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What a month for Blue Diamond!
Squire’s purchases Frensham Garden Centre
July continues the year of extremes
Blue Diamond East Bridgford and Webbs of Wychbold are top GCA Midlands centres
Plant sales continue up on last year
The Old Railway Line and Monkton Elm are GCA top centres in Wales & West
Gardening heads growth in UK online sales
Homebase gardening buyers face redundancy as Swindon office set to close
Get set for Cultivating Retail this Autumn
Garden centres share The Sun's Prettiest Rose glory
SunBelievable displays at RHS Hyde Hall by T&M
Ball Colegrave host successful GCA Planteria Forum
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Adam Dunnett leaves Wyevale Nurseries to join Hilliers
Lowest Top 50 July week for Garden Products
Christmas spuds get growing
Growing Media follows plants upward trend
Sunshine sends garden centre sales soaring
The best of last week's
Acquisition of outdoor leisure firm Anchor Fast presents new category for Kelkay
20k social media posts greet Blue Diamond's acquisition news
Dobbies promote COO Jenkins to chief executive role
£30k damage in forklift ram raid on Notts garden centre
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The Old Railway Line and Monkton Elm are GCA top centres in Wales & West

The Old Railway Line (above) and Monkton Elm (below) won the Garden Centres of the Year Awards in the GCA's Wales & West region which were presented at Whitehall Whitchurch Garden Centre last month following the 2018 inspections.

Retiring GCA Inspector Roger Crookes took GCA Members on a highlights tour of the regions centres and announced the winners.  GCA Chairman, Mike Lind, presented the awards.

Wales & West GCA 2018 full results

Garden Centre of the Year

  1. The Old Railway Line
  2. Whitehall Whitchurch
  3. RHS Rosemoor 

Destination Garden Centre of the Year

  1. Monkton Elm
  2. Wyevale Endsleigh
  3. Wyevale Cadbury

Customer Service

  1. The Old Railway Line
  2. Monkton Elm
  3. Bernaville Nurseries 

Ruxley Rose Finalists

The Old Railway Line

Best Garden Products Retailer – GIMA Award

Garden Centres

  1. The Old Railway Line
  2. Whitehall Whitchurch
  3. Plymouth

Destination Garden Centres

  1. Monkton Elm
  2. Wyevale Endsleigh
  3. Whitehall Lacock 

Best Outdoor Living Retailer

Garden Centres

  1. Whitehall Whitchurch
  2. The Old Railway Line
  3. Wyevale Raglan

Destination Garden Centres

1= Whitehall Lacock

1= Wyevale Cadbury

2. Trelawney

Best Indoor Lifestyle Retailer

Garden Centres

  1. The Old Railway Line
  2. RHS Rosemoor
  3. Whitehall Whitchurch

Destination Garden Centres

  1. Wyevale Cadbury
  2. Wyevale Endsleigh
  3. Bearnaville

Best Garden Centre Restaurant – The ifse Award for Catering Excellence

Garden Centres

  1. RHS Rosemoor
  2. The Old Railway Line
  3. Wyevale Raglan

Destination Garden Centres

  1. Whitehall Lacock
  2. Wyevale Sanders Garden World
  3. Monkton Elm

Environment and Community Award

  1. The Old Railway Line
  2. Monkton Elm
  3. Brimsmore Gardens

Commercial Innovation and Creativity – The Barton Grange Trophy

  1. The Old Railway Line
  2. Wyevale Cadbury
  3. Wyevale Endsleigh

Most Improved Centre – The Dick Allen Award

  1. RHS Rosemoor
  2. Orchard Park
  3. Whitehall Whitcurch
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