In This Issue
Dobbies Antrim to remain open
Customer Voting for The Greatest Christmas Garden Centre Team gets underway
Our biggest ever Christmas judging journey begins
Thank you to the Sponsors of GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2024
G Plants welcomes Andy Lewis as Regional Account Manager
HTA sets out £134 million bill and triple hit of the Autumn Budget 2024 on Environmental Horticulture
Quinton Edwards celebrates 35 blooming years
Greenfingers Charity announces its 2025 challenge
Be part of GTN's Sustainability Directory
Kent garden centre announces closure
Take a London Retail Safari at 2025 GCA conference
British Garden Centres win Garden Centre Catering Group of the Year award
'Colour in Your Garden' campaign returns to TV screens
The Gardens Group and Plymouth GC join Future Marketing Group
Mr Fothergill’s in partnership with The Children's Society
Garden centre group donates over £11,000 to charities
Double sustainability win for Deco-Pak
Southern Trident wins big with Harmony Gardens
Success for Zest's Terraza Outdoor Kitchen Set range
GCA’s GROW offers new course to help protect staff from workplace sexual harassment
Democracy lands outdoor brands GARDENA and Flymo
Henry Bell supplies Yorkshire Garden Centres
Sustainable peat-free mixes for poinsettia by Neil Bragg
British Garden Centres unveils heartwarming Christmas advert
Spring Fair 2025 launches the Licensing Lab
Yorkshire Garden Centre Group Wins National Sustainable Catering Award for a second time
Get your copy of GTN Xtra
YPHA Seeks Expressions of Interest for 2025-2026 Sponsorship Positions
Brief interview with Claudia Maurer, the new Director of spoga+gafa
AIS Pays Tribute to Outgoing Chair Neville Moore
Inveraray Castle wins Historic Houses Garden of the Year Award
RHS announces winners of Partner Garden of the Year 2024
Sustainability Category sponsor for the AIPH International Grower of the Year Awards
The best of last week's
Homebase hits the headlines as administration looms
2024 GIMA Awards winners crowned as Sipcam clinch Sword of Excellence for second year and Westland win Supplier of the Year
Prosper Garden Centre Buying Group welcomes Stratford Garden Centre
Essex garden centre for sale with price tag of £2.5m
Sipcam appoint Alan Jones as Retail Channel Manager
GIMA Buyers Guide & New Product Digest Autumn 2024
Glee: 50 years of influence, read GTN's Glee Review Issue on-line
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Our biggest ever Christmas judging journey begins

Our team of judges are really getting into the Christmas spirit as they start their mission to visit the 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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