The Welsh Environmental Horticulture Manifesto
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Wales
HTA Welsh Environmental Horticulture Manifesto
The HTA manifesto builds on the HTA’s Welsh Growth Strategy and engagement with the Welsh Government and stakeholders across the sector. It provides a constructive blueprint for how environmental horticulture can help Wales meet its ambitions on wellbeing, sustainability and economic growth.
Key asks:
- Recognise the value of gardens and green spaces by developing a Horticulture Strategy.
- Establish an Environmental Horticulture and Green Spaces Group to enhance cross-departmental working.
- Ringfence funds for green spaces to protect against shortfalls or budget cuts in project delivery.
- Improve police response times in rural locations and simplify the reporting processes for businesses.
- Raise the threshold for the higher business rates multiplier and apply it to sites with a Rateable Value of over £500,000.
- Implement consistent kerbside collections across Wales and include recyclable non-black plastic plant pots.
- Improve financial support for environmental horticulture businesses.
- Unlock barriers and deliver consistency in planning applications for environmental horticulture businesses.
- Develop an action plan for ornamental and productive plant and tree production to support UK-based plant production.
- Introduce a Statutory Requirement to ‘Grow Plants’ into the Curriculum for Wales.
- Build on the UK Government’s Jobs Guarantee Scheme and go further with employment support for Welsh businesses.
The Welsh Environmental Horticulture Manifesto
Maniffesto Garddwriaeth Amgylcheddol Cymru
Click below to download the Welsh Manifesto [Welsh]
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HTA Template Letter Ahead of the Senedd Elections - February 2026
A template letter to edit and write to your local candidates ahead of the Senedd Elections on 7 May 2026.
Welsh Environmental Horticulture Growth Strategy
A vision for Wales
The HTA’s Welsh Environmental Horticulture Growth Strategy: A vision for Wales was launched in 2024. Our Manifesto builds upon a number of the key areas outline in this document . We continue to work with policymakers on the asks in both the Growth Strategy and the Manifesto. You can view the Growth Strategy below.
HTA Policy Team
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