Vegetable producer Stewarts of Tayside claimed the overall prize at this year’s Grower of the Year Awards last week.
Stewarts, which supplies UK-grown swede year round, was named vegetable grower of the year before claiming the overall crown for edibles at the London ceremony.
Marks & Spencer supplier Lower Hope Fruit was named top fruit grower of the year, Wallings Nursery took the award for best soft-fruit grower and Home Harvest Salads’ Andrew Johnson added the salads grower award to his burgeoning trophy cabinet.
The organic grower of the year was AJ & CI Snell, with Wight Salads’ Brian Moralee crowned young grower of the year.
Fresca supplier New Farm Produce got the nod for best business initiative for its project growing British watermelons, while flower sprouts from Manor Fresh were recognised as the best new edibles variety.
In the marketing categories, the buzz of media attention drummed up by E Oldroyd & Sons for its Yorkshire forced rhubarb won it the prize for best consumer marketing campaign. Best trade campaign was Edible Ornamentals for its work on raising the profile of chillies.
Among the winners in the ornamental categories were Majestic Trees (overall and best nursery stock grower), David Austin Roses’s Princess Anne Rose (best new variety) and RF Lawrence & Sons (cut flower grower).
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