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GTN’s Greatest Christmas Award winners revealed
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Garden centres celebrate GCA award success
Gates take over Dobbies Stapleton to create Gates Woodlands Hinkley
Henton and Chattell agrees to acquire Newark site
Three garden centres sold in three weeks
HTA launches Plant Retail Success Initiative
How consumers are searching for garden products online
Mark your diaries now for Glee 2025
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Would you climb Kilimanjaro for the Greenfingers Charity?
The Greenfingers Charity seeks new Garden Ambassadors
New South-West route joins Garden Re-Leaf Day line-up
Garden centre grotto raises over £38,500 for hospice
Brimsmore Gardens unveils new houseplant area
Town & Country launches new Greenhouse collection
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Speaker line up announced for Garden Press Event
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Blue Diamond acquires Yarnton Home & Garden, Oxfordshire
Barton Grange, Fron Goch and Millbrook Staplehurst crowned as GCA Garden Centres of the Year
Garsons, Castle Gardens and Pugh's Wenvoe win GCA's national Christmas display competition
Pyle Garden Centre picks up Dick Allen Award for Most Improved Centre
Applications open for 2025 Rising Stars programme as Ben Clarke crowned winner
Pre GCA Conference Inspiration and Stimulation from Retail Safari
GTN Xtra Special from IPM Essen in German
Flexible hotspot solutions for retailing plants in colour
Two new hellebores from Allensmore Nurseries
Battery powered, pedestrian machine for lifting heavy stock
Hyacinths get wax coating treatment from Jansen's
Show Your Colours Award IPM 2025 for Hydrangea paniculata ‘Groundbreaker Blush’
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The Greatest Christmas Teams of 2024 to be announced on Monday at Spring Fair - See the Finalists in each award category

Congratulations to The Greatest Garden Centre Christmas Teams! 

 

After extensive meetings between the judges and double counting of the thousands of customer votes we are now preparing the Gold, Silver, Bronze and Highly Commended awards ready for presentation on the Inspiring Retail Stage at Spring Fair in Hall 2 on Monday 3rd February at 5:00pm

 

GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards 2024

The Finalists

  1. The Greatest Christmas Houseplant Team – Sponsored by Woodlodge
    • 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
  1. The Greatest Outdoor Plant and Christmas Tree Team - Sponsored by Pelsis Doff
    • Coolings Rushmore Hill
    • Elleker Lodge
    • Gates
    • Haskins Ferndown
    • Meadowcroft
    • Newbridge Blue Diamond
    • Pengelly Garden Centre
    • Poundbury
    • Pugh's
    • Wentworth
    • Wolseley Bridge BGC
  1. The Greatest Gardening as a Christmas Gift Sales Team - Sponsored by Fandango Fire Tools
    • Duchy of Cornwall Nursery
    • Gates
    • Glendoick
    • Newbridge Blue Diamond
    • Notcutts Rivendell
    • Wentworth
  1. The Greatest Christmas Gifts Team – Sponsored by Museums and Galleries
    • Brigg BGC
    • Duchy of Cornwall Nursery
    • Gates
    • Glendoick
    • Old Railway Line
    • Perrywood Tiptree
    • Raemoir
    • Rutland Garden Nursery
    • Wentworth
  1. The Greatest Garden Centre Christmas Promotions Team -Sponsored by Glee
    • Albrighton BGC
    • Alton
    • Keydell
    • Old Railway Line
    • Pengelly
    • Pugh's
  1. The Greatest Christmas BBQ and Outdoor Leisure Team – The SOLEX Sizzle - Sponsored by SOLEX
    • Alton
    • Cambridge Home & Garden
    • Newquay Garden Centre
    • Old Railway Line
    • Planters Tamworth
    • Polhill
  1. The Greatest Festive RetailFood Team – Sponsored by Pleydell Smithyman
    • Beckworth Blue Diamond
    • Bow Garden & Aquatics
    • Chessington
    • Garsons Esher
    • Gates
    • Glendoick
    • Notcutts Rivendell
    • Pughs Radyr & Wenvoe
    • Ruxley Manor
    • St Peters
  1. The Greatest Christmas Wild Bird Care & Pet Team - Sponsored by Marriages
    • Fairways
    • Gates
    • Hillmount Ards
    • Monkton Elm
    • Notcutts Solihull
    • Ruxley Manor
    • Webbs
    • Wolseley Bridge BGC
  1. The Greatest Garden Centre Grotto Team - Sponsored by Smart Garden Products – Three Kings
    • Baytree
    • Chessington
    • Coolings Lifestyle
    • Gouldings
    • Hillmount Belfast
    • Keydell
    • Rosebank
    • Ruxley Manor
    • Wentworth
  1. The Greatest Christmas Garden Centre Supplier Team – As voted for by the Garden Centre Teams visited by the judges this year
    • Coach House
    • Festive
    • Florasilk
    • Giftware Trading
    • Gisela Graham
    • Kaemingk
    • Premier
    • Richard Lang
    • Seasonal Group
    • Smart Garden
  1. The Greatest Group Small Garden Centre Christmas Team - Sponsored by Woodmansterne
    • Albrighton BGC
    • Brockworth BGC
    • Garden King
    • Harrogate BGC
    • Hemel BGC
    • Studley BGC
    • Wolseley Bridge BGC
  1. The Greatest Group Large Garden Centre Christmas Team - Sponsored by Tildenet
    • Arcadia BGC
    • Brigg BGC
    • Haskins Snowhill
    • Klondyke High Legh
    • Notcutts Oxford
    • Notcutts Rivendell
    • Ramsgate BGC
    • Sanders Blue Diamond
    • Squires Badshot lea
  1. Judges Special Awards Finalists
    • Pengelly
    • The Old Well Garden Centres
    • Webbs Wychbold
  1. The Greatest Small Garden Centre Christmas Team - Sponsored by Garden Radio
    • Cook’s
    • Duchy of Cornwall Nursery
    • Munro’s
    • Norwich Camping & leisure
    • Poundbury
    • Rutland Garden Nursery
  1. The Greatest Mid-Sized Garden Centre Christmas Team – Sponsored by Kaemingk
    • Birkacre
    • Bosworths
    • Castle Gardens
    • Glendoick
    • Jacksons Boutique
    • Newquay Garden Centre
    • Silverbirch
  1. The Greatest Large Garden Centre Christmas Team – Sponsored by MorePeople
    • Garsons Titchfield
    • Hillmount Belfast
    • Meadowcroft
    • Old Railway Line
    • Pugh’s Radyr
    • Raemoir
    • Thetford
    • Wentworth
  1. The Greatest Giant Garden Centre Christmas Team - Sponsored by Kaemingk
    • Barton Grange
    • Bents
    • Garsons Esher
    • Gates
    • Perrywood Tiptree
    • Ruxley Manor
    • Webbs Wychbold
  1. The Greatest Christmas Garden Centre Team – Top 30 2024 as voted for by customers
    • 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

We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible for our celebration of all that’s great about garden centre Christmas retailing. If you haven’t already, you can register for Spring Fair at https://www.springfair.com/visitor-registration

 

Our team of judges had a truly wonderful time visiting the 120+ garden centres nominated in this year's awards and they have been overwhelmed by the excellence of garden centre retail teamwork once again.  We have also been amazed at the passion garden centre customers have shared in voting for The Greatest Christmas Garden Centre Team.

 

We look forward to celebrating that excellence and passion with as many garden centre teams as possible on Monday evening, 3rd February, Inspiring Retail Stage in Hall 2 at Spring Fair.

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