Our training scheme has been tremendously successful. Since we opened in 1982 we have helped more than 130 trainees from a variety of backgrounds - the long-term unemployed, those with a general lack of confidence, homeless people, ex-offenders, people with physical and learning disabilities and people recovering from alcohol and drug dependency.

Many of our trainees have gone on to set up their own successful businesses, ranging from floristry to landscape gardening. Others have used their time here as a stepping-stone to further qualifications and employment, mainly in horticulture but also in other areas. We are approved by OCR as a training and assessment centre and offer NVQs in Retail and Customer Service in house.