Thirteen Garden Centre Association (GCA) members have been named as having the best Christmas displays in their regions.
The winning centres are now being further judged to determine the national winners.

Bents in Cheshire and Fron Goch in North Wales came top in the north west, while Garsons in Esher, Surrey and Castle Gardens, Dorset were the winners in the South Thames region.

In the Wales and West area Whitehall Garden Centre at Lacock in Wiltshire and Raglan in Wales are tops, while Van Hage in Great Amwell in Hertfordshire and Squires Shepperton in Middlesex came out top in the North Thames region.

In the north east, Langlands Shiptonthorpe and Armitage's Birchencliffe, both in West Yorkshire, came first and in the Midlands the winners were Webbs in Worcestershire and Fairways Ashbourne in Derbyshire.

In Northern Ireland the overall winner was Creative Gardens Galgorm Castle in County Antrim.

The garden centres are judged on the innovation, inspiration and excitement created from the way their Christmas products are displayed. The range of products available, accessibility, how easy it is for customers to find and select products and 'wow factor' are also taken into consideration.