The Garden Centre Association ( GCA ) has on September 7 announce the finalists for its one-year Ruxley Rose competition .
Twenty centres all experience top scores in the GCA ’s summer inspection , delay from the normal spring inspections due to Covid , and have now been put forward for autumn judgment .
Iain Wylie , GCA Chief Executive , said : “ sooner this year our member garden centre received visit from our inspector and their findings have set the 10 finalists in the Garden Centre ( GC ) class and the 10 finalists in the Destination Garden Centre ( DGC ) class . All of the finalist are now through to the autumn stage of the contest and will be visited by our judge , Alyson Haywood , this calendar month . She will evaluate how our member are continuing to advertise and betray plants during the autumn season .
Staff from Pacific Nurseries , which is one of the finalists in the Ruxley Rose contention in the GC family with ( right ) GCA Inspector Gordon Emslie .
“ The centres will also be judged on their excellent quality , intro and overall mountain range of plants available as well as the layout of their flora country . Overall printing , access code and purpose of demonstration areas will also be look at .
“ Staff at our member centres are also being pronounce on their knowledge and client care and service of process . ”
A winner from each category will be watch and announce during the GCA ’s annual conference in January 2022 .
( L - R ) Assistant Manager Lana Wright from Squires Garden Centre West Horsley , which is one of the finalist in the GC class , with GCA Chairman Mike Burks , GCA Inspector Phil McCann and Operations Director , Andy Bunt , from Squires Garden Centre .
The Ruxley Rose finalist in the Garden Centre family are : Cowell ’s Garden Centre in the North EastKlondyke Group – Daleside Garden Centre in the North WestKlondyke Group – Garden Wise ( Dumfries ) in ScotlandKlondyke Group – High Legh Garden Centre in the North WestKlondyke Group – Stokesley Garden Centre in the North EastPacific Nurseries in the MidlandsPennells Garden Centre – Grimsby in the MidlandsPlanters at Bretby Ltd in the MidlandsSquires Garden Centre – West Horsley in South ThamesThe Old Railway Line Garden Centre in Wales & West .
( L – R ) Ruxley Rose DGC category finalist Monkton Elm Garden Centre Manager Steve Searle , GCA Area Inspector Gordon Emslie , Monkton Elm Garden Centre Managing Director Mike Lind and GCA Chairman Mike Burks .
The Ruxley Rose finalist in the Destination Garden Centre family are : Barton Grange Garden Centre in the North WestBaytree Nurseries & Garden Centre in the MidlandsBents Garden & Home in the North WestFron Goch Garden Centre in the North WestGordale Nurseries Ltd in the North WestMonkton Elm Garden Centre Ltd in the Wales & WestPennells Garden Centre – Lincoln in the MidlandsPlanters Garden Centre – Tamworth in the MidlandsSt . Peters Garden Centre in the MidlandsWebbs of Wychbold in the midland '
Iain added : “ Our Ruxley Rose competition calculate to inspire our member garden centres to observe best - recitation at all times and have centres that are ask in and attractive to customers . It is a prestigious , year - long competition that our members work extremely severely towards throughout the twelvemonth and one that is particularly exciting and rewarding after such a troubled yr .
Ruxley Rose DGC family finalist Planters Garden Centre Tamworth , with ( centre ) GCA Inspector Gordon Emslie .
“ Our members can also benefit from Alyson ’s hard-nosed advice on achieving best exercise as well as showcasing their own forward-looking sales initiatives .
“ I would wish to say a huge ‘ congratulations ’ to all of the finalists and wish everyone the best of lot for the next point of the competition . ”
