GCA crowns summer 2025 Midlands, Wales & West regional winners
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Old Railway Line Garden Centre
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Brimsmore Gardens
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Staff at garden centres across the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) Midlands, Wales & West region are celebrating after scooping awards during a presentation at Pugh’s Wenvoe (Thursday, July 24, 2025).
Garden Centre of the Year winners were Planters Garden Centre, Tamworth in the Destination Garden Centre (DGC) category, Old Railway Line Garden Centre, Garden Centre (GC) category and Brimsmore Gardens, Local Garden Centre (LGC).
Peter Burks, GCA CEO, said: “Our Midlands, Wales & West regional awards meeting was superb. I’d like to thank all everyone who attended, especially those who gave our special coaches a go this year and travelled up from Somerset or down from the Midlands on them. It was the first Area Awards Meeting where we’ve laid on coaches and it was a great success.
“A huge ‘thank you’ goes to our wonderful hosts for the evening – the team at Pugh’s Wenvoe. They provided a very warm Welsh welcome to us all.
Peter Walker was responsible for inspecting member garden centres in the Midlands, Wales & West area across a 12-week period where he made unannounced visits.
He said: “The centres were very welcoming and are genuinely happy places to visit. It was also great to see stock displayed so well and top-quality plants. But, of course, there is always room for improvement in some categories and I know this region’s members will be keen to embrace any pointers I have made and strive to do even better in the future.”
Garden Centre of the Year 2025 Midlands, Wales & West:
DCG
- Planters Garden Centre, Tamworth
- Webbs Garden Centre, Wychbold
- Gates Garden Centre
GC
- Old Railway Line Garden Centre
- Fairways Garden Centre, Ashbourne
- Castle Gardens – The Gardens Group
LGC
- Brimsmore Gardens – The Gardens Group
- Pugh’s Garden Village, Wenvoe
- Poundbury Gardens – The Gardens Group
Customer Service Award for Best Customer Service:
- Old Railway Line Garden Centre
- Pugh’s Garden Village, Wenvoe
- St Peters Garden Centre
The Paul Cooling Award for Environment and Sustainability:
- Castle Gardens – The Gardens Group
- Brimsmore Gardens – The Gardens Group
- Old Railway Line Garden Centre
The Dick Allen Award for Most Improved Centre:
- Webbs Garden Centre, West Hagley
- Fairways Garden Centre, Ashbourne
- St Peters Garden Centre
The Barton Grange Trophy for Commercial Innovation and Creativity:
- Planters Garden Centre, Tamworth
- Fairways Garden Centre, Ashbourne & Old Railway Line Garden Centre – JOINT SECOND PLACE
- Planters Garden Centre, Pacific Nurseries