Apply for membership
1. Full Membership
Full Membership gives access to all services provided by The Gardeners Guild, inclusion in the national Member Register of Qualified Gardeners and allows use of the member logo.
Affordable
Membership is £45 a year.
There is an initial processing fee of £10 for new applicants (includes 1 vehicle sticker).Total
cost in year 1 is £55.
Additional stickers are just £3.50 each. Size: 175mm x 185mm.
The Gardeners Guild is not currently registered for VAT.
1 application gives 1 entry in the Member Register.
Fees and subscriptions to professional bodies are allowable against UK Income Tax.
Membership is renewable annually.
Minimum Acceptance criteria - (Full Member)
To be accepted as a member a gardener must meet the following minimum criteria:
a. Be self-employed and the proprietor of the business they trade as or a
Partner/Director of that business and;
b. Be at
least 18 years old.
c. Include garden maintenance as part of their services and;
d. Be primarily dedicated to horticulture or a trade related to horticulture and;
e. Have at least one
regulated
qualification at 'Level 2 Certificate' or above.
Applicants must send evidence for all of the qualifications that they
claim to have with
their application form.
If you are unsure please contact us.
Application Form -Full Member
Click on the icon below to view and print a copy of the application form for Full Membership.
Once the application is completed, you can either post it to us or scan and
email it to us.
BETA: You can now apply online!
Take a picture of each of your qualifications using your smartphone. Once you have done that, click on the link below to apply for membership using our online form.
Please note that this is a new service that is still being tested.
Apply online
2. Consultant Member
Consultancy is a logical step for experienced gardeners who want to make
good use of their knowledge and be less dependent on contract labour for
their income.
Consultancy is not another way for you to find garden
maintenance work although you may also offer garden maintenance. Consultancy
is a different service to garden maintenance. Consultant membership is for
gardeners who are prepared to charge for their advice only and who do not
expect to be the gardener who also does the manual work. Consultant members
will be expected to have Professional Indemnity Insurance.
Consultant members receive all the benefits of Full Membership plus:
-
Additional entry criteria for extra customer
confidence
- The right to describe yourself as a Consultant Member
of The Gardeners Guild (shorted to CMTGG)
-
Entry in the Member Register as a Consultant Member (in addition to an entry
as a Full Contracting Member*)
* Consultant members do not have to be
listed as Contractors but there is no discount if you choose to be excluded
from that part of the Member Register.
Affordable
Membership is still just £45 a year.
There is also an initial processing fee of £10 for new members (includes 1 vehicle sticker).
Total cost in year 1 is £55.
Additional member stickers are just £3.50 each. Size: 175mm x 185mm.
The Gardeners Guild is not currently registered for VAT.
1 application gives 1 entry in the member register.
Fees and subscriptions to professional bodies are allowable against UK Income Tax.
Membership is renewable annually.
Minimum Acceptance criteria - (Consultant Member)
Consultant Membership requires a combination of formal
training and experience.
To be accepted as a Consultant Member a gardener must meet the following minimum criteria:
a. Be self-employed and the proprietor of the business they trade as or a
Partner/Director of that business and;
b. Be at
least 18 years old.
c. Include
garden maintenance and/or garden maintenance advice as part of their
services and;
d. Be primarily dedicated to horticulture or a trade related to horticulture and;
e.
Qualify for 17 or more points via a combination of experience AND
at least one regulated horticultural
qualification as follows:
Qualifications;
-
Horticultural HND, Foundation Degree,
Bachelors
Degree, Botanic Garden Diploma, RHS Masters or higher: max 10 points
- Horticultural HNC, Level 4 Horticultural
Certificate,
RHS Diploma Level 3:
9 points
-
Level 3 Horticultural Certificate e.g. NDH, RHS Diploma Level 2, RHS Advanced Certificate, Edexcel NCH,
Level 4 'Award': 7
points
- Level 2 Horticultural Certificate qualification e.g. City & Guilds,
NCH, RHS Certificate, Level 3 'Award': 5 points
Experience;
- For each year of
experience as a self-employed or employed horticulturalist:
1 point
- General advice, research and reports,
- Training and demonstrations,
- Maintenance schedules and Garden
Management,
- Public speaking/presenting/Guest Q&A/Garden tours
As
a consultant, it is expected that you will have good general knowledge and
one or two specialist areas of expertise. You will only be included in other
specialist consultancy categories if you can provide verifiable evidence of
your relevant qualifications and/or experience for those specialist
categories.
A separate specialist category will be added for free if the applicant can
prove that they have relevant, verifiable experience or specific
qualification e.g design, victorian gardens,
invasive species etc. Creation of, or your inclusion in, a category is not
guaranteed and will be at the sole discretion of The Gardeners Guild based
on the evidence you have provided.
Points will be awarded based on
the highest qualification submitted.
If you are unsure please contact us.
Application Form -Consultant Member
Once the application is completed, you can either post it to us or scan
and email it to us. Copies of all of your qualifications should be sent in with your application.
BETA: You can now apply online!
Take a picture of each of your qualifications and evidence of experience using your smartphone. Once you have done that, click on the link below to apply for membership using our online form.
Please note that this is a new service that is still being tested.
Apply online