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Squires' Barnsfold Nurseries and Liss Forest Nursery join forces to form Barnsfold Liss
Thousands of votes pour in for The Greatest Christmas Garden Centre Teams
Biggest-ever Christmas judging journey continues
Sponsors of GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards
Threaplands, the gardener’s garden centre, installs Corby + Fellas’ WinRetail
WHM Pet Group’s pedal power raises £1,400 for charity
Charles Taylor are butting the trend
Sipcam retains GIMA Sword of Excellence
The Big Give Christmas Campaign - Spread some magic
HTA concludes 125th anniversary celebrations with tree planting ceremony at Horticulture House
Launch of Gisela Graham x The Gruffalo & Friends Collection
GCA members invited to enter this year’s Worrall Cup
Melcourt appoints Nikki Burton as Managing Director from January 2025
GCA Associate Member of the Year 2024 vote now open
Plant pot innovator elho achieves B Corp recertification
RECOUP updates Recyclability by Design guidelines
The Gardens Group lays strong roots for inclusive workforce with Institute of Leadership programme
Spring Fair celebrates 75th anniversary with launch of signature fragrance
Bradford garden centre group wins regional business award
Tubex celebrates milestone with over 1m tree shelters recycled
GIMA announces £20,000 fundraising total for Greenfingers
Get your copy of GTN Xtra
RHS trials show peat-free growing media retains water better than peat equivalents
spoga+gafa: High demand in the early bird phase
Hort-Talk podcast explores Parliament, Plants and Politics
Otley garden centre provides charity with plants to encourage wildlife
Outstanding talent recognised at APL WorldSkills UK National Finals
The best of last week's
New Environmental Horticulture Group (EHG) reports set out sector delivery plan and key new data
Garden centre sales down during challenging conditions
GCA reveals ‘encouraging’ October figures for members
Homebase – a recollection and a hope
Ben Reid Garden Centre implements WinRetail
Further recognition for RocketGro, as it takes home accolades at two top industry events
GIMA Awards Roll of Honour & Full Glee New Products Directory in GTN November issue – read online
Be part of GTN's Sustainability Directory
GIMA Buyers Guide & New Product Digest Autumn 2024
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Biggest-ever Christmas judging journey continues

Our team of judges are really getting into the Christmas spirit as they visit a record entry of 120 garden centres that have teams nominated in this year’s Greatest Christmas Awards.

 

Here’s the Greatest Christmas 2024 judging visit list.

  • Alton
  • Azure
  • Barton Grange
  • Baytree
  • Blue Diamond Derby
  • Blue Diamond Melbicks
  • Blue Diamond Newbridge
  • Blue Diamond Sanders
  • Beckworth Emporium
  • Bents
  • BGC Albrighton
  • BGC Arcadia
  • BGC Bournville
  • BGC Braintree
  • BGC Bridgenorth
  • BGC Brigg
  • BGC Brockworth
  • BGC Burford House
  • BGC Charlecote
  • BGC Harrogate
  • BGC Hemel
  • BGC Horncastle
  • BGC Hornsea
  • BGC Irton
  • BGC Ramsgate
  • BGC Shipley
  • BGC Studley
  • BGC Tarporley
  • BGC Tring
  • BGC Winnerash
  • BGC Wolseley Bridge
  • BGC Woodthorpe
  • Birkacre Garden Centre
  • Bosworths
  • Bow Garden & Aquatic Centre
  • Brimsmore Gardens
  • Busy Bee
  • California Lodge Garden Centre
  • Cambridge Home & Garden
  • Castle Gardens
  • Caulders Cumbernauld
  • Caulders Erskine
  • Cherry Lane Podington
  • Chessington
  • Cooks
  • Coolings Main Road
  • Coolings Rushmore Hill
  • Downtown
  • Duchy of Cornwall Nursery
  • Ellerker Lodge Garden Centre
  • Fairways Ashbourne Garden Centre
  • Fakenham Garden Centre
  • Fron Goch
  • Garsons Esher
  • Garsons Titchfield
  • Gates
  • Glendoick Garden Centre
  • Gouldings Garden Centre
  • Gouldings Valley View
  • Groves Bridport
  • Haskins Ferndown
  • Haskins Snowhill
  • Hillmount Ards
  • Hillmount Bangor
  • Hillmount Belfast
  • Holt Garden Centre
  • Jacksons Boutique
  • Keydell
  • Klodyke Houghton Hall
  • Klondyke Garden Wise
  • Klondyke Astbury Meadow
  • Klondyke High Legh
  • Klondyke Lady Green
  • Klondyke Mortonhall
  • Klondyke Stokesley
  • Mackenzie & Cruickshank
  • Meadowcroft
  • Merryhatton
  • Monkton Elm
  • Munros Nurseries
  • Newquay Garden Centre
  • Nocutts Woodford Park
  • Norwich Camping & Leisure
  • Notcutts Brampton
  • Notcutts Oxford
  • Notcutts Rivendell
  • Notcutts Solihull
  • Old Railway Line
  • Pengelly Garden Centre
  • Perrywood, Sudbury
  • Perrywood, Tiptree
  • Planters Bretby
  • Planters Brookfields
  • Planters Garden King
  • Planters Pacific
  • Planters Tamworth
  • Polhill
  • Poundbury Gardens
  • Pugh's Radyr
  • Pugh's Wenvoe
  • Raemoir Garden Centre
  • Rosebank
  • Rutland Garden Nursery
  • Ruxley
  • Silverbirch
  • Skylark Garden Centre
  • Snowdonia Nurseries
  • Southwood Garden Centre       
  • Squires Badshot Lea
  • Squires Hersham
  • St Peters Garden Centre
  • Summerhill
  • The Grange Garden Centre
  • Thetford Garden Centre
  • Thetford Garden Centre
  • Thurrock Garden Centre
  • Trowell
  • Webbs of Wychbold
  • Wentworth Garden Centre
  • Woodlands Garden Centre, Ash

And here’s the list of Categories the judges will be looking to find are The Greatest Christmas Teams:

  1. The Greatest Christmas Houseplant Team - Sponsored by Stars for Europe
  2. The Greatest Outdoor Plant and Christmas Tree Team
  3. The Greatest Gardening as a Christmas Gift Sales Team - Sponsored by Fandango Fire Tools
  4. The Greatest Christmas Gifts Team – Sponsored by Museums and Galleries
  5. The Greatest Garden Centre Christmas Promotions Team -Sponsored by Glee
  6. The Greatest Christmas BBQ and Outdoor Leisure Team – The SOLEX Sizzle - Sponsored by LOFA
  7. The Greatest Festive RetailFood Team
  8. The Greatest Christmas Wild Bird Care & Pet Team - Sponsored by Marriages – WHM Pet Group
  9. The Greatest Garden Centre Grotto Team - Sponsored by Smart Garden Products – Three Kings
  10. The Greatest Group Small Garden Centre Christmas Team - Sponsored by Woodmansterne
  11. The Greatest Group Large Garden Centre Christmas Team
  12. The Greatest Small Garden Centre Christmas Team - Sponsored by Tildenet
  13. The Greatest Mid-Sized Garden Centre Christmas Team – Sponsored by Kaemingk
  14. The Greatest Large Garden Centre Christmas Team – Sponsored by MorePeople
  15. The Greatest Giant Garden Centre Christmas Team - Sponsored by Kaemingk

After all those visits and plenty of mince pies the judges will be meeting in early January to decide the winners of the categories who will be announced on The Stage at Spring Fair, Hall 2 at the NEC on Monday 3rd February 2025, 5:00pm.  We look forward to seeing as many nominated teams and GTN readers there as possible.

 

 

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