Electronic/online delivery Not enough	Electronic/online delivery About right	Electronic/online delivery Too much
Career counseling	Career counseling None at all	Career counseling Not enough	Career counseling About right	Career counseling Too much
Contact with business owners	Contact with business owners None at all	Contact with business owners Not enough	Contact with business owners About right	Contact with business owners Too much
Contact with industry leaders	Contact with industry leaders None at all	Contact with industry leaders Not enough	Contact with industry leaders About right	Contact with industry leaders Too much
A guarantee that the course you begin will continue to be offered until you have completed it	A guarantee that the course you begin will continue to be offered until you have completed it None at all	A guarantee that the course you begin will continue to be offered until you have completed it Not enough	A guarantee that the course you begin will continue to be offered until you have completed it About right	A guarantee that the course you begin will continue to be offered until you have completed it Too much

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* 4. Which of the following ways of learning are most useful to you in your career? Rank in order of preference, where 1 is the most useful.

Attending garden shows & clubs

N/A

Attending seminars and conferences

N/A

Formal qualification

N/A

A series of short courses

N/A

Trial and error in your own business

N/A

Working alongside knowledgeable gardeners

N/A

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* 5. How confident do you feel about your knowledge in the following areas?

	Very confident	Fairly confident	Neutral	Not very confident	Not at all confident
Identifying 150 plants (including trees, shrubs, weeds and others)	Identifying 150 plants (including trees, shrubs, weeds and others) Very confident	Identifying 150 plants (including trees, shrubs, weeds and others) Fairly confident	Identifying 150 plants (including trees, shrubs, weeds and others) Neutral	Identifying 150 plants (including trees, shrubs, weeds and others) Not very confident	Identifying 150 plants (including trees, shrubs, weeds and others) Not at all confident
Caring for and maintaining tools of trade	Caring for and maintaining tools of trade Very confident	Caring for and maintaining tools of trade Fairly confident	Caring for and maintaining tools of trade Neutral	Caring for and maintaining tools of trade Not very confident	Caring for and maintaining tools of trade Not at all confident
Planting plants	Planting plants Very confident	Planting plants Fairly confident	Planting plants Neutral	Planting plants Not very confident	Planting plants Not at all confident
Propagating plants	Propagating plants Very confident	Propagating plants Fairly confident	Propagating plants Neutral	Propagating plants Not very confident	Propagating plants Not at all confident
Safely using and cleaning up horticultural chemicals	Safely using and cleaning up horticultural chemicals Very confident	Safely using and cleaning up horticultural chemicals Fairly confident	Safely using and cleaning up horticultural chemicals Neutral	Safely using and cleaning up horticultural chemicals Not very confident	Safely using and cleaning up horticultural chemicals Not at all confident
Soil management	Soil management Very confident	Soil management Fairly confident	Soil management Neutral	Soil management Not very confident	Soil management Not at all confident

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* 6. What led you to train or work in gardening? Select one response from the following list that most closely matches your own

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

A change from a previous job or career

Gardening offers part time and flexible work around my other commitments

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Anything else you would like us to know about your experience in the gardening industry?

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* 8. What is your age?

Under 18

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65+

Prefer not to say

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* 9. What is your gender?

Male

Female

Prefer not to say

I identify my gender as (please specify):

New Gardeners Survey

Have you been studying or working in the garden industry for less than 3 years? Tell us more...

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* 1. Are you currently studying horticulture and/or working in the gardening industry?

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* 2. What if any horticultural study/training are you doing now?

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* 3. Does your current course of study offer the following options, and if so, to what extent?

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* 4. Which of the following ways of learning are most useful to you in your career? Rank in order of preference, where 1 is the most useful.

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* 5. How confident do you feel about your knowledge in the following areas?

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* 6. What led you to train or work in gardening? Select one response from the following list that most closely matches your own

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* 7. Anything else you would like us to know about your experience in the gardening industry?

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* 8. What is your age?

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* 9. What is your gender?

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* 10. Where do you live?

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