Brimsmore Gardens (GC) and Garsons Garden Centre Esher (DGC) have recently (December 2022) been announced as the national winners of our 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 2023.
Incredible standard
Phil McCann, who judged the displays, said: “I’d like to say a huge ‘thank you’ to all of the members who entered the Christmas display competition and ‘congratulations’ to Brimsmore Gardens, who were winners in the Garden Centre Category and Garsons Garden Centre, Esher, who took the top spot in the Destination Garden Centre category.
“The standard was incredible with superb displays, exquisite detailing and fantastic retail practices.
“I am very much looking forward to presenting the ideas and images from my visits at the annual conference in Blackburn in January.”
Runners up
Second place in the GC category was Perrywood, Sudbury and third place was Parkers Garden World.
In the DGC category, Barton Grange Garden Centre and Bents Garden & Home came joint second and in third place was Gates Garden Centre.
Joyous and memorable displays
Tammy Woodhouse, our Chairman, said: “I’d like to say an additional thank you to everyone who created some truly joyous and memorable displays.
“The entrants were judged on general ambience, creativity, stock range, flow and tidiness, and customer service was also taken into consideration.”
“Over the moon…”
Adam Wallis, Manager of Brimsmore Gardens, said: “We are over the moon to have won first prize in the GCA’s annual Christmas Competition, having come so close in previous years.
“As with everything we do at Brimsmore Gardens, we are always looking to innovate and improve, so this award is a reflection of the team’s unwavering commitment to these principles.
“Sustainability has been central to our thoughts year-on-year and we’re very proud to have made such huge strides in making Christmas as kind on the planet as possible. We’ll take a moment to toast the team’s efforts, creativity, and resourcefulness, then it’s back to work as we look forward to welcoming many more visitors into the displays before Christmas.”
“A wonderful achievement…
Ian Richardson, Garsons Chairman, said: “What a wonderful achievement and acknowledgement of our team’s time and effort put into preparing and building our famous Garsons Christmas displays and range of products. Our talented staff work throughout the year preparing for the festive season, offering a unique and inspiring Christmas experience to our loyal customers.”