Haskins Garden Centre wins categories at regional awards

Haskins Garden Centre in Ferndown is celebrating after taking home several prestigious awards at this year’s Garden Centre Association South Thames regional awards.

The awards were as follows:

• Ferndown centre ‘Garden Care’ (1st)

• Ferndown centre ‘Barton Grange Trophy for Innovation and Creativity’ (1st)

• Ferndown centre ‘Community & Environment’ (2nd)

Simon Hallam, manager at Haskins Garden Centre in Ferndown, commented, “I’m proud of all the hard work that my team has achieved this year and delighted that the Garden Centre Association has recognised our efforts.”

The South Thames regional award winners were announced during a presentation at Squires Garden Centre in Badshot Lea on 17 July. The categories were inspected by Gordon Emslie, who joined the Garden Centre Association as an inspector in 2017.

The Garden Centre Association represents nearly 200 garden centres nationwide, helping members to achieve high standards in customer service, plant quality and reliability. The annual awards and inspections help drive members’ standards across all areas of business including customer service, merchandising, plant quality and marketing.