With applications for Pro Landscaper’s 30 Under 30: The Next Generation 2026 initiative closing on Friday 7 August, there are just a few days left to enter.
In its 12th year, the awards look to spotlight the breadth of emerging voices across the entire industry.
Don’t think the initiative is for you? Check out this list of 30 job titles from past winners:
- Interior plant display technician
- Head gardener
- Sales manager
- Managing director
- Contract delivery supervisor
- Senior landscape designer
- Landscape architect
- Marketing manager
- Senior estimator
- Business development executive
- Landscape foreman
- Garden designer
- Key account manager
- Skilled landscape operative
- Skilled soft landscaper
- Design and project manager
- Grounds maintenance team leader
- Soil scientist
- Senior arboricultural consultant
- Horticulturist
- Nursery manager
- Head of arboriculture
- Site engineer
- Client relationship manager
- Landscaper
- Aftercare supervisor
- Creative director
- Sustainability and BIM technician
- Specification manager
- Show plant manager
For help with the application, check out these top tips which can help make it shine.
There are many reasons to enter the initiative, from recognising achievements to building a network. Previous winners have gone on to win Gold at RHS Chelsea Flower Show, win numerous other awards, and climb the ranks across the industry.
Winners will be selected and informed in October before being celebrated during a ceremony to take place during this year’s FutureScape event at Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre on 13 – 14 October 2026.
Enter for the Pro Landscaper 30 Under 30: The Next Generation 2026 here or email rachael.forsyth@eljays44.com.
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