Landscaper Apprentice
TIERRA DESIGNS LTD
192 Heath Road (LU7 3AT)
Closes in 2 days (Sunday 7 December 2025)
Posted on 4 December 2025
Contents
Summary
Do you have an interest in gardens and creating beautiful spaces? Tierra Designs is looking for an enthusiastic individual with a willingness to learn, strong attention to detail and a passion for outdoor work to join their garden design team operating across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
- Wage
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£14,723 a year
- Training course
- Horticulture or landscape construction operative (level 2)
- Hours
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Between 8:00am-4:30pm. Days to be confirmed.
38 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 19 January 2026
- Duration
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2 years 3 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
Operating across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire, Tierra Designs is a garden design and build company focused on delivering bespoke and personal gardens for private use. The team prioritises providing clients with unique and interesting planting, as well as high-quality and durable hard landscaping.
Tierra Designs is seeking a motivated Trainee Landscaper to work alongside a skilled professional, gaining hands-on experience and learning the trade across all aspects of landscaping. This role offers the opportunity to develop technical skills, work on a variety of creative projects, and build a lasting career in the industry.
Key Responsibilities & Training Areas:
Understanding and working from technical drawings, including setting levels and marking out.
Learning all aspects of groundwork, such as drainage, laying supplies, and constructing footings and foundations.
Gaining knowledge of hard surfaces, material choices, and different laying and finishing methods.
Preparing soil and setting out planting for trees, shrubs, herbaceous plants, and bulbs.
Installing lighting, irrigation systems, water features, steel structures, and sculptural pieces (e.g. boulders, artwork).
Receiving training in first aid, manual handling, machinery use, and abrasive wheels.
Developing client communication skills while supporting the upkeep and improvement of previous projects.
What Tierra Designs Offers:
Comprehensive, hands-on training across all landscaping disciplines.
Opportunity to work on high-quality, creative landscaping projects.
Pay increases over time, with regular reviews.
Tierra Designs is looking for an enthusiastic individual with a willingness to learn, strong attention to detail, and a passion for outdoor work.
Where you'll work
Silverwood
192 Heath Road
LU7 3AT
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BEDFORD COLLEGE
Training course
Horticulture or landscape construction operative (level 2)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- (Core) Apply health and safety processes and procedures including risk assessments and or construction design management (CDM), manual handling, legislative requirements and organisational policies. Follow safe systems of work and safety information in line with employer requirements or site context (for example clearing their route before transporting materials).
- (Core) Apply environmental mitigation measures including storage and disposal of waste, for example sorting materials for recycling or composting, acting in compliance with legal requirements, organisational policies and pollution controls.
- (Core) Select, undertake a pre start check, set up, clean, store and safely operate tools, equipment and machinery (including pedestrian controlled and handheld) in line with current legislation and business policies.
- (Core) Communicate with technical (for example supervisors or managers) and non-technical audiences (for example clients or the public) using language appropriate to the audience.
- (Core) Identify plants commonly grown in the UK by scientific names including genus species and or cultivar.
- (Core) Maintain the correct phytosanitary and bio-security procedures for the site, in accordance with legal requirements.
- (Core) Identify and report symptoms and or signs of commonly found UK plant pests, pathogens and disorders.
- (Core) Maintain plant health for example providing for basic needs such as water, nutrition (either organic or inorganic), light.
- (Core) Cultivate, improve and preserve soils by mechanical methods and or by hand including amelioration and mulching (these might be imported or natural).
- (Core) Clear unwanted vegetation, selecting techniques to be used (for example weeding).
- (Core) Remove unwanted or damaged growth from plants using a pruning cut.
- (Core) Plant shrubs and a tree using a simple tree pit.
- (Core) Install turf for situation.
- (Core) Mow turf using pedestrian controlled powered driven mower.
- (Core) Maintain or protect hard surfaces, features or structures for example painting, re-gravelling, removing weeds from paving, drain clearance, cleaning.
- (Core) Use digital tools and techniques for research, collaboration, continuous professional development and resolution of problems.
- (Landscape construction) Measure and set out an uncomplicated site in preparation for landscape construction activities.
- (Landscape construction) Use free hand cutting and or bench cutting of hard landscape materials using abrasive wheels.
- (Landscape construction) Repair constructed landscape features (simple and noncomplex) for example re-grouting, re-sanding, damaged fencing.
- (Landscape construction) Construct paved feature for example path, patio or shed base. Including setting levels, sub bases, laying bases, finishing.
- (Landscape construction) Construct vertical landscape features including fences, ornamental vertical features, and walls.
- (Landscape construction) Install drainage in landscaping.
- (Landscape construction) Construct horizontal landscape features (excluding paving).
- (Horticulture) Propagate plants by cuttings and seed sowing (this might be indoors or outdoors). Including selection of suitable growing media and or soil.
- (Horticulture) Provide aftercare to recently installed turf and maintain established turf or species rich meadows including irrigation, maintenance, monitoring health and protection from use.
- (Horticulture) Identify if plants are suitable to site, purpose and aesthetics.
- (Horticulture) Maintain soft landscapes for example - staking or support, division, seasonal clearance, and re-planting.
- (Horticulture) Monitor and control plant pests, pathogens, and disorders using basic control methods (including application of chemicals or organic equivalents).
- (Horticulture) Plant herbaceous and seasonal planting (for example bedding, herbs or bulbs).
- (Horticulture) Prune plants to achieve healthy growth and form (including natural habit and formal or trained form).
- (Core) Apply health and safety processes and procedures including risk assessments and or construction design management (CDM), manual handling, legislative requirements and organisational policies. Follow safe systems of work and safety information in line with employer requirements or site context (for example clearing their route before transporting materials).
- (Core) Apply environmental mitigation measures including storage and disposal of waste, for example sorting materials for recycling or composting, acting in compliance with legal requirements, organisational policies and pollution controls.
- (Core) Select, undertake a pre start check, set up, clean, store and safely operate tools, equipment and machinery (including pedestrian controlled and handheld) in line with current legislation and business policies.
- (Core) Communicate with technical (for example supervisors or managers) and non-technical audiences (for example clients or the public) using language appropriate to the audience.
- (Core) Identify plants commonly grown in the UK by scientific names including genus species and or cultivar.
- (Core) Maintain the correct phytosanitary and bio-security procedures for the site, in accordance with legal requirements.
- (Core) Identify and report symptoms and or signs of commonly found UK plant pests, pathogens and disorders.
- (Core) Maintain plant health for example providing for basic needs such as water, nutrition (either organic or inorganic), light.
- (Core) Cultivate, improve and preserve soils by mechanical methods and or by hand including amelioration and mulching (these might be imported or natural).
- (Core) Clear unwanted vegetation, selecting techniques to be used (for example weeding).
- (Core) Remove unwanted or damaged growth from plants using a pruning cut.
- (Core) Plant shrubs and a tree using a simple tree pit.
- (Core) Install turf for situation.
- (Core) Mow turf using pedestrian controlled powered driven mower.
- (Core) Maintain or protect hard surfaces, features or structures for example painting, re-gravelling, removing weeds from paving, drain clearance, cleaning.
- (Core) Use digital tools and techniques for research, collaboration, continuous professional development and resolution of problems.
Training schedule
Level 2 Horticulture and Landscaping Operative - Landscaping Pathway.
Functional Skills in English and maths if required.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 3)
- Maths (grade 3)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
Other requirements
Please be aware that this role includes some physical work, so applicants should be comfortable with practical, hands-on tasks. Candidates must have a driving licence due to the nature of the job role. There may be some exceptions if it is a favourable location. Candidates must attend an initial interview with a member of the Bedford College Apprenticeship Recruitment Team. Please note this is part of the recruitment process and must be completed in order for your application to be progressed to the next stage. Please consider the employer's location and think about how you will get to work and college.
About this employer
Garden design and build for the private sector
After this apprenticeship
Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, there is an opportunity to join the company in a full-time position. You will also gain a full overview of the industry and develop skills within the sector. Progression opportunities include becoming the lead on site, running jobs and managing people on site. You will work towards gaining relevant safety qualifications.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BEDFORD COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000000443.
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Closes in 2 days (Sunday 7 December 2025)
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