The Garden Centre Association is calling all garden centre members to cast their votes for the Associate Member of the Year award, recognising efficiency, helpfulness, professionalism and best product.
Nominations can be made now and the winner will be announced at the GCA conference in January, which will also include a number of other prestigious award announcements.

The Associate Member award is the only one voted by members. GCA chairman Peter Burks said: "We all know that a good relationship with suppliers makes life as a retailer much easier, so this is a great opportunity for us to recognise the hard work of our associate member suppliers."

To vote, members must email Pat Adams via pat@gca.org.uk to request a voting form, of which only one per garden centre is allowed. Voting will close on January 22 ahead of the conference which runs from January 27 - 29 at the Crowne Plaza Heythrop Park in Oxfordshire.