In This Issue
Dobbies restructuring plan approved
Garsons, Castle Gardens and Pugh's Wenvoe win GCA's national Christmas display competition
Thousands of votes pour in for The Greatest Christmas Garden Centre Teams
Biggest-ever Christmas judging journey continues
Sponsors of GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards
British Garden Centres strengthens its nursery team
Bradford Garden Centre relaunches its butchery offering
Meet the Buyer event with Dobbies hailed great success
Notcutts named ‘Best Garden Centre Pet Department’
Zest's managing director runs Valencia marathon
Fifteen new gardens join RHS Partner Garden programme
Garden centres host festive play sessions for charity
Spring Fair re-launches the Summerhouse
Sneak Preview – What’s On at Spring Fair 2025
Get your copy of GTN Xtra
Phil Tremayne and Peter Donegan to co-host APL Awards 2025
Visitor booking opens for the Garden Press Event
Kimberley Hornby George named Co-Chair of Garden Media Guild
YPHA expands to meet growing demand with new operations team
The best of last week's
Squires' Barnsfold Nurseries and Liss Forest Nursery join forces to form Barnsfold Liss
Melcourt appoints Nikki Burton as Managing Director from January 2025
The Gardens Group lays strong roots for inclusive workforce
Threaplands, the gardener’s garden centre, installs Corby + Fellas’ WinRetail
WHM Pet Group’s pedal power raises £1,400 for charity
Charles Taylor are butting the trend
Sipcam retains GIMA Sword of Excellence
GIMA Awards Roll of Honour & Full Glee New Products Directory in GTN November issue – read online
Be part of GTN's Sustainability Directory
GIMA Buyers Guide & New Product Digest Autumn 2024
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Biggest-ever Christmas judging journey continues

Our team of judges are really getting into the Christmas spirit as they visit a 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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