The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA), on behalf of the Access All Areas (AAA) group, has launched a new industry-wide employee survey for people working in environmental horticulture and landscaping.

Open to anyone working in the sector, the survey aims to build a clearer picture of today’s workforce. It aims to and identify opportunities to make the sector more welcoming and inclusive by capturing the experiences and perspectives of as many employees as possible across a wide range of roles, backgrounds, and career pathways.

Horticulture Industry Employer Workforce Survey & Horticulture: The Industry Employee Survey takes about 5 minutes to complete.

The research will update the AAA Group’s first industry survey, carried out in 2023, helping the group understand where progress has been made and where further action is needed.

The survey explores:

• Who makes up today’s environmental horticulture and landscaping workforce.
• Experiences and attitudes towards inclusion within the workplace.
• Awareness of, and participation in, equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives.
• Factors that help or hinder people feeling welcome and able to thrive in the industry.

The survey is open now and can be completed here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/M3V2L3W

Jennifer Pheasey, director of policy & public affairs at the Horticultural Trades Association, and co-chair of the Access All Areas Group says:

“This survey is about listening to the people who make our industry what it is. Whether you work in retail, growing, landscaping, garden design, manufacturing, research and development, arboriculture, garden media or another part of environmental horticulture, your voice matters.

“We want to invite as many people to take part as possible so we have the best understanding of the industry’s workforce and the strongest evidence base we can gather for future action. We encourage everyone to complete the survey and share it with colleagues and contacts across the sector.”