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At Blue Diamond, we aim to bring you the best quality and freshest Christmas trees. Our real Christmas trees are harvested from sustainable production. Purchasing a real Christmas tree helps to support rural economies and once trees are harvested, more are planted. Over 5 million Christmas trees are planted across the UK each year. A Christmas tree can spend 6-10 years growing in the field…

Winter can be a difficult time for wildlife. Temperatures plummet and food becomes difficult to find. Insect-eating birds turn to alternative foods, some species travel far and wide, and foraging behaviour adapts, but we can lend a helping hand by providing a welcome source of extra food for birds to turn to in leaner times. Different birds are attracted to certain foods, often reflecting their…

Enjoy a fantastical Christmas journey when Santa's Sleigh goes a little wrong! This state of the art virtual reality ride is ideal for the whole family and has arrived at Blue Diamond. This virtual reality sleigh ride is a great family attraction during the festive period. The ride seats up to 8 people and takes them through a Magical Sleigh Ride journey using VR headsets. The sleigh tilts…

This year the Blue Diamond Group of Garden Centres are delighted to be able to donate a real Christmas tree to children's hospices, charities or primary schools that are local to its 37 centres. SPRINGFIELDS Wygate Park Academy     CHATSWORTH Fairplay  Alexandra road Chesterfield S40 1NP     CHATSWORTH Bluebell Wood Chidrens hospice     MATLOCK Chesterfield…

Details for all of our Christmas events are now available on our dedicated ticketing website which can be found at  https://tickets.bluediamond.gg/ We have a wide range of events from Santa's Grotto to Wreath Making and Ice Rinks... something for all the family. Our Christmas departments are also beginning to take shape.  We have lots of new and exciting features this year including the…

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…