The gardener grows ornamental plants, trees, shrubs and vegetables in the open field and in greenhouses. Here are the greenhouses in figures from BBR, how the gardener programme is structured from 1 August 2026, and how it ends with a school exam and a certificate of education.
Introduction
The gardener grows and looks after plants: ornamental plants, trees, shrubs and vegetables. This happens both in the open field and in protected environments such as greenhouses. The gardener also sells the plants (Executive Order 73/2026 § 1). Where the landscape gardener builds the garden, it is often the gardener who has grown the plants for it.
Greenhouses in figures
The BBR building register has 3,445 buildings registered as greenhouses (measured 06-10-2026 via Grundfast). The chart shows where they are. Notice that they are clustered, especially on Funen.
Remember what the figure is: buildings, not nurseries and not square metres under glass. One nursery can have many greenhouses, and BBR does not include all small or temporary greenhouses.
The education
| What | How it is from 1 August 2026 | Executive Order 73/2026 |
|---|---|---|
| The entire education | 3 years 11 months – 4 years 5 months, incl. parts 1 and 2 of the basic course of 20 weeks each | § 2(1) |
| Short basic course | If you have an upper secondary education, biology at F level and a driving licence for at least a tractor, part 2 lasts only 10 weeks | § 2(1) |
| Main programme for young people | 31 weeks of school spread over at least 2 school periods | § 2(2) |
| Adults (EUV) | 27 weeks of school | § 2(3) |
| The EUX programme | 63 weeks of school spread over at least 3 school periods | § 2(5) |
| Specialty | One specialisation: gardener | § 1(3) |