r/GardeningAustralia 3d ago

What is gardening like in Aus? 🙉 Send help

Hi All, I'm 23 years old from the UK and have been doing gardening for the last 4/5 years gaining a qualification in it.

In about a years time I'm looking to try get a working visa in Australia and come over to work and try and build a career in horticulture in Australia.

I just wondered what gardening was like in Australia. Are you planting out year round. Do you have distinct growing season's? Because obviously, being in the UK we only have spring and summer to really show off etc. And sometimes spring isn't even that good! Also, I'd appreciate some general tips for gardening in australia as I'm sure there are some differences.

Many thanks :)

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u/Henjamin 1d ago

What sort of career are you looking for? If you come out into the country, there's a need for agronomists where you'll experience all kinds of fun poisonous things covered in thorns that try to kill you

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u/_Jensoon 1d ago

I was looking for career there in horticulture ideally as that's what I'm specialised in. However I'd be happy to take on anything related. I just want to go and experience what it's like to live in aus and work and see what happens from there, really. If I stay I stay, if I don't then I made some great memory's. To add, it's funny where I studied horticulture/plant science and got my qualifications, the class next door was based on agronomy and I always wondered what they got up to!