Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Garden Collections Awards 2026-2027: innovation in the service of the garden
BUILDING & LANDSCAPINGGARDENING HOME & LEISUREOUTDOOR LIVING
A real highlight of the JdC Garden Trends show , the Garden Collections Awards each year highlight the creativity, know-how and capacity for innovation of companies in the garden sector.
The objective: to promote the most inspiring products, those that are meaningful and aligned with the expectations of a rapidly evolving market.
The objective: to promote the most inspiring products, those that are meaningful and aligned with the expectations of a rapidly evolving market.
This unique competition brings together suppliers, buyers and media around the same objective, in a collective approach to discovering and promoting the trends of tomorrow.
A unifying competition for the entire sector
The Garden Collections Awards are judged by several juries composed of experts and buyers from the biggest retail brands.
Their mission: to identify and reward products that stand out for their ingenuity, their use value, their positive impact or even their commercial potential.
Their mission: to identify and reward products that stand out for their ingenuity, their use value, their positive impact or even their commercial potential.
Each category reflects a major market trend and concrete consumer expectations:
- Self produced garden – Gamm Vert : cultivation, the vegetable garden, and the pleasure of producing yourself.
- Responsible & smart gardening – Leroy Merlin : accessible and environmentally friendly solutions.
- Cooking & hosting – Auchan Retail & Esprit Barbecue : the art of living outdoors, between conviviality and gastronomy.
- Authentic & practical – Inedis : simple, effective products, inspired by tradition but geared towards innovation.
- Indoor/outdoor garden decoration & furniture – J'DEA : comfort and well-being at the heart of outdoor living spaces.
- Independent garden center awards – Jardinerie Tarnaise and other independent players : a field perspective, as close as possible to commercial realities.
Two special distinctions will also complete the list of winners:
🎖️ The Buyers' Prize , awarded live at the show by professional visitors,
📰 The Media Prize , awarded by a panel of specialist journalists.
🎖️ The Buyers' Prize , awarded live at the show by professional visitors,
📰 The Media Prize , awarded by a panel of specialist journalists.
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The selected products will benefit from exceptional promotion in a dedicated showroom, installed at the entrance to the show.
A must-see for all visitors (distributors, independents, journalists) who can discover a concentration of innovation in a single glance.
Each edition, this space generates real enthusiasm:
- nearly 75% of visitors stop there,
- 42% of buyers participate in the vote
- 100% of journalists discover and relay competing products
A win-win experience for exhibitors, buyers and media
For exhibitors , it is an exceptional showcase: increased visibility, press coverage, promotion on trade fair materials, etc.
For buyers , it's a guided journey to the most relevant innovations.
And for the media , a summary of information and news to share.
The Garden Collections Awards fully embody the spirit of JdC Garden Trends : a place for meetings, exchanges and promotion, where innovations shape the garden of tomorrow.