GCA - South Thames Regional Winners
Congratulations to all our #SouthThames regional award winners this week and big thanks to Haskins Garden Centre Snowhill for being wonderful hosts!
The full results for the South Thames region are as follows for the GC and DGC categories:
Garden Centre of the Year: Stewarts Garden Centres and Squire’s Garden Centres â Hersham
Customer Service Award for Best Customer Service:Â Garsons – Esher
Environment and Community Award: Joint winners Stewarts Garden Centresand Garsons – Esher
The Barton Grange Trophy for Commercial Innovation and Creativity: Squire’s Garden Centres â Badshot Lea
The Dick Allen Award for Most Improved Centre:Â The Gardens Group‘s Poundbury Gardens
The ifse Award for Catering Excellence for Best Garden Centre Restaurant: Millbrook Garden Centre – Gravesend (DGC) and Knights Garden Centres â Godstone
The GIMA Award for Best Garden Products Retailer: Polhill Garden Centre â Sevenoaks (DGC) and Squire’s Garden Centres â Woking (GC)
Best Indoor Lifestyle Retailer: Garsons – Esher (DGC) and Squire’s Garden Centres â Hersham (GC)
Best Outdoor Living Retailer: Ruxley Manor Garden Centre (DGC) andSquire’s Garden Centres â Hersham (GC)
From Bread to Bedding Plants we've got all your shopping needs covered at Polhill. Why not pop into one of our food retailers within our store to pick something up for dinner or our Plant area to find the perfect plants to add a splash of summer colour to your gardens #Polhill pic.twitter.com/TUgvEuaRWn
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Rosebourne have a number of roles available in their restaurant and gift departments at their Weyhill store. Browse vacancies and apply online here. https://lnkd.in/fUd9Mnb
Teachers & children everywhere are starting to countdown to the well-deserved long summer break. If you have a teacher you would like to thank for their hard work and patience this school year, find a host of little gifts at Hillier Garden Centres. http://ow.ly/kDVY50uVmUdÂ
Now that the temperature is rising its time to think about saving water in the garden and the automatic watering systems from Hozelock are just the thing. There are leaky hoses to lay just underneath the soil surface of your herbaceous beds, sprinklers for the lawn and individual drip irrigation for the containers and hanging baskets.
If you are continually forgetting to water your houseplants then consider cactus and succulents, they are not all vicious and spiky and they range from soft pale blue to dark green. They donât mind a baking hot spot and forgive you if you forget to water.
Save water and drink gin. We have plenty of flavours to choose from in the Food Hall here in store, from such artisan producers as 6 Oâclock Gin, Lakes Distillary, Mint Drinks Company and Lakeland Liqueurs.
Ever wanted a pet sheep? We have masses of garden sheep in stock priced from £6.99 to £89.99, they donât need feeding, watering, exercising, worming or their hooves trimmed! Made from ceramic, resin and slate; the small £12.99 slate sheep are due in around mid-August.
This weekâs recipe is the delicious, super-quick King Prawns with chilli, garlic and lime, ideal as a starter for your guests to nibble on while they wait for the main event. We cooked them in the Weber GBS wok but they can just as easily be cooked on a griddle plate or in a veg basket. https://www.hayesgardenworld.co.uk/blog/how-cook-king-prawns-chilli-garlic-and-lime-weber-gbs-wok
Donât forget we are demonstrating the Kamodo Joe BBQs in store on Sunday 21st July; itâs ongoing from 11 â 4 and thereâll be nibbles and tips on getting the best from your grill.
Thereâs still time to grab a bargain in our outdoor furniture sale; whether itâs a simple table and chair for enjoying your morning coffee or a large dining set for entertaining family and friends we have something to suit: https://www.hayesgardenworld.co.uk/category/garden/garden-furniture/garden-furniture-sale ONLINE ONLY
Now that itâs full summer the garden should be looking at its best and thereâs nothing that screams summer as much as the nationâs favourite flower, the rose. David Austin and Peter Beales roses are renowned for their robust nature coupled with exquisite scent and a long flowering season. Plant in a large container close to your seating area to appreciate their full fragrance.
Climbers donât just have to be grown up a wall or fence; add height to your herbaceous border with a climber growing up an obelisk. There are obelisks to suit any garden scheme from minimalist iron or aluminium to rustic woven willow and the choice of suitable plants is endless, just steer away from rambler roses.
Now that the herbaceous border is in full bloom you can identify any gaps; the garden centre is full of plants in flower so you can see exactly what you are getting. If you need any help just ask one of the Outdoor Plants team and they will be happy to help.
Add a touch of calm to your outdoor space with the sound of running water, it doesnât need to be a monumental fountain there are lots of small self-contained features, from a natural looking pile of rocks to a more formal fountain. Constructed from resin they are light enough to move and will withstand frost if emptied over winter.
This weekend why not try cooking the Sunday roast on the grill, and nothing says traditional Sunday dinner like this leg of lamb with mint sauce. Itâs cooked on the Traeger wood pellet grill but can just as easily be cooked low and slow on any BBQ:
Polhill garden centre was surprised by an unexpected visit from the potential new Prime Minister, Boris Johnson
Enjoying my coffee break reading an advertorial in Garden Centre Retail Magazine on Hayes Garden World and Corby+Fellas
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