We’re sponsoring the 2024 GCA Ruxley Rose award
We’re sponsoring the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) annual Ruxley Rose Award (December 2023).
The garden centre with the best overall plantaria will be presented with the accolade at the GCA’s 2024 annual conference in January.
Passionate about plants
Our Managing Director, Andy Johnson says: “As a keen GCA Associate Member and a key supplier to garden centres nationwide, we’re delighted to be sponsoring this prestigious award, which highlights not just garden centres with top quality, interesting plants, but those who take the trouble to display them well, to use good signage and information, to support and train knowledgeable staff, who are passionate about plants, and offer engaging and excellent customer care to those that need their advice and assistance.
GCA Conference in January
“Our garden centre commercial sales team are looking forward to seeing everyone at the conference in the Cotswolds in January. We’d like to wish all the garden centres eligible to be entered good luck. We can’t wait to see who wins and to present their award to them. The GCA conference promises to be another great event this year.”
Area Award winners in 2023
For the first time ever this summer (July 2023), the GCA announced its regional Best Plantaria award winners at its annual Area Award Events. They were:
South Thames
Joint DGC winners were Coolings Nurseries and Newbridge Nurseries (Destination Garden Centre) and Thompson Plants and Garden Welling (Garden Centre).
Midlands
Pacific Nurseries (DGC) and Fairways Garden Centre, Ashbourne (GC).
North East
Cowell’s Garden Centre (DGC) and Langlands Garden Centre, Leeds (GC).
North West
Fron Goch Garden Centre (DGC) and Klondyke Lady Green Garden Centre (GC).
Scotland
Klondyke Mortonhall Garden Centre (DGC) and Klondyke Livingston Garden Centre (GC).
Northern Ireland
Creative Gardens Bushmills (GC)
North Thames
Perrywood, Tiptree (DGC) and Perrywood, Sudbury (GC).
Wales & West
The Old Railway Line Garden Centre (DGC) and Orchard Park Garden Centre (GC).
Top 10 highest scorers
After these were announced, the top 10 highest scorers from across the country received a second visit from GCA inspector Alyson Haywood to determine the winner of the overall Ruxley Rose competition, which will be announced at January’s conference.
GCA CEO on our support
Peter Burks, GCA CEO, says: “It’s brilliant to have this sort of support from such a key player in the industry when it comes to plants. Wyevale Nurseries is well respected and highly valued by our members and is known to have very high standards in propagation, innovation, plant care and biosecurity.
“The company was voted as our Associate Member of the Year for 2022 by members at the 2023 conference and was presented with the Haskins Stewarts Cup for its contribution to the success of our sector.”
GCA CEO on our support
The GCA’s 2024 annual conference will be held at the De Vere Cotswold Water Park Hotel near Cirencester, Gloucestershire from January 28 until 31, 2024 and places can be booked via the organisation’s members’ area on its website.