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Awards Received

Chelsea Flower Show 2002
Gold Medal Award for our 'Bride's Garden designed
by
space@vanhage
at The Van Hage Garden Company in May 2002
Golden Web Award
awarded by the
International Association of Web Masters & Designers
& the HTML
Writers Guild
2001 - 2002
Diamond Web Award - Level 1 -
awarded by the
International Association of Web Masters & Designers
& the HTML
Writers Guild 2002



The Houseplant Department
1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998
Frederick Doerflinger Shield 'Best Houseplant Area in the North Thames Region'
awarded by
'The Garden Centre Association'

1987
ICI Kerri Award 'Best Houseplant Area in the Country'

1988, 1993
Ruxley Rose Award 'Best Houseplant Area in the Country'
awarded by 'The Garden Centre Association'

The Plant Nursery
1987, 1989, 1997, July 1999

Frederick Doerflinger Shield 'Best Outdoor Plant Area in the North Thames Region'
awarded by
'The Garden Centre Association'

1997
'Best Outdoor Plant Area in the South of England
awarded by 'The Garden Centres Association'

The Flower Bulb Department
1994, 1995, 1997

Merchandising Excellence awarded by 'The International Flower Bulb Centre' Holland

The Furniture/Barbecue Department
1996

National Display, Standard of Excellence
awarded by 'The Leisure and Outdoor Furniture Association'

1997
'Best Garden Centre' in the South of England
awarded by 'The Garden Centre Association'
including awards of merit for Outstanding Achievement in the following categories:
Floristry - Garden Furniture - Garden Sundries - Giftware & Books
Stoneware - Staff Appearance

'Outstanding Achievement'
awarded by 'The International Garden Centre Association' Congress visit in July 1997

1998
'Garden Centre of the Year'

awarded by Nurseryman & Garden Centre Magazine

2000
'Awards of merit for The Regional Finalist

The North Thames/East Anglia areas Ruxley Rose Plant Centre of the Year 2000 Standard Audit - awards for Coffee Shop, Fencing, Stoneware & Terracotta, Silk/Dried Flowers and Floristry Garden Furniture, Garden Sundries, Garden Machinery, Giftware & Books, Peat & Compost, Confectionery Car Park, Health & Safety, Facilities for the Disabled, Information Centre, Hard Landscaping, Promotion of Guarantee Herbs, Alpines, Climbers, Specimen Plants, Indoor Plant Retailing

   


 

 
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