The Garden Centre Association’s North region members met yesterday afternoon and evening at Moss & Moor at Ilkley in Yorkshire for their Area Award presentations.

Destination Garden Centre of the Year, (DGC) was presented to Barton Grange (above), the Garden Centre (GC) award went to Fron Goch Garden Centre (below) and Local Garden Centre (LGC) to Fairways Garden Centre, Macclesfield.

Peter Burks, GCA CEO said: “Our North Area Awards Meeting was a huge success! Thank you to everyone who joined us for the event. It was brilliant to see so many members and their teams listening so keenly to what our Inspector Alyson Haywood had to say and taking on board her feedback.

“Well done to all those centres who won awards too. We’re indebted to the team at Moss & Moor for hosting us so brilliantly and providing such a warm welcome, and to Alyson for visiting the centres and presenting her findings in such an engaging way too. It was great to see lots of notes being taken!”

Alyson made unannounced visits to member garden centres in the North area across a 12-week period.

She said: “It’s wonderful to see how well GCA member garden centres in this region have performed this year. Each centre should be very proud of its achievements. It’s also lovely to see members embracing the inspection process and using the feedback they receive in a positive way to drive their businesses even further forward.”

The full results, including runners up, where relevant, for the North region GCA area awards are as follows for the DGC, GC and LGC categories:

Garden Centre of the Year:

DCG

1. Barton Grange Garden Centre
2. Bents Garden and Home
3. Gordale Garden Centre

GC

1. Fron Goch Garden Centre
2. Cowell’s Garden Centre
3. Klondyke Garden Centre, Polmont
4.  

LGC

1. Fairways Garden Centre, Macclesfield
2. Klondyke Garden Centre, Stringers
3. Klondyke Garden Centre, Daleside

The Dick Allen Award for Most Improved Centre:

1. RHS Harlow Carr
2. Fairways Garden Centre, Macclesfield
3. Klondyke Garden Centre, Stringers

The Paul Cooling Award for Environment and Sustainability:

1. Bents Garden and Home
2. Barton Grange Garden Centre
3. Fron Goch Garden Centre

Customer Service Award for Best Customer Service:

1. Fron Goch Garden Centre
2. Barton Grange Garden Centre
3. Moss & Moor

Plantaria (Ruxley Rose):

DGC

1. Barton Grange Garden Centre
2. Bents Garden and Home
3. Gordale Garden Centre

GC

1. Cowell’s Garden Centre
2. Klondyke Garden Centre, Polmont
3. Simpsons Garden Centre, Inveness

LGC

1. British Garden Centres, Harrogate
2. Klondyke Garden Centre, Stringers
3. Klondyke Garden Centre, Burnside

The GIMA Award for Best Garden Products Retailer:

DGC

1. Barton Grange Garden Centre
2. Gordale Garden Centre
3. Bents Garden and Home

GC

1. Klondyke Garden Centre, Stokesley
2. Cowell’s Garden Centre
3. Klondyke Garden Centre, Polmont

LGC

1. Fairways Garden Centre, Macclesfield
2. Klondyke Garden Centre, Daleside
3. Klondyke Garden Centre, Stringers

The Award for Catering Excellence for Best Garden Centre Restaurant:

DGC

1. Bents Garden and Home
2. Gordale Garden Centre
3. Barton Grange Garden Centre

GC

1. Klondyke Garden Centre, Astbury
2. Klondyke Garden Centre,Wilmslow
3. Yorkshire Garden Centres, Tingley and Fron Goch Garden Centre – JOINT THIRD PLACE

LGC

1. Klondyke Garden Centre, Howdens, Klondyke Garden Centre, Holland Arms, Anglesey, Klondyke Garden Centre, Daleside and Klondyke Garden Centre, Stringers – JOINT WINNERS

Indoor Lifestyle Award for Best Indoor Lifestyle Retailer:

DGC

1. Barton Grange Garden Centre
2. Bents Garden and Home
3. Hayes Garden Centre

GC

1. Fron Goch Garden Centre
2. Klondyke Garden Centre, Polmont
3. Klondyke Garden Centre, High Legh

LGC

1. Fairways Garden Centre, Macclesfield
2. RHS Harlow Carr
3. Klondyke Garden Centre, Stringers

Outdoor Living Award for Best Outdoor Living Retailer:

DGC

1. Bents Garden and Home
2. Barton Grange Garden Centre 
3. Hayes Garden Centre

GC

1. Fron Goch Garden Centre
2. Klondyke Garden Centre, Houghton Hall, Klondyke Garden Centre, High Legh, and  Klondyke Garden Centre, Polmont – JOINT RUNNERS UP
3. Moss & Moor and Notcutts Woodford Park Garden Centre – JOINT THIRD PLACE

LGC

1. Fairways Garden Centre, Macclesfield
2. Klondyke Garden Centre, Daleside
3. Klondyke Garden Centre, Burnside

Food Hall/Farm Shop Award

DGC

1. Barton Grange Garden Centre
2. Bents Garden and Home
3. Tong Garden Centre

GC

1. Bellis Brothers Farm Shop & Garden Centre
2. Klondyke Garden Centre, Polmont
3. Klondyke Garden Centre, Houghton Hall and Notcutts Rivendell – JOINT THIRD PLACE

LGC – please note, there are only two garden centres in this category

1. Dunbar Garden Centre
2. Klondyke Garden Centre, Beverley

The Barton Grange Trophy for Commercial Innovation and Creativity:

1. Bents Garden and Home
2. Barton Grange Garden Centre
3. Fairways Garden Centre, Macclesfield

Ian Boardman Award for Best Indoor Plants Retailer

DGC

1. Bents Garden and Home
2. Barton Grange Garden Centre
3. Hayes Garden centre

GC

1. Cowell’s Garden Centre
2. Simpsons Garden Centre, Inveness
3. Fron Goch Garden Centre

LGC

1. Klondyke Garden Centre, Daleside
2. Klondyke Garden Centre, Weaver Vale
3. RHS Harlow Carr