Oct 9, 2026 · 12 min · 7 segments
The horticulture industry is facing huge challenges - from labour shortages and regulation to an ageing workforce and a declining number of commercial nurseries. But what happens when the industry…
We're part of the National Farmers Union Board of Horticulture and Potatoes and we do receive some funding from the NFU which we'll carry on for the next three years.
So we've got a direct route into DEFRA, into the government on political issues, for example on uh seasonal workers um you know going back in time probably about um oh maybe six seven years ago the government gave seasonal workers to edible nurseries and not ornamentals um so we got invited to the palace of westminster to present the case for ornamental um recipients of seasonal workers and lo and behold we actually got them so we were there the voice the voice of ornamental horticulture particularly you know the commercial growers and also the allied trade
We've got a retirement category for people like me who are getting a bit long in the tooth.
And obviously, the problem we've got in horticulture is that the number of commercial nurseries is dropping.
Across 2000 to 2020, we lost half of the commercial ornamental nurseries, half of them.
We run a company selling over £12 million, employing 70 staff, and neither one wanted to join.
We're part of the National Farmers Union Board of Horticulture and Potatoes and we do receive some funding from the NFU which we'll carry on for the next three years.
So we've got a direct route into DEFRA, into the government on political issues, for example on uh seasonal workers um you know going back in time probably about um oh maybe six seven years ago the government gave seasonal workers to edible nurseries and not ornamentals um so we got invited to the palace of westminster to present the case for ornamental um recipients of seasonal workers and lo and behold we actually got them so we were there the voice the voice of ornamental horticulture particularly you know the commercial growers and also the allied trade
We've got a retirement category for people like me who are getting a bit long in the tooth.
And obviously, the problem we've got in horticulture is that the number of commercial nurseries is dropping.
Across 2000 to 2020, we lost half of the commercial ornamental nurseries, half of them.
We run a company selling over £12 million, employing 70 staff, and neither one wanted to join.
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