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We are proud to announce the launch of our very own, unique, hair and beauty salon, Bellis by Blue Diamond, which has recently opened at our Bicester Garden Centre in Oxfordshire.  A concept like no other, this distinctive salon specialises in  cutting, blow-dries, balayage, freehand colouring, hair colouring, and much more. Led by world-famous, Mike Najmi and his team, the salon offers…

Our new concept restaurant, The Parlour, has opened at our Sanders Garden Centre in Burnham-on-Sea. The Parlour serves a wide variety of homemade dishes from our Deli counters which include, Quiches, Sausage Rolls, Ploughman's, Caesar Salad, Parmesan-Herb Crusted Chicken Breast, Baguettes, Hot Panini’s, Soup of the day and Baked Potatoes with choice of fillings. Featuring all-new  homemade…

We have won Best Plant Village Display 2022 at BBC Gardeners' World Live!    A huge congratulations and thanks to all involved. These shows are a real Blue Diamond team effort.   Presenting the award is Lucy Tremlett (2nd right) to 2 of our team members, Gay Hines-Randall and Jessical Sale (3rd and 4th right) from Melbicks Garden Centre.   You still have time to book tickets…

Make sure you join us at BBC Gardeners’ World Live for the ultimate gardening day out!   Open to the public from today, 16tj June until 19th June inclusive, this is a great day out!   The Blue Diamond Group has a stand in the Plant Village, PV 17, where we have created a wildlife friendly plant display. We will have high quality, UK grown plants for sale along with our exclusive brand…

Today at around 3.30am in the morning, the warehouse at our Grosvenor Garden Centre in Chester, caught fire. Three fire engines from Chester, one from Ellesmere Port, one from Malpas, the aerial ladder from Chester, the High Reach Extendable Turret (HRET) and a number of relief crews attended the site to attempt to tackle the blaze. By 9.30am, the roof had collapsed so crews continued to…

The Blue Diamond Group celebrated The Queen's Platinum Jubilee in style! We decorated our entrance areas with red, white and blue petunias and had a great selection of Afternoon Tea's, cakes and treats in our cafes and restaurants. Here are some of the images from the weekend: Staff at Bicester wore red, white and blue for the Jubilee Mere Park offered a wonderful selection of red, white and blue…

The Blue Diamond Group are celebrating the significant milestone reached by Queen Elizabeth II on reaching her Platinum Jubilee. On 6th February this year Her Majesty The Queen became the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years of service to the people of the United Kingdom, the Realms and the Commonwealth. To celebrate this unprecedented anniversary, events and…

Mer, part of Norwegian renewable energy giant Statkraft, has entered into an agreement with Blue Diamond to provide over 300 electric vehicle charge points at its 39 garden centres across the UK. The installation of Mer EV chargers gives Blue Diamond customers the option to charge their electric vehicles with 100% renewable energy at its garden centres across the UK. The roll out is due to start…

WATCH THE VIDEO What a momentous day at Bridgemere Show Gardens, located within the grounds of Bridgemere Garden Centre. The formal relaunch of the show gardens attracted hundreds of guests and VIPs, as well as the original founder of the gardens, John Ravenscroft. The gardens were opened by Mr Ravenscroft, and Blue Diamonds Managing Director, Alan Roper. The day was filled with live music, happy…

Bridgemere Show Gardens, now owned by the Blue Diamond Group, are once again restored to their former glory following an extensive restoration and rejuvenation. These Gardens include 3 RHS Chelsea Medal winning show gardens. Formally known as ‘The Garden Kingdom’, and founded by John Ravenscroft in the 1980s to inspire amateur gardeners, these Show Gardens were once a popular visitor…