This competition recognises and shows appreciation to retailers with outstanding service and allows suppliers the opportunity to rate garden centres against certain criteria to identify the most popular garden centre.
Criteria retailers are evaluated on:
- Order system
- Handling of deliveries
- Relationship with sales representatives
- Administration & Accounts
- Professionalism of staff
- Supplier brand awareness in garden centre
- Attendance to a minimum of two SANA events compulsory
Retailer of the Year 2018
| Region | Winner |
| Central | Greenside Kwekery |
| Eastern Cape | Builders Warehouse Port Elizabeth |
| Gauteng North | Plant Paradise Garden Centre |
| Gauteng South | Lifestyle Home Garden |
| Kwa-Zulu Natal | Hingham Nursery |
| Limpopo | Greener Tidings |
| Mpumalanga | Ninfa Tuinsentrum |
| North West | Garden Pavilion Potchefstroom |
| Western Cape | Stodels Nurseries |
Retailer of the Year 2017
| Region | Winner |
| Central | Greenside Kwekery |
| Eastern Cape | Builders Warehouse Port Elizabeth |
| Gauteng North | Plant Paradise Garden Centre |
| Gauteng South | Lifestyle Home Garden |
| KwaZulu-Natal | Blackwood Home of Gardening |
| Limpopo | Greener Tiding |
| Mpumalanga | Garden Pavilion Montana |
| North West | Garden Pavilion Potchefstroom |
| Western Cape | Stodels Nurseries |