Also called: Topiary Horticulturist, Character Topiary Gardener
Grows and trims living plant sculptures of cartoon characters and animals for theme parks and flower festivals.
Before the park opens, she climbs a ladder beside a 12-foot shrub shaped like a famous cartoon mouse and trims it with hand shears. She stuffs a new steel frame with moss and plants for a festival dragon, and fixes the drip lines that keep it alive in the Florida heat.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Associate's degree (2-year), about 2 years after high school. Often a horticulture certificate or associate degree plus years of grounds work.
Ways in: 2-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Horticulture, Landscape Design.
Growing about average. A small specialty found at big parks, botanical gardens and festivals.
Low risk for 10 years. Shaping living plants by hand on steel frames stays human; design software helps plan new figures.
Classes: Biology, Art, Agriscience CTE.
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