

Grower Of The Year Awards
The Grower of the Year Awards demonstrates the high calibre of UK nurseries that lead the way in quality, levels of service, innovation and peat-free production and it is fantastic to be able to recognise young and upcoming talent that will ensure our world-class industry can thrive in the future.
Winning an award provides a great way to get recognition for an outstanding individual or business (your own or someone else’s!) As well as a trophy, the winners will also receive free tickets to Horticulture, The Conference – Dinner, where they will receive their awards. The winners are also eligible for the AIPH International Grower of the Year Awards.
Closing dates for final entries
Friday 25 July 2025

Category Specific Information
Grower Of The Year Entry Form
Please fill out all the relevant information to successful nominate or enter into the Grower Of The Year Awards.
Should you require any assistance or have any queries a member of our events team will be more than happy to assist you, please contact them using the email address below
Contact Details
How the awards will be judged
- The judges will score each entry from 1-5, with 5 being the highest score
- In the event of a tie, the judges will convene to determine the outright winner of the category
- Judges will receive an anonymised version of each entry; this ensures that all entries are judged solely on their merits. With that in mind, we ask that images submitted for all entries (excluding entries for Young Grower and Staff member) do not have any identifying information present.
Considerations
- Photographic/written evidence plays a large role in the judging process. More supporting evidence allows for a more thorough judging of your entry.
- Information provided should be clear and concise, you may wish to use bullet points to highlight key points of your entry (such as key achievements or particular plans/commitments to improving the business etc.)
- A full body of text may also be used with the bullet points to go into full detail of the points raised in the bullet points
This year's judging panel
Will Armitage, HTA President
Phil Clayton, Independent Journalist
Phil Tremanye, APL Manager
Sarah Squire, Squires Garden Centre
Tim Briercliffe, AIPH
Mark Gregory, Landform Consultants Ltd
Judges Bios
Henil Vashi, Robin Tacchi Plants
2024 Young Grower Under 35 winner
"Winning the 2024 HTA Young Grower Award is a proud milestone in my journey and a testament to my passion for horticulture. This recognition not only reflects my dedication to the industry but also highlights Robin Tacchi Plants commitment to nurturing talent and innovation. It reinforces our reputation for excellence in plant production and inspires me to continue learning, growing and contributing to both my own development and the future success of the business."


See last years Grower Of The Year Awards
View last years winners and find out of the event unfolded in.