GCA crowns Rising Star
Louise Lockwood from Planters Tamworth was named the winner of 2025’s Westland Horticulture-sponsored Rising Stars programme at the Garden Centre Association’s recent 60th anniversary year Annual Conference.
Louise Lockwood from Planters Tamworth was named the winner of 2025’s Westland Horticulture-sponsored Rising Stars programme at the Garden Centre Association (GCA)’s recent 60th anniversary year Annual Conference. Five individuals from member garden centres presented at the industry body’s annual conference after competing in a series of workshops last year.
All the candidates undertook projects, within their garden centres, which ran from March to September. They then presented them to a Dragons’ Den-style panel of judges.
'Set the bar high'
Gordon Emslie, who mentored the workshops for the GCA, said: “Congratulations to our worthy winner Louise and all our outstanding finalists. I was very excited to see them showcase their talents at the GCA Conference. Every year, our finalists set the bar high, and this year is no exception.
“This initiative simply wouldn’t be possible without the fantastic partnership between the GCA and Westlands. My sincere thanks to both organisations for their enthusiasm, commitment and unwavering support in helping develop talent across our sector.”
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