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To celebrate Organic September, we will be promoting organic and Soil Association approved products and giving you plenty of hints and tips on how to garden the nature-friendly way! Look out for our Year-Round Nature-Friendly Gardening Guide, produced in partnership with the Soil Association, which includes lots of advice to help you garden in ways that protect wildlife and also our planet…

Great Amwell – Café and Restaurant Refurbishment Programme  Main Restaurant / Café Van Hage Works commence on Monday 18 th  September and the Restaurant will be closed and inaccessible during this period. We estimate that works will be completed by 27 th  October. Café Courtyard  Works commenced on Tuesday 29 th  August and the new cafe & courtyard will be…

Europe’s largest conservation charity, the National Trust, and Blue Diamond Garden Centre’s are giving ten lucky people the chance to be a custodian of one of the most significant trees in scientific history. Ten saplings propagated from the apple tree that inspired Sir Isaac Newton’s theory of gravity are being auctioned off to raise money for the future care of Sir Isaac’s birthplace…

Northumberland Estates has revealed plans to build a new high quality garden centre on land at Cawledge to the East of the A1 in Alnwick.  The business has submitted a pre-planning submission to Northumberland County Council and is also preparing an on-line public engagement event so that people can view and comment on the plans. As the major garden centre group in the UK, Blue Diamond will…

Adam Sultan who is currently studying for a BSc in Horticulture at Writtle University College has been awarded a Blue Diamond Scholarship. He originally trained as an electrical engineer with London Underground, but came to the realisation that life in the deep, dark tunnels of the tube were not where he wanted to spend his nights. Having left London, he embarked on a cycling tour across UK…

Today at RHS Tatton Park Flower Show, Blue Diamond Garden Centres and Fryer's Roses presented Barbara Knox MBE with a new rose in her honour, Rosa 'Gracious Lady', presented to Barbara for her 90th birthday, and to celebrate a remarkable career. Barbara was also able to celebrate a very special reunion with Thelma Barlow on our Fryer's Roses stand at the show! Presenting the rose to Barbara is…

From 19th to 23rd July inclusive, Blue Diamond are exhibiting in the Floral Marquee at RHS Tatton Park Flower Show, where they have two stands, one showcasing their own brand, Fryer’s Roses (Stand FM 43), and one in collaboration with the National Trust (Stand FM 34). Blue Diamond also have a display in the RHS Partner Garden section of the show (Stand TP 447) to advertise its Bridgemere Show…

The summer season is officially here, and nature is out in full swing! We’ve partnered with the Soil Association to create the ultimate guide for caring for your garden over the hotter summer months, whilst also taking care of nature and the climate. The FREE digital guide is packed with top tips and expert advice from Ben Raskin, Head of Horticulture at the Soil Association, including: Tips…

Blue Diamond Scholarship winner, Richard Moore from RBGE. Following his completion of a BSc in Horticulture at Pershore College, Worcestershire, Richard joined RBG Kew as a Botanical Horticulturist where he worked for 5 years. The majority of his time there was spent working with the Alpine plant collections in both the Alpine Nursery and Rock Garden. In 2019 he was awarded Young Horticulturist…

Zara Snow has been selected as a 2023 Blue Diamond Scholarship winner. Zara is currently studying at Writtle University College, in her second year of BSc Horticulture. Originally from Leicestershire, she came to study at Writtle after discovering a desire to learn and practice the art of propagating and growing plants. This stemmed from an interest in sustainability within food production, along…