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Orchard Park garden centre has been sold to Blue Diamond.  The garden centre, which is situated on an 8-acre site on the edge of Gillingham in North Dorset, becomes our 21 st  garden centre. Orchard park was built in 2004 with strong annual sales. The site has planning consent to triple the size of the covered retail area to 5,000 sq m.  Our Managing Director, Alan Roper, hopes to…

Blue Diamond has become the very first group to pioneer own-brand fashion in UK and Channel Island garden centres. Head of Fashion Heidi Newton comments: ‘Cerulean’, our core range of own brand ladieswear designed by the buying team, launches this season and is sourced globally. This offers our customer a capsule collection of coordinating casual summer separates in silk, cotton and linen…

FRYER'S GARDEN CENTRE in Knutsford has been awarded a prestigious gong for the second year running rising up from a shortlist of 20 to win. The Manchester Road centre won Best Garden Centre for the year of 2017 beating 19 others. Bijal Mistry, store manager, said: “I am delighted with this award. I have a tight-knit team of loyal and hardworking staff, many of whom have worked at Fryer’s for…

At Brown & Green, we strive to bring you products that have been made by hand, made with heart and most definitely have a story. One such company is Ampleforth Plus, one of six enterprises set up by Yorkshire-based chairty, Autism Plus. They have been leading the way to raise awareness for Autism among adults and youths alike.   The main aim of Autism Plus is to create a…

At Brown & Green, we are very proud of the quality and ethical standards of all our local suppliers.  So proud in fact, we'd like to introduce you to one of them; Creedy Carver in Devon.   Situated in the beautiful Devonshire countryside, Merrifield Farm is located about seven miles from Exeter. Peter and Sue Coleman have been working the 82 acre chicken farm for over 20…

Nicola Beardmore, based in Trentham, is known among the Brown & Green cognoscenti as the "Grande Fromager". Her knowledge is so profound that she earned the distinction of being a finalist for this year's "young cheesemonger of the year" award. Clearly not cheese bored, Nicola is one of our rising star foodies! On top of this individual recognition, Nicola's cheese counter has been nominated…

Fryer's Roses, part of the Blue Diamond Group of garden centres, have had great success at this summer's RHS Flower Shows over the past two months. The success started at RHS Chatsworth (7th – 11th June) with a 4 Rosette Award being given to the display in the Plant Village, designed and created by the team at Chatsworth Garden Centre. This show also saw the launch of a brand new rose, "The…

Le Friquet Home of Garden & Living have announced that they will be donating 1% of their pet department sales to support their chosen charity, the GSPCA, throughout 2017 and are asking customers for their help to back this initiative. The Castel based garden centre, who are supporting the charity for the 2nd year running, are putting a number of initiatives into action this…

Blue Diamond Ltd, the UK’s third-largest garden centre group, which is managed and controlled in Guernsey and owns Le Friquet Garden Centre has reported strong profits for 2016. It has also announced the acquisition of its 20th garden centre at East Bridgford, near Nottingham.    Following record profits of £6.6m in 2015, Blue Diamond managed to increase profits again in 2016 by 28%…

Blue Diamond has won the coveted title of 'Britain's Best Multiple Garden Centre' at the Housewares Innovation Awards, which was held at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham on Monday, 6th February. Hosted by enthusiastic duo Si King and Dave Myers, also known as 'The Hairy Bikers', the Housewares Innovation Awards recognises the UK's most outstanding retailers and suppliers. Representing…