At 30 am i too old to start a career in Gardening?

Question

At 30 am i too old to start a career in Gardening?

Answer 1

Of course not!! Too old to start a career in Football or Gymnastic's maybe (lol) but never something like this.  

Answer 2

Definitely not, I left work to have my kids then went back to college to do something I really wanted to do.  I did all of my Royal Horticultural Society exams and am now a Garden Designer and in my final year of a Degree in Garden Design and running my own business.  I am 40 next year and its the best thing I have ever done.  Go for it, I doubt you will regret it and along the way the will enjoy yourself and meet loads of new people who will become friends for life.  

Answer 3

No, never too late.    Colonel Sanders started his Kentucky Fried Chicken at the age of 65.   Does that tell you anything?    Go ahead and make a good career out of it.   I think it is a hard one, but very satisfying to see a beautiful lawn.   You have my vote!

Answer 4

Nope, that's how old I was.  I started at a nursery and now I'm a full time owner of my own garden design company and doing pretty good.

I took a giant hit in pay, but my previous job made me miserable.  Totally worth it.

Start at a nursery to build your knowledge of the industry.  You will also make tons of contacts, plus you'll loose a few pounds (bonus).  You can make the nursery a career move or use it as a stepping stone like I did.

Answer 5

not at all, its never too late to start anything unless youre dead

go visit your local college and find out about courses

Answer 6

OMG, I was 45. I took the local master gardener course, enrolled in a community college, went on to a four year for my hort. degree and wish that I had started at 30. It's funny that there are so many 'older' people enrolled in hort and ag classes. You'll fit right in or maybe even be the youngster.  

Answer 7

No- Definitely not.  You are never too old, and at 30 I think you finally have a clue of what you really want to do - not at 16 !

Answer 8

No! I think thats a good age to do it actually...

Plus, youre never really to old to do anything.

Unless you go through meta pause. Then you really CANT have a baby. :)

Answer 9

No, you are never to old! Unless you desire to be a Olympian or Rocket pilot! And then---who knows! Someone would probably have the ability very late in life. Also, people garden into their 100's!

Answer 10

You are never to old to start a new career.  I never went to college until I had three kids and was 34 years old.