This course is delivered at both Matthew Boulton College and the Botanical Gardens, located in Edgbaston Birmingham. Horticulture Operatives can be employed to work in public parks and gardens, green spaces and historic gardens, private gardens and estates or in production nurseries and retail outlets, focusing on plant propagation and plant growth and identification. Many businesses will be specialised in their activities. Soft- landscaping includes the establishment and maintenance of plants and cultivated areas.

The employment area will dictate the option pursued.