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 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.
The HTA is run by the industry, for the industry with volunteers from members and a full time staff under the Director General based at Theale, Berkshire. It is a non-profit making organisation which ploughs back surplus revenue to help develop new services for its members and keep subscriptions to a minimum.
The HTA membership covers all aspects of the industry representing retailers, growers, landscapers, manufacturers and distributors of garden materials and service providers.
The HTA also operates a number of Specialist Groups that represent the particular interests of various specialist areas of operation with the industry. These include the Association of Professional Landscapers, the HTA British Roses Group, the Association of Liner Producers, the Association of British Conifer Growers, the Growing Media Association and the HTA Tree and Hedging Group.
