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Where the seeds of the future take root: A career with a green thumb – a practical guide for aspiring nursery gardeners. Well-trained employees are more important than ever for a successful nursery operation that competes daily. Their professional competence begins with the training to become a nursery gardener. This book is intended to assist young people in starting their professional lives alongside their practical training in the businesses. The theoretical foundational knowledge serves to reinforce the practical gardening skills. Especially in times of increasing specialization within businesses, substantial theoretical expertise is also required.

Craft skills such as grafting, plant pruning, and other important cultural practices can only be acquired through continuous work with and on the plants. Due to constant changes in the cultivation of nursery plants, it is essential to stay updated on innovations, engage with them, and assess whether they can be implemented in the business. This revised training book serves as a guide and resource for trainers, trainees, students, and all interested gardeners.

Contents include:
• Working in the nursery
• Propagation methods in the nursery
• Further cultivation of young plants
• Basic knowledge of breeding
• Assessment and testing of woody plants
• Successful further cultivation of nursery plants
• Modern cultivation methods
• Common techniques in the nursery
• Container culture.