Discovery Days
In 2010, we started holding masterclasses for the apprentices and trainees within the Royal Parks. From these small green shoots it has developed into an important platform for those who are starting their journey into our rich and diverse industry.
We cannot run these Apprentice and Trainee Discovery Days without the support of our ‘Growing Generations‘ and ‘Discovery Day‘ partners.
You can read more about our Discovery Days below and if you want to get involved from a sponsor, participant, volunteer or just apply for a place to attend. Then please get in touch.
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew 2019
The World of Horticulture and its Opportunities The Lady Lisa Sainsbury Lecture Theatre in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew was the venue for this year’s Discovery Day.The lecture theatre was full with 226 delegates of whom 190 were apprentices and trainees. The programme took the form of talks, discussions, tours ...
Queen Elizabeth Park 2021
Green Spaces, Wild Places The 2021 event was held on the 16th October at the London Stadium, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.We had over 60 volunteers helping to make this a truly memorable and heart-warming event for almost 200 apprentices and trainees. The day was filled with talks, lectures, walking, mixing ...
RHS Wisley 2022
People, Places and Plants Wednesday 28th September 2022, was our annual Discovery Day to bring together Apprentices, Trainees, and people in the horticultural sector. This was one of our largest events to date and we were privileged to be able to hold it at the iconic RHS Garden, Wisley.The theme ...
Hampton Court 2023
Historic Landscape, Past, Present and Future "A day packed with so much it is difficult to capture it all."The delegates entered the Hampton Court grounds through the impressive ornamental gates to walk along the main drive with a direct view of the Palace in front of them. They then accessed ...