The skills shortage across all disciplines of the landscape industry is a concern for everyone. Current initiatives make steady inroads into the lack of uptake, but we still have gaping holes in recruitment to fill. Are there young people we are not reaching who could benefit from the opportunities available? Brian Hawtin CMLI and Dr. Marcellus Baz BEM, founder of Nottingham’s SwitchUp project, suggest a different approach to getting young people working in landscape.