Recycling Ruskington top Recycle plant pot plan! Ruskington and Belton Garden centres are proving their "green" idea of recycling plastic plant pots is paying off after delivering their 6th lorry load of the plastic perils to a recycling company. Partner in the garden centre, Graham Elkington reckoned they had now sent over quarter of a million plant pots off to be made into various items freeing up space in gardens sheds across the county without the plastic going into Lincolnshire landfill sites. "We were amazed that soon after we put up the first collection point for old plant pots, it was filled within days! We had to make a bigger receptacle. That too was soon filled. I think its great that not only are we doing a service for the gardener, all of us are helping the environment by disposing of the plant pots this way." Said Graham. Such has been the success of the Ruskington project, the Belton Garden centre, also owned by the Elkington family was soon to follow suit and to date, the pair of garden centres have disposed of around 2 tons of plastic. Belton Garden Centre Ruskington Garden Centre is pleased to announce that we have purchased Belton Garden Centre Nr. Grantham. We are highly delighted with our purchase of this very desirable site which we intend developing to the same high standards that we have achieved at Ruskington. Garden Centre of the Year 2006 Ruskington Garden Centre were once again shorlisted for Garden Centre of the Year and were please to be awarded runner up. Garden Centre of the Year November 2005 Ruskington Garden Centre are pleased to announce that we have won the prestigious award of Garden Centre of the Year 2005. This word given to the best Garden Centre in the category with a turnover of up to £2 million. The Garden Centre retail awards were sponsored by the Horticultural Trades Association, Lindt Chocolates, The Grower Magazine and a group of important garden suppliers and manufacturers. This event is run by Nexus Horticulture who publish The Grower Magazine. The awards ceremony was held at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, Hyde Park, London on Wednesday 23rd November 2005. The award ceremony was compared by Sandy Toksvig. The award was received by Mr & Mrs G W Elkington,and Mr & Mrs S H Elkington, owners of Ruskington Garden Centre. This is a fabulous achievement for Ruskington Garden Centre as the award is nationwide and is entered by the best of the United Kingdom's garden retailing industry. Our Coffee Shop was also finalist for Coffee Shop of the Year. This is a huge credit to our wonderful team of staff who work in the Garden Centre and the Coffee Shop.