Christmas display competition winners announced

Bents and Castle Gardens have recently been announced as the winners of our prestigious annual Christmas display competition.

The garden centres were judged to have the best Christmas displays in the UK by our Chairman Peter Burks and will be presented with their awards at our annual conference (January 26 until 29, 2014).

Peter said: “We announced the 12 regional winners of our Christmas display competition last month. Following this the winners were judged for a second time by me.

“We’d like to say congratulations to Bents in Cheshire, who were crowned winners in the Destination Garden Centre category for their Christmas displays and to Castle Gardens in Dorset who scooped the prize in the Garden Centre category.”

The garden centres were judged on the innovation, inspiration and excitement created from the way their Christmas products are displayed. The range of products available, accessibility, how easy it is for customers to find and select products and ‘wow factor’ were also taken into consideration.

Peter added: “This is the third time I have judged the annual Christmas display competition.

“Across the board the displays at both garden centres were of a very high standard and nothing was lacking.

“Bents successfully showed what could be achieved in a larger space, while Castle Gardens’ effectively demonstrated how a smaller space can still create a big impact.”

The winners will be presented with their awards at our annual conference, which takes place at the Hilton Blackpool Hotel in Blackpool from January 26 until 29.