The Horticultural Trades Association is a modern, leading edge trade association representing the UK garden industry. It has, for over 100 years, promoted the profitable growth of its retail and grower members through a comprehensive range of business support initiatives. It provides a vital forum for identifying and dealing with key garden industry issues and opportunities, represents the views of the industry to Government and is its voice in the media.

Research data from the Garden Industry Monitor, highlights that with a retail turnover of over ¨£5 billion a year, the UK gardening industry is a buoyant and growing market. The market has enjoyed good growth over the last 10 - 15 years, not least as a result of changes in lifestyle and disposable incomes. Socio economic conditions have worked in favour of the gardening industry with an increase in home ownership, higher disposable incomes and an ageing population.