Roseanna Cunningham (Cabinet Secretary for the Environment) will be the Keynote Speaker at the HTA Horticulture for the Future Event in the Temperate Palm House of the Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh on Wednesday 25th May.

HTA Council Representative Simon Fraser of Ben Reid Nursery & Garden Centre, Aberdeen told GTN Xtra: “Were delighted and honoured that the Minister will be joining us at The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh on Wednesday. There could not be a better setting to celebrate how Horticulture directly impacts on the everyday life of Scots through education, health and wellbeing and how it enhances our communities.”

This is an opportunity for the Horticulture industry to raise awareness of the importance of Horticulture in Health/ Well- Being , Communities , Education , Environment and society as a whole .

To raise awareness the HTA will be asking everyone to tweet #ScottishHorticulture at 7pm on the 25th.

The Horticultural Trades Association and the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh will be celebrating the contributions horticulture makes to education, health and communities in Scotland.

With the coming of Spring, the reception will feature key industry speakers and tours of the beautiful Botanic Gardens, with leading horticulturists.