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FRYER'S GARDEN CENTRE in Knutsford has been awarded a prestigious gong for the second year running rising up from a shortlist of 20 to win. The Manchester Road centre won Best Garden Centre for the year of 2017 beating 19 others. Bijal Mistry, store manager, said: “I am delighted with this award. I have a tight-knit team of loyal and hardworking staff, many of whom have worked at Fryer’s for…

At Brown & Green, we strive to bring you products that have been made by hand, made with heart and most definitely have a story. One such company is Ampleforth Plus, one of six enterprises set up by Yorkshire-based chairty, Autism Plus. They have been leading the way to raise awareness for Autism among adults and youths alike.   The main aim of Autism Plus is to create a…

At Brown & Green, we are very proud of the quality and ethical standards of all our local suppliers.  So proud in fact, we'd like to introduce you to one of them; Creedy Carver in Devon.   Situated in the beautiful Devonshire countryside, Merrifield Farm is located about seven miles from Exeter. Peter and Sue Coleman have been working the 82 acre chicken farm for over 20…

Nicola Beardmore, based in Trentham, is known among the Brown & Green cognoscenti as the "Grande Fromager". Her knowledge is so profound that she earned the distinction of being a finalist for this year's "young cheesemonger of the year" award. Clearly not cheese bored, Nicola is one of our rising star foodies! On top of this individual recognition, Nicola's cheese counter has been nominated…

Fryer's Roses, part of the Blue Diamond Group of garden centres, have had great success at this summer's RHS Flower Shows over the past two months. The success started at RHS Chatsworth (7th – 11th June) with a 4 Rosette Award being given to the display in the Plant Village, designed and created by the team at Chatsworth Garden Centre. This show also saw the launch of a brand new rose, "The…

Le Friquet Home of Garden & Living have announced that they will be donating 1% of their pet department sales to support their chosen charity, the GSPCA, throughout 2017 and are asking customers for their help to back this initiative. The Castel based garden centre, who are supporting the charity for the 2nd year running, are putting a number of initiatives into action this…

Blue Diamond Ltd, the UK’s third-largest garden centre group, which is managed and controlled in Guernsey and owns Le Friquet Garden Centre has reported strong profits for 2016. It has also announced the acquisition of its 20th garden centre at East Bridgford, near Nottingham.    Following record profits of £6.6m in 2015, Blue Diamond managed to increase profits again in 2016 by 28%…

Blue Diamond has won the coveted title of 'Britain's Best Multiple Garden Centre' at the Housewares Innovation Awards, which was held at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham on Monday, 6th February. Hosted by enthusiastic duo Si King and Dave Myers, also known as 'The Hairy Bikers', the Housewares Innovation Awards recognises the UK's most outstanding retailers and suppliers. Representing…

The Board is pleased to announce the acquisition of Coton Orchard Garden Centre, which completed on 5th December 2016. The centre is located just outside the fast-growing city of Cambridge next to the M11 in an attractive rural area surrounded by orchards. There is a large AB demographic within 30 minutes of Cambridge and no garden centre currently targeting it. The current centre has a turnover…

Le Friquet Garden Centre are proud to announce a donation of £10,000 recently made to Guernsey's beloved North Show! This has been raised through donating 10% of all outdoor plant sales in recent weeks.

'We're very proud to be supporting the North Show this year as it's such an important summer event in Guernsey's diary', says Garden Centre Manager, James Robin. Vice President of the North…