This free, downloadable guide can help growers, nurseries, landscapers, and garden service providers in Scotland understand climate risks and take practical steps to build their resilience.

The guide can help you:

• understand key climate risks that could affect your business, such as flooding, heatwaves, drought, pest and disease outbreaks, water shortages, and supply chain disruption
• take practical steps to protect your people, premises, products, processes, and places
• identify opportunities for growth through innovation, diversification, and nature-based solutions
• access additional tools, including the SME Resilience Checklist, SEPA water scarcity reports, and HTA sustainability resources

The guide also includes information on economic opportunities that environmental horticulture businesses can use to prepare for the impacts of climate change.

The guide was developed for environmental horticulture businesses in Scotland but may also be useful for the wider horticulture sector in any region.

It is available to download as a PDF document (3.01 MB).

The guide was developed by the Adaptation Scotland programme, which helps businesses prepare for and adapt to climate change. It is funded by the Scottish Government and delivered by the climate resilience charity Verture.

Anyone can download and use the guide.

The guide is free to download and use. However, there may be costs involved with implementing some of the recommended measures.

Environmental horticulture businesses in Scotland, including growers, nurseries, landscape services, garden centres, and public gardens.

It will take approximately 15 minutes to read the full guide.

Visit the Adaptation Scotland website for more information and to download the guide (PDF, 3.01MB).