The awards were presented to the winners during two separate ceremonies at the De Vere Carden Park in Chester on Monday, January 26 and Tuesday, January 27.
Our Chief Executive, Iain Wylie said: “I’d like to wish everyone who won an award at the conference this year a hearty well done. Our members have worked exceptionally hard during the past year to reach very high standards and I’d like to congratulate all our winners on their successes.”
We represent nearly 200 garden centres nationwide.
Through sharing information and our inspection programme we help members to achieve high standards in customer service, plant quality and reliability.
Will Armitage, Chairman, said: “We’re a very passionate and hardworking industry and these awards recognise the very best of the best in the country. Well done and congratulations to everyone.”
The full list of winners announced on Monday, January 26 were:
- Christmas Competition (Garden Centre category) – Castle Gardens
- Christmas Competition (Destination Garden Centre category) – Bents Garden & Home
- Environment and Community Award – won jointly by Poplars Nursery Garden Centre and Simpsons Garden Centre
- Ruxley Rose (Garden Centre category) – Cowell’s Garden Centre
- Ruxley Rose (Destination Garden Centre category) – Bents Garden & Home
- Barton Grange Trophy for Creativity and Innovation – Planters, Tamworth
- Customer Service Award – Best Customer Service – Sunshine Garden Centre
- The Indoor Lifestyle Award – Best Indoor Lifestyle Retailer (Garden Centre category) – Fairways Garden Centre, Ashbourne
- The Indoor Lifestyle Award – Best Indoor Lifestyle Retailer (Destination Garden Centre category) – won jointly by Poplars Garden Centre and The Burford Garden Company
- The GIMA Award for Best Garden Products Retailer (Garden Centre category) – Cowell’s Garden Centre
- The GIMA Award for Best Garden Products Retailer (Destination Garden Centre category) – Barton Grange Garden Centre
- Dick Allen Award (Most Improved Garden Centre) – Royal Horticultural Society Hyde Hall
- The IFSE Award for Catering Excellence – Best Garden Centre Restaurant (Garden Centre Category) Fron Goch Garden Centre
- The IFSE Award for Catering Excellence – Best Garden Centre Restaurant (Destination Garden Centre Category) – won jointly by Bents Garden & Home and Frosts, Woburn Sands
- Weber Outdoor Living Award – Best Outdoor Living Retailer (Garden Centre Category) – Sunshine Garden Centre
- Weber Outdoor Living Award – Best Outdoor Living Retailer (Destination Garden Centre Category) Van Hage Great Amwell.
The full list of winners announced on Tuesday, January 27 were:
Garden Centres of Excellence:
- Aylett Nurseries Ltd
- Barton Grange Garden Centre
- Bents Garden & Home
- Burston Garden Centre
- Cowell’s Garden Centre
- Garden Wise Plant & Garden Centre
- Perrywood Garden Centre
- Poplars Nursery Garden Centre
- Simpsons Garden Centre
- Squires Garden Centre, Twickenham.
The Worrall Cup:
The award for Best Marketing Campaign or Initiative was won by Armitage’s Garden Centre.
Associate of the Year:
- Cedar Associates
Garden Centre of the Year:
- Cowells Garden Centre
Destination Garden Centre of the Year:
- Barton Grange Garden Centre.
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