Due to popular demand GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards are back for 2021, and for real, again with judging visits and a LIVE, in-person, presentation ceremony at Spring Fair as well to celebrate all that’s great about garden centres at Christmas through the pages of GTN and the GTN Xtra e-mail newsletter.

The team of Greatest Awards judges are readying their sleighs and charging their camera batteries to get out and meet you all.  Just send an e-mail with your nomination to: trevor@pottingshedpress.co.uk and then we’ll get your judging visit arranged. 

Here are the categories for GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards 2021

• The Greatest Christmas Houseplant Team
• The Greatest Outdoor Plant and Christmas Tree Team
• The Greatest Festive Food Hall Team
• The Greatest Christmas Sizzle Team (for sales of BBQ’s, firepits, furniture etc)
• The Greatest Christmas Pets Team
• The Greatest Christmas Community or Charity Initiative 
• The Greatest Social Media Christmas Marketing Idea
• The Greatest Garden Centre Christmas Video
• The Greatest Winter Garden Care Sales Team
• The Greatest Covid Safe Christmas Display Team
• The Greatest Christmas Supplier – Garden centres will be asked to vote for this
• The Greatest Group Garden Centre Christmas Team
• The Greatest Small Garden Centre Christmas Team
• The Greatest Mid-Sized Garden Centre Christmas Team 
• The Greatest Large Garden Centre Christmas Team

Here's the list of winners from GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards in 2020 – Who will be the winners in 2021?

• The Greatest Christmas Houseplant Team – Sponsored by Woodlodge - £500 stock for the winner – Barton Grange. 
  • Highly Commended: Pengelly, The Old Railway Line
• The Greatest Outdoor Plant and Christmas Tree Team – Sponsored by GTN Bestsellers -subscriptions worth £580 for the winner – Pughs Radyr.
  • Highly Commended: Aylett Nurseries, Barton Grange, Pengelly
•  The Greatest Festive Food Hall Team – Sponsored by Garden Radio – 1 years’ service with bespoke messages, worth over £500 for the winner – The Old Railway Line.
  • Highly Commended: Barton Grange, Colemans Garden Centre, Planters Tamworth, Squires Badshot Lea
• The Greatest Christmas Sizzle Team – Sponsored by SOLEX - 2 x Hotel Rooms at SOLEX 2021 for the winner – Altons BBQ World
  • Highly Commended: Hillmount
• The Greatest Christmas Pets Team – Sponsored by Smart Garden Products, Zöon -£500 stock for the winner – The Old Railway Line
  • Highly Commended: Planters Tamworth, Squires Badshot Lea
• The Greatest Christmas Community/Charity Initiative – Sponsored by Kaemingk – A display from their UK showroom for the winner - Pengelly
  • Highly Commended: Daisy Nook, Dobbies, Perrywood, Thetford
• The Greatest Social Media Christmas Marketing Idea – Sponsored by Glee – 2 x Hotel Rooms at Glee 2021 for the winner - Groves
  • Highly Commended: Altons BBQ World, Hillmount, The Old Railway Line
• The Greatest Garden Centre Christmas Video – Sponsored by Premier Decorations - £500 stock for the winner – The Old Railway Line
  • Highly Commended: Bosworths, Glendoick, Pengelly
• The Greatest Winter Garden Care Sales Team – Sponsored by Elho - £500 stock for the winner - Baytree
  • Highly Commended: Lakeside Plant Centre
• The Greatest Covid Safe Christmas Display Team – Sponsored by Global Journey - £500 stock for the winner – Aylett Nurseries, Barton Grange
  • Highly Commended: Baytree
• The Greatest Group Garden Centre Christmas Team – Sponsored by DCUK - £500 stock for the winner – Squires Badshot Lea
  • Highly Commended: British Garden Centres Thatcham
• The Greatest Small Garden Centre Christmas Team - Sponsored by Ascalon - £500 stock for the winner - Pengelly
  • Highly Commended: Jacksdale, Lakeside Plant Centre
• The Greatest Mid-Sized Garden Centre Christmas Team – Sponsored by Kaemingk - A display from their UK showroom for the winner – Busy Bee
  • Highly Commended: Glendoick, Planters Tamworth, Sapcote, The Old Railway Line
• The Greatest Large Garden Centre Christmas Team – Sponsored by Festive - £500 stock for the winner – Barton Grange
  • Highly Commended: Baytree, Hillmount, Perrywood
• The Greatest Christmas Supplier – Garden centres are voting for this award – To be confirmed Thursday morning.

GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards are organised by the team from GTN.  Contact Trevor Pfeiffer trevor@pottingshedpress.co.uk  07973 504214 or Alan Burdon alan@pottingshedpress.co.uk  07939 048899 to make your nominations or to be one of the sponsors.

GTN Bestsellers top line analysis for week 43, week ending 24th October 2021

GTN Bestsellers Top 50 sales volumes compared to the same week in 2020: week 43.

• Garden Products Top 50 – down 11%
• Growing Media Top 50 – down 6%
• Veg 2 Gro Top 50 – up 53%
• Wild Bird & Wildlife Care Top 50 – down 14%
• Christmas Top 50 – up 12%

GTN Bestsellers All Sales volumes compared to the same week in 2020: week 43

• All Plants with Barcode index – down 3%
• All Items with Barcode index – up 10%

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