Horticulture Groups

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The Young People in Horticulture Association (YPHA) was formed by Mollie Higginson (New Leaf Plants), Natalie Porter (Happy Plants) and Liam Cleary (Old Railway Line Garden Centre) in January 2020. 

The group was created to unite the scatterings of under 35s working in horticulture, to better facilitate collaboration, education and innovation. YPHA’s primary focus is to consider how the industry might evolve to appeal to a younger demographic than has previously been the case both in terms of future horticultural employees and future garden centre customers.

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 Everything the HTA do is for the benefit of their members and the focus of their activities are driven by member feedback. They don't have shareholders, and their only purpose is to support their members. 

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 The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. They aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.

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 professional voice for horticulture, open to any professional within the horticultural industry, from those at the beginning of their education or career, to those already well established within the field. 

The Institute of Horticulture was established in 1984 with the aim of fostering a close relationship between all sectors of professional horticulture throughout the UK and Ireland. On 21st July 2014 the Institute became Chartered and is now known as the Chartered Institute of Horticulture (CIH).

This recognition has enhanced the status of horticulture as a profession which demands high level skills and continuing professional development. Chartered status has also strengthened the influence and therefore the voice of the CIH and all horticulturists with government and policy makers.

The Chartered Institute of Horticulture (CIH) is the only organisation that can truly claim to bring together all professionals involved with every aspect and facet of the diverse industry that is horticulture. There are organisations concerned with such specialist areas but most horticulturists, whatever the career path they have chosen within horticulture, see themselves as part of the broader industry.

 Membership of the Institute provides a unifying force that draws together horticulturists who may be pursuing very different career paths and ‘uniting a growing profession.

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Thrive use gardening to bring about positive changes in the lives of people living with disabilities or ill health, or who are isolated, disadvantaged or vulnerable. 

Thrive are dedicated and passionate about the health benefits that gardening, horticulture and spending time in nature can bring. The aim is to ensure that people with varying needs have the opportunity to access therapeutic gardening and horticulture programmes, wherever they live.

They actively encourage the use of gardening as part of personal health and wellbeing management.

They have over 40 years’ experience of an approach called social and therapeutic horticulture (STH). Through STH, trained horticultural therapists work with plants and people to improve an individual’s physical and psychological health, communication and social skills.

Gardening can bring profound positive change. This can include improvements in physical and mental well-being plus gaining skills, knowledge and abilities.

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 Through campaigning, advice, community work, conservation and research, we’re helping gardeners cultivate a healthier, more biodiverse and sustainable world. 

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  The Therapy Garden works to have a positive and significant impact on the lives of people facing challenges in life. Whether by giving a sense of purpose to children with special needs; or by reducing the isolation of a young person with autism or someone older living with dementia. Whether by building confidence in adults recovering from a stroke; or by helping to equip young people who have additional learning needs for a possible future in the workplace. We change lives for the better and we do this by creating a safe place to enjoy the power of gardening and to connect with nature. 

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 Welcome to the SCI Horticulture Group page. We bring together those interested in horticulture from across the industry; from those carrying out research on horticultural plants to those responsible for producing fruits, vegetables and ornamental plants for sale. Horticulture is among the most varied of our activities, as it brings together science from the molecular to the whole plant and crop levels, ways of producing food and ornamental crops at significant scales both using mechanisation and people skills, product storage, packaging, delivery systems and both direct and online selling. This range of activities requires co-operation with across a range of science societies and professional bodies, and with the many groups who make up SCI. We are thus interested in making links and are happy to hear both from those who would like to join us as members of the group and those who would be keen to co-operate with us. 

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