Ten ground-breaking new garden products have been confirmed as the winners of the coveted Glee New Product Awards 2018, run in association with GTN.
The winning products were chosen by an expert panel of judges representing independent and multiple retailers, consumer gardening media and trade media.
After initial judging of the 330 new products entered first thing the judges selected finalists in each category. Then those finalists had the opportunity to meet the judges, answer questions and make a pitch to be chosen as the winner.
The results:
Garden Decoration
Winner: Smart Garden Products Ltd (Wannabees)
Wildlife and Pets
Joint Winners: RSPCA (Slow Feeder Bowl); Westland Horticulture (Peckish Squirrel Proof Suet Pellets)
Outdoor Entertaining
Winner: Smart Garden Products Ltd (Lit Firefly Balloons)
Landscaping
Winner: Primeur Ltd (Recycled Rubber Stepping Stone Medallion)
Home, Gift and Clothing
Winner: Tilnar Ltd T/A Tilnar Art, Besmo & Mo-Home (Meg Hawkins Collection)
Tools & Machinery
Winner: Block Blitz Ltd (Block Blitz Big Blitz)
Garden Care – Chemicals, Fertilisers and Growing Media
Winner: Westland Horticulture (Deadfast New Rodenticides Range)
Garden Care - Growing Accessories
Winner Tildenet Gardenware (Haxnicks Bamboo Pots & Seed Trays)
Plants, seeds and bulbs
Winner: Wyevale Nurseries Ltd (Agapanthus Fireworks)
Best of British Award
Winner: West Country Soil Improvement Ltd (Bloomin Amazing)
Overall Glee Best New Product
Winner: Primeur Ltd (Recycled Rubber Stepping Stone Medallion)