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GTN’s Greatest Christmas Award winners revealed
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Gates take over Dobbies Stapleton to create Gates Woodlands Hinkley
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Brimsmore Gardens unveils new houseplant area
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GTN’s Greatest Christmas Award winners revealed
Gold awards for the teams at Harrogate BGC, Brigg BGC, Cook’s, Birkacre, Pugh’s Radyr, Bents, Ruxley Manor Monkton Elm, Pugh's Radyr & Wenvoe, Newquay, Duchy of Cornwall Nursery, Gates, Wolseley Bridge BGC, Webbs Wychbold

 

Harrogate BGC, Brigg BGC, Cook’s, Birkacre, Pugh’s Radyr, Bents have picked up Greatest Garden Centre Christmas Team golds in GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards, presented at Spring Fair on Monday. Smart Garden - Three Kings walked away with The Greatest Christmas Supplier gold...

 

Here are all the winners:

 

 

The Greatest Christmas Houseplant Team – Sponsored by Woodlodge

GOLD AWARD: Webbs Wychbold

SILVER AWARD: Newquay

BRONZE AWARD: Haskins Snowhill

HIGHLY COMMENDED; Studley BGC; Snowdonia Nurseries

 

Finalists

  • Brigg BGC
  • Gates
  • Haskins Snowhill
  • Klondyke High Legh
  • Newquay Garden Centre
  • Perrywood Tiptree
  • Rutland Garden Nursery
  • Snowdonia Nurseries
  • Squires Badshot Lea
  • Studley BGC
  • Webbs Wychbold

The Greatest Outdoor Plant and Christmas Tree Team - Sponsored by Pelsis Doff

GOLD AWARD

Wolseley Bridge BGC

SILVER AWARD

Coolings Rushmore Hill

Gates

BRONZE AWARD

Pugh's Wenvoe & Radyr

HIGHLY COMMENDED

St Peter’s

Poundbury        

Jacksons Boutique

 

Finalists

  • Coolings Rushmore Hill
  • Elleker Lodge
  • Gates
  • Haskins Ferndown
  • Meadowcroft
  • Newbridge Blue Diamond
  • Pengelly Garden Centre
  • Poundbury
  • Pugh's
  • Wentworth
  • Wolseley Bridge BGC

The Greatest Gardening as a Christmas Gift Sales Team - Sponsored by Fandango Fire Tools

GOLD AWARD

Gates

SILVER AWARD

Duchy of Cornwall Nursery

Notcutts Rivendell

BRONZE AWARD

Newbridge Blue Diamond

 

Finalists

  • Duchy of Cornwall Nursery
  • Gates
  • Glendoick
  • Newbridge Blue Diamond
  • Notcutts Rivendell
  • Wentworth

The Greatest Christmas Gifts Team – Sponsored by Museums and Galleries

GOLD AWARD

Duchy of Cornwall Nursery

SILVER AWARD

Gates

BRONZE AWARD

Perrywood Tiptree

 

Finalists

  • Brigg BGC
  • Duchy of Cornwall Nursery
  • Gates
  • Glendoick
  • Old Railway Line
  • Perrywood Tiptree
  • Raemoir
  • Rutland Garden Nursery
  • Wentworth

 

The Greatest Garden Centre Christmas Promotions Team - Sponsored by Glee

GOLD AWARD

Pugh’s

SILVER AWARD

Alton

BRONZE AWARD

Albrighton BGC

 

Finalists

  • Albrighton BGC
  • Alton
  • Keydell
  • Old Railway Line
  • Pengelly
  • Pugh's

The Greatest Christmas BBQ and Outdoor Leisure Team – The SOLEX Sizzle - Sponsored by SOLEX

GOLD AWARD

Newquay

SILVER AWARD

Polhill

BRONZE AWARD

Alton

 

Finalists

  • Alton
  • Cambridge Home & Garden
  • Newquay Garden Centre
  • Old Railway Line
  • Planters Tamworth
  • Polhill

 

The Greatest Festive Retail Food Team – Sponsored by Pleydell Smithyman

GOLD AWARD

Pugh's Radyr & Wenvoe

SILVER AWARD

Gates

BRONZE AWARD

Notcutts Rivendell

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Beckworth Blue Diamond

 

Finalists

  • Beckworth Blue Diamond
  • Bow Garden & Aquatics
  • Chessington
  • Garsons Esher
  • Gates
  • Glendoick
  • Notcutts Rivendell
  • Pughs Radyr & Wenvoe
  • Ruxley Manor
  • St Peters

The Greatest Christmas Wild Bird Care & Pet Team - Sponsored by Marriages

GOLD AWARD

Monkton Elm

SILVER AWARD

Ruxley Manor

BRONZE AWARD

Notcutts Solihull

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Wolseley Bridge BGC

 

Finalists

  • Fairways
  • Gates
  • Hillmount Ards
  • Monkton Elm
  • Notcutts Solihull
  • Ruxley Manor
  • Webbs
  • Wolseley Bridge BGC

The Greatest Garden Centre Grotto Team - Sponsored by Smart Garden Products – Three Kings

GOLD AWARD

Ruxley Manor

SILVER AWARD

Gouldings Santa Experience

BRONZE AWARD

Baytree

 

Finalists

  • Baytree
  • Chessington
  • Coolings Lifestyle
  • Gouldings
  • Hillmount Belfast
  • Keydell
  • Rosebank
  • Ruxley Manor
  • Wentworth

The Greatest Christmas Garden Centre Supplier Team – As voted for by the Garden Centre Teams visited by the judges this year

GOLD AWARD

Smart Garden - Three Kings

SILVER AWARD

Festive

BRONZE AWARD

Kaemingk

 

Finalists

  • Coach House
  • Festive
  • Florasilk
  • Giftware Trading
  • Gisela Graham
  • Kaemingk
  • Premier
  • Richard Lang 
  • Seasonal Group
  • Smart Garden

The Greatest Group Small Garden Centre Christmas Team - Sponsored by Woodmansterne

GOLD AWARD

Harrogate BGC

SILVER AWARD

Studley BGC

BRONZE AWARD

Wolseley Bridge BGC

 

Finalists

  • Albrighton BGC
  • Brockworth BGC
  • Garden King
  • Harrogate BGC
  • Hemel BGC
  • Studley BGC
  • Wolseley Bridge BGC

The Greatest Group Large Garden Centre Christmas Team - Sponsored by Tildenet

GOLD AWARD

Brigg BGC

SILVER AWARD

Notcutts Rivendell

Sanders Blue Diamond

BRONZE AWARD

Arcadia BGC

HIGHLY COMMENDED 

Haskins Snowhill

 

Finalists

  • Arcadia BGC
  • Brigg BGC
  • Haskins Snowhill
  • Klondyke High Legh
  • Notcutts Oxford
  • Notcutts Rivendell
  • Ramsgate BGC
  • Sanders Blue Diamond
  • Squires Badshot Lea

Judges Special Awards 

GOLD AWARDS – The Greatest Christmas in Adversity Teams

Pengelly 

The Old Well Garden Centres

GOLD AWARD – The Greatest Christmas Outdoor Event Team

Webbs Wychbold

GOLD AWARD - The Greatest Group at Christmas

British Garden Centres

 

The Greatest Small Garden Centre Christmas Team - Sponsored by Garden Radio

GOLD AWARD

Cook’s

SILVER AWARD

Munro's

BRONZE AWARD

Poundbury

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Duchy of Cornwall Nursery

Rutland Garden Nursery

 

Finalists

  • Cook’s
  • Duchy of Cornwall Nursery
  • Munro’s
  • Norwich Camping & leisure
  • Poundbury
  • Rutland Garden Nursery

The Greatest Mid-Sized Garden Centre Christmas Team – Sponsored by Kaemingk

GOLD AWARD

Birkacre

SILVER AWARD

Castle Gardens

BRONZE AWARD

Glendoick

 

Finalists

  • Birkacre
  • Bosworths
  • Castle Gardens
  • Glendoick
  • Jacksons Boutique
  • Newquay Garden Centre
  • Silverbirch

The Greatest Large Garden Centre Christmas Team – Sponsored by MorePeople

GOLD AWARD

Pugh’s Radyr

SILVER AWARD

Garsons Titchfield

BRONZE AWARD

Old Railway Line

Wentworth

 

Finalists

  • Garsons Titchfield
  • Hillmount Belfast
  • Meadowcroft
  • Old Railway Line
  • Pugh’s Radyr
  • Raemoir
  • Thetford
  • Wentworth

The Greatest Giant Garden Centre Christmas Team - Sponsored by Kaemingk

GOLD AWARD

Bents

SILVER AWARD

Perrywood Tiptree

BRONZE AWARD

Gates

 

Finalists

  • Barton Grange
  • Bents
  • Garsons Esher
  • Gates
  • Perrywood Tiptree
  • Ruxley Manor
  • Webbs Wychbold

The Greatest Christmas Garden Centre Team as voted for by customers

GOLD AWARD: Birkacre

SILVER AWARD: Allbrighton BGC      Greatest from a Group

BRONZE AWARD: Keydell Nurseries    Greatest in the South of England

 

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Hillmount Belfast         Greatest in Northern Ireland

Newquay                      Greatest in the South West

Old Railway Line           Greatest in Wales - equal

Snowdonia Nurseries    Greatest in Wales - equal

Trowell                         Greatest in the Midlands

Fakenham                    Greatest in East Anglia

Perrywood Tiptree       Greatest in the South East

Pugh’s Radyr    

Wolseley Bridge 

Bow Garden & Aquatic Centre  

Harrogate BGC             Greatest in the North

Munro's Nurseries        Greatest in Scotland - equal

Trioscape         

Mackenzie & Cruickshank         Greatest in Scotland - equal

Azure Garden Centre   

Brockworth BGC           

Bosworths Burton Latimer        

 

Top 30 2024 as voted for by customers – Finalists 

  • Albrighton BGC
  • Alton
  • Azure Garden Centre 
  • Birkacre
  • Bosworths Burton Latimer
  • Bow Garden & Aquatic Centre
  • Braintree BGC
  • Bridgnorth BGC
  • Brockworth BGC
  • Fakenham Garden Centre
  • Garden King
  • Harrogate BGC
  • Hillmount Bangor
  • Hillmount Belfast
  • Keydell Nurseries
  • Mackenzie & Cruickshank
  • Munro's
  • Newquay Garden Centre
  • Old Railway Line
  • Perrywood Sudbury
  • Perrywood Tiptree
  • Planters Bretby
  • Pugh’s Radyr
  • Pugh’s Wenvoe
  • Roxton BGC
  • Snowdonia Nurseries
  • Summerhill
  • Trioscape
  • Trowell
  • Wolseley Bridge BGC

Watch out for The Greatest Christmas Awards photo tours of the centres in future issues of GTN Xtra, starting this coming weekend and in the next issue of GTN magazine.

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