GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards were revealed during a special breakfast event at Glee at Spring Fair today (Tuesday). Gold award winners included Brookside Kent, Ruxley Manor, The Old Railway Line, Kirktown, Silverbirch and Whitehall Lacock.
The awards, sponsored by Gardman, were presented to gold, silver and bronze winners by Kerry Freeman, head of brand for gardening at Gardman.
Awards organiser Trevor Pfeiffer said the standard of entries for the Greatest Christmas Awards keeps improving.
"The judging gets harder and harder," said Trevor. "The judges were looking for that extra special thing that sets a garden centre apart and they certainly found loads of examples during their visits.
"They were searching out that clever link sale that delivered extra customer satisfaction, a spark of a team member who made a real difference, and evidence of where teamwork really added value."
The full list of award winners are:
The Greatest Festive Plants Team
Gold: The Old Railway Line
Silver: Aylett Nurseries
Bronze: Mains of Drum
The Greatest Festive Catering Team
Gold: Kirktown
Silver: Bents
Bronze: Woodlands GC, Ash, Kent
The Greatest Christmas Pets Team
Gold: The Old Railway Line
Silver: Planters Tamworth
Bronze: Frosts Woburn Sands
The Greatest Grotto Team
Gold: Brookside, Kent
Gold: Ruxley Manor
Silver: Pughs Radyr
Bronze: Millbrook Gravesend
The Greatest Christmas Display Team – Small Centres
Gold: Silverbirch
Silver: Castle Gardens
Bronze: Fresh@Burcot
Bronze: Fron Goch
The Greatest Christmas Display Team – Large Centres
Gold: Whitehall Lacock
Silver: Scotsdales Cambridge
Bronze: Summerhill
The Greatest Garden Centre Team at Christmas 2017
Gold: Brookside, Kent
Silver: Summerhill
Bronze: Woodlands GC, Ash, Kent
No 1 in Wales: The Old Railway Line
No 1 in Scotland: Munro's
