“Having had two failed attempts at the ages of six and seven when I tried to ‘help’ my mum and got in trouble, I never even thought about it again until I saw the job for an apprentice gardener at the age of 19, applied, turned up for the interview, had a walk around the garden and immediately knew it was what I wanted to do.
“I luckily got the job and haven’t looked back since.”
Frances was awarded her BSc in Horticulture with Plantmanship from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh in 2013.
After receiving her degree, she volunteered for the Dawlish Gardens Trust.
source: express.co.uk