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spoga+gafa is searching for the unique youngstar 2017
UK’s leading garden centres scoop top awards
GCA announces three new inspectors at conference
Pansies regain GCA Greenfingers Challenge Cup
Cowells and Squire's pick up Ruxley Rose awards
Daniel Holden from Barton Grange is Rising Star
Woodlodge win GCA Associate of the Year Award
GCA Conference raises £30,000 for Greenfingers
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Pansies regain GCA Greenfingers Challenge Cup



The Pansies (garden centre's) beat The Cabbages (suppliers) in this year's GCA Greenfingers Challenge held at the Fairmont Hotel in Scotland.

The 2017 challenge involved a round of indoor "golf" devised and created by Ian Flounders and Richard Newton from Woodlodge.

The prize for best dressed golfer went to Guy Topping with his wife,Carol winning the Best dressed lady golfer award.

The sponsors for the event which raised over £27,000 for Grennfingers were:

  • Airedale
  • Apta
  • Aylett Nurseries
  • Baker & Taylor
  • Barton Grange
  • Bents
  • Briers
  • Cadix
  • Castle Gardens
  • Chessington
  • Coolings
  • Cowells
  • Crest Garden
  • Decco
  • Deco-Pak
  • Glee
  • Haskins
  • Hayes Garden World
  • Hozelock
  • IFSE
  • Kaemingk
  • Klondyke
  • Lofa
  • McKean Consulting
  • Millbrook
  • Monkton Elm
  • MSL
  • Old Railway Line
  • Perrywood
  • Poplars
  • Premier Decorations
  • Profitplant
  • Ruxley Manor
  • Scomac
  • Smart Garden
  • Squires
  • St Peters
  • Taylors Bulbs
  • Webbs
  • Whitehall
  • Widdop & Bingham
  • Woodlodge
  • Zest4Leisure
Thank you to all who took part and donated sufficient funds to pay for half of another much needed garden at a Childrens Hospice.  Thank you.

 
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