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And the winner is… Coton Orchard Garden Centre   Our Coton Orchard Garden Centre Cambridge voted as best in the county of Cambridgeshire by the readers of Cambridgeshire Live   This will not be a surprise to many Cambridge locals as Coton Orchard has gained quite a reputation in recent years as being far more than your traditional garden centre experience. As well as a whole…

Real Christmas Trees are now arriving in stock in all*  Blue Diamond Garden Centres   Wen you buy a real Christmas tree from Blue Diamond, you can be confident of the highest quality, cut-to-order, luxury Christmas tree, in the size of your choice. Our expert teams will help you to choose the right tree for your home, and give you plenty of advice on how to care for your tree - we pride…

Blue Diamond are delighted to be able to join retailers such as Boots, Tesco and Wickes in the final eight for judging in Retail Week’s Award for Best Retailer over £250m.  The results will be announced on March 5 th  2024 at Grosvenor House, London. The finalists for Retail Weeks’ The Best Retailer over £250m: Blue Diamond Boots Frasers Group ScS Group Superdrug Tesco The Very…

We are heading to RHS Chelsea 2024 with a main avenue show garden.  The Octavia Hill Garden by Blue Diamond with the National Trust. Together with the  National Trust  this main avenue show garden celebrates Octavia Hill (1838-1912),  the pioneering co-founder of the National Trust, who believed green spaces and gardens were vital in everyone’s life. Octavia worked…

Europe’s largest conservation charity, the National Trust and Blue Diamond Garden Centres auctioned ten saplings propagated from the apple tree that inspired Sir Isaac Newton’s theory of gravity. At a presentation ceremony, held at Woolsthorpe Manor, the childhood home of Sir Isaac Newton and where he formed the Theory of Gravity, the 10 winners were presented with their saplings. Amongst the…

Experience the magic of ice skating, one of winter's greatest festive delights, at the following Blue Diamond Garden Centres   Peterborough Home & Garden East Bridgford Garden Centre Bicester Garden Centre, part of The Blue Diamond Group Le Friquet Garden Centre - Home of Garden and Living *   Tickets are available NOW and range from £7 - £14 subject to age and session time, and…

Coronation Street’s Barbara Knox will be joined by actor and TV presenter Bradley Walsh in a one-off documentary celebrating her 90th birthday. The soap star, who has played Rita Tanner continuously for more than half a century, will take a look back on the highlights from her career in theatre and TV, also showcasing memories and photos from her childhood and reflecting on the moment she was…

Blue Diamond have won  Best Garden Centre Retailer of Housewares at this years Excellence in Housewares Awards 2023 at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London Following a champagne reception provided by Burton McCall and once guests were seated, a raffle took place, raising funds for charities, The Rainy Day Trust and The Light Fund. 'We're thrilled to have received this award, which is a…

Our lovely friends at the National Trust have created an autumn with a crunch this year. Take a stroll surrounded by colour, spot wildlife and connect with nature when you escape into autumn. Experience the awe of the season at places in the care of the trust, by claiming a free, single-use pass to use between 18 September and 20 October 2023. You can find out all about this and more by visiting…