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The David Colegrave Foundation, who support students studying Horticulture at UK colleges and universities today announces a major new award. Working with one of the country’s largest garden centre groups, Blue Diamond who have 37 destination centres across the UK. Applications for the Blue Diamond Scholarships are now open to students who are studying Horticulture at a recognised UK college or…

The Blue Diamond Group’s first Artisan Garden wins  Best Artisan Garden Award at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2021   The Blue Diamond Forge Garden was awarded Best Artisan Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2021 yesterday along with a Silver Award. This is a tremendous achievement for the Blue Diamond Group not least as it is the first time that the Group have exhibited at RHS Chelsea…

Exclusive Diamond Club Members competition. Win one of 7 pairs of tickets to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2021!  Our lucky Diamond Club winners will be able to access the show on Thursday 23rd September at a special evening event from 5.30 pm to 9.45 pm.  All you have to do is click on the link in your competition email, which was sent out on 2nd September 2021, to be in with a chance to…

We’re thrilled that we’re going to be taking part in the greatest flower show in the world – the RHS Chelsea Flower Show! We’ll be exhibiting amongst the incredible plant displays and innovative show gardens, with growers and designers bringing together plants and flowers from every corner of the globe. The next Chelsea will have a new garden category as well as House Plant Studios packed…

Congratulations to Alan Blomfield from Worcester Garden Centre who is celebrating his 50 year work anniversary, this weekend, Sunday 1st August 2021. The Blue Diamond Group would like to extend our warm thanks and praise for such dedication and commitment to the garden centre over the years. Biography: Alan started in Summer 1971 at the age of 16, as a nursery worker on the site then known as…

What’s happened? As a precautionary measure, we are recalling the entire batch of  Sunred Heater Elektra Standing 2000 or an Elektra 200A The barcode of this product is  Batch Numbers ELEC-DU2020-11-20304 1020  and the manufacturer is  Kingsmark Products Ltd, Hartnoll Business Centre, Post Hill, Tiverton, EX16 4NG. What you should do? If you have purchased …

We are delighted to announce that we were awarded 5 Flowers (the highest award, equivalent of a Gold) and also the Best Plant Exhibit at RHS Tatton Park Flower Show, this week.   A huge well done to Anna King from Trentham Garden Centre and Louise Gandy from Grosvenor Garden Centre & Restaurant who designed and then built the display with the help of Aaron Piper, Richard Hind, Alexander…

We are pleased to inform you that our 2021 refurbishment programme is underway.  Some of our centres are being given the unique Blue Diamond look and feel as we aim to offer our customers a more inspirational and aspirational environment to shop and dine in.  Brambridge Park Garden Centre - Internal refurbishment underway.  Completion mid-August. Newbridge Nurseries - A brand new…

A huge congratulations and well done to our General Manager at Newbridge Nurseries, Steve Nicholls who is celebrating 25 years of service. Our Managing Director, Alan Roper, was with him this week to congratulate and award him. The Blue Diamond Group would like to congratulate Steve and thank him for all his hard work and dedication to the centre. What an achievement!

Blue Diamond has won the coveted Silver Gilt Awards at this year's Royal Horticultural Society Show at Hampton Court for our Fryer's Rose display in the floral marquee. Our show garden 'Down Memory Lane' and our floral marquee by Fryer's Roses have both won awards, which are a credit to the teams on the ground who have delivered both of these projects to a very professional standard. 'Down Memory…