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Blue Diamond is pleased to announce the acquisition of Bridgemere Garden Centre from Wyevale Garden Centres, bringing the group to a total of 37 garden centres across the UK and Channel Islands. The acquisition includes the freehold purchase of Bridgemere Nurseries. Alan Roper, Managing Director of Blue Diamond, said: "I am personally pleased to be acquiring Bridgemere Garden Centre and…

We’re currently experiencing the hottest days of the year and some of the hottest on record in the UK. Keeping your garden fit, healthy and growing during this hot weather can be a huge task. Watering becomes critical. As well as being essential to plants survival, water is also the way in which they draw up nutrients from the soil through the roots and stems and into the leaves and fruit. Not…

The Blue Diamond Group is pleased to announce that we have acquired a further 6 garden centres from Wyevale Garden Centres bringing our group to a total of 36 garden centres across the UK and the Channel Islands. The garden centres that we have acquired are as follows: Tunbridge Wells Garden Centre, Eridge Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 8HR Lower Morden Garden Centre, Lower Morden Lane, Morden…

Dianne Oxberry was one of the BBC’s longest-serving presenters, beloved by viewers who welcomed her into their homes on a daily basis. As the comedian Peter Kay famously remarked when gate-crashing her live TV weather report ‘Dianne Oxberry…God love her…you’ve made it sunshine for everybody’. He wasn’t wrong. When she died so suddenly of Ovarian Cancer in January 2019, it was…

Fryer’s Roses to Launch Two New Roses for 2019 at RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival Fryer’s Roses, part of the Blue Diamond Group of Garden Centres, is to launch two new roses at this year’s RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival, Reach for the Stars on behalf of Alder Hey Children’s Charity and Friends on behalf of the Greenfingers Charity. Reach for the Stars rose Launched by…

Our Managing Director, Alan Roper appeared on BBC Radio 4 'Your and Yours' programme earlier this week, discussing the success of the Wyevale acquisitions. Click the link to listen >  https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0005t40

We were pleased to welcome Channel 4's 'Extreme Cake Makeovers' to our Annual Awards Ceremony earlier this year, who filmed an episode based around a special cake we commissioned to celebrate our Managing Director's 20th Anniversary with Blue Diamond. An edited version showing Blue Diamond's appearance can be found by visiting  https://vimeo.com/336617226  The full episode can be found…

Watch Your Back! is a sun protection campaign by the Melanoma Fund that raises awareness of melanoma and other forms of skin cancer to those who love being out in their garden.  Although we are all vulnerable to the effects of the sun, it’s those who spend a lot of time outdoors without sun protection, and avoid checking their skin for change, that are most at risk.   This year our…

We are aware of a high-profile case in America recently which has resulted in a successful compensation claim to be paid out to an individual. Their claim is that glyphosate, a chemical found in some of the weed killers that are sold widely in the UK in many retailers, including our own, has caused them to obtain an illness relating to cancer. Whilst it was a stronger agrichemical formulation…

Article by GardenForum.co.uk Blue Diamond has bought 11 garden centres in 12 months, bringing the total number of garden centres in the group to 30. The initial focus was on East Bridgford which opened in March. The new build achieved £10m sales in 10 months, making it Number 1 in the group and giving it an annualised turnover of £11.5m. This had been its year 3 target. In May, Blue Diamond…