GCA's senior inspector Ian Boardman completes the national round of judging for the competition.
The finalists are as follows:

Region	Over £3m Category
North West	Lady Green Garden Centre, Merseyside
North East	n/a
Midlands	Webbs of Wychbold, Worcestershire
North Thames	The Van Hage Garden Company, Great Amwell, Herts
South Thames	Stewarts Garden-Lands, Christchurch, Dorset
Wales & West	Trelawney Garden Centre, Cornwall

Region	Under £3m Category
North West	All in One Garden Centre, Greater Manchester
North East	Cowells Garden Centre, Tyne & Wear
Midlands	Stratford Garden Centre, Warwickshire
North Thames	Sunshine Garden Centre, North London
South Thames	Stewarts Country Garden Centre, Wimborne, Dorset
Wales & West	Raglan Garden Centre, Monmouthshire

Commenting on the judging, Ian Boardman said that it was a fascinating project to carry out and he has some amazing examples of the best plant areas in the country in their full autumn colour to show audiences at the GCA Conference in January.

The winners in the two category bands will be announced at the Conference and Mr Boardman Ian will give a detailed presentation on why they won.

One of the regional winners, Stratford Garden Centre, explained why the award is so important to them. "Plants are at the very core of our business and this competition is about the whole plant experience from the moment customers arrive on the car park, throughout the garden centre and in all of the outdoor plant displays. The competition is tightly contested and we we're judged against our peers by industry experts. This is the first year that we've entered so to be named the Midlands winner is incredible. It's given the whole team a real buzz."