Barton Grange Garden Centre and Castle Gardens have recently (December 2021) been announced as the national winners of our 2021 annual Christmas competition. The garden centres were judged to have the best festive displays in the country and will receive their awards at our annual conference in January 2022. Iain Wylie, our GCA Chief Executive,…
Booking has now opened (November 2021) for our annual conference in January (January 23-26, 2022). The conference, which will include talks, industry updates and opportunities to socialise, takes place at the Mercure Blackburn Dunkenhalgh Hotel and Spa in Lancashire from January 23 until 26. Our GCA Chief Executive, Iain Wylie, said: “As this is the…
Our Barometer of Trade (BoT) reveals furniture and BBQ sales continued to remain strong and were up by 58.27% year-to-date according to our recently released figures for September (2021). Proving demand didn’t slow during the month, our report shows a year-to-date increase in 12 out of 13 categories. Our GCA Chief Executive, Iain Wylie explains:…
We’ve seen a number of new members join us in 2021 – with 10 signing up so far this year. These include two centres from Squire’s Garden Centre, an additional centre for Webbs, Coolings and Creative Gardens, as well as four other independent garden centres from across the country. Iain Wylie, our Chief Executive, explains: “We’d like…
Furniture and BBQ sales continue to dominate in our Barometer of Trade (BoT) and were up by 59.73% year-to-date according to our recently released figures for August (2021). Our report also shows a year-to-date increase in 12 out of 13 categories proving demand remained strong during the month. Iain Wylie, our Chief Executive, explains: “Our…
We’re delighted to announce that a record number of our members have received Highly Commended awards after our annual inspections and these have helped drive standards and profitability (September 2021). One-hundred-and-two garden centres were Highly Commended, which is awarded to those that score 75% and above in their annual inspection. Iain Wylie, our Chief Executive,…
We’re delighted to announce this month (September 2021) that the location of our 2022 annual conference is to be Blackburn in Lancashire. Our annual event will be held at the Mercure Blackburn Dunkenhalgh Hotel and Spa from January 23 until 26. Tammy Woodhouse, who is our Chairman Elect for 2021/2022 and is helping organise the…
We’re delighted to have recently (September, 2021) announced the finalists for our annual Ruxley Rose competition. Twenty centres all received top scores in our summer inspections, delayed from the normal spring inspections due to Covid, and have now been put forward for autumn judging. Iain Wylie, our GCA Chief Executive, said: “Earlier this year our…
Members of the Garden Centre Association (GCA) in the North East and North West are celebrating after picking up awards during a presentation last week (Thursday, September 2, 2021). The North East’s Garden Centre of the Year in the Destination Garden Centre (DGC) category was Tong Garden Centre and Cowell’s Garden Centre in the Garden…
The Garden Centre Association (GCA) this week (Wednesday, September 1, 2021) unveiled its winners for the North Thames region during a presentation at Perrywood Garden Centre in Sudbury. Perrywood Garden Centre – Tiptree won Garden Centre of the Year in the Destination Garden Centre (DGC) category while Thurrock Garden Centre picked up the accolade in…