Market Sizing

Understanding the size of our industry is crucial to evidencing or arguments when representing our members. As such, we've worked with a number of fellow industry bodies to produce reports highlighting the socio-economic benefits ornamental horticulture brings to the UK.

Environmental Horticulture and Industry Insights 2025

A handy collation of the most up-to-date key facts and figures about the environmental horticulture industry, including subsector employment and GDP contributions, market size, UK gardeners and garden centre visitors, as well as key asks of government to support our sector.

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The Economic Impact of Environmental Horticulture and Landscaping in the UK

In 2024, HTA together with the Environmental Horticulture Group commissioned an updated report to understand the size and importance of our industry in terms of GDP contributions, employment created, environmental and societal benefits.

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From Nursery to Nature: The Value of Plants Report

The Value of Plants Research Report offers a comprehensive view of the evidence for just how much economic, environmental, and social value plants provide to the UK. The report also contains the findings of research into the price-demand elasticity of plants, and the ‘value added’ features that consumers hold the greatest preference for.

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Growing a Green Economy

HTA and industry partners have produced a report assessing the many ways horticulture boosts the UK's economy. It includes predictions of horticulture's impact on the economy till 2030. Key findings include: £28.2billion contribution to national GDP in 2019 which could reach £41.8billion in 2030; 674,200 jobs supported across the country which is estimated to increase to 763,400 in 2030.

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The Economic Impact of Ornamental Horticulture and Landscaping in the UK

HTA and industry partners produced a report assessing the many ways horticulture boosts the UK's economy. It also describes the many benefits on physical health, mental wellbeing and social and environmental issues. Key findings include: £24.2billion contribution to national GDP in 2017; 568,700 jobs supported across the country; 25.5million tonnes of C02 was removed from the atmosphere by vegetation in 2015.

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