Flourishing business: At the heart of commercial horticulture there is a wide variety of jobs involved in growing and selling plants, flowers, fruit and vegetables

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"Apprentices are ambitious, they're doers, they make business-es grow," says Sir Alan Sugar in the Government's latest training campaign. The tycoon's mantra, however, is relevant to staff in every sector of horticulture, from trainees to managers ofmultimillion-pound businesses. The scale of the UK horticulture industry is vast, offering diverse opportunities for people with a can-do attitude who are prepared to shun traditional office nine-to-five routines.