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Dreaming of summer... Nothing heralds the start of summer quite like the Queen of Perennials - Peonies… Large, blousy blooms often scented, make the perfect feature in any garden. Familiar as a cut flower, Peonies simply require a sunny spot that has free-draining, moist soil, it’s a simple as that! Plant Summer Flowering bulbs now with just 5 minutes of effort, for 5 months of colour…

Our Garden Centres in England remain open as normal throughout Lockdown. Live Updates, with information on all of our garden centres and restaurants,  can be found by CLICKING HERE Our English Garden Centres are open as normal.   Please click HERE for opening times Indoor play areas remain closed.  Toilet facilities are open throughout.  Please visit us in line with…

Following announcements from the Government regarding the Tier changes, which come in to effect from 30th December 2020, please visit our live updates page to check which Tier your local centre is now in. You can see all the latest guidance and up to date information on this page.  CLICK HERE FOR LIVE UPDATES

The Blue Diamond Group are proud to be able to support by helping to promote the charity and awareness of dementia. The Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. They provide information and support, fund research, campaign to improve care and create lasting change for people affected by dementia in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Many of our customers may themselves be…

Following the announcements over the weekend, we have updated our COVID19 information pages. For all the latest news, updated daily, please visit https://www.bluediamond.gg/covid19

'Real' trees are recyclable and can be shredded into chippings which are then used locally in parks or woodland areas. Local authorities often arrange drop-off points or special collections of 'real' trees in early January and advertise the dates this will take place with any other changes to collections over the Christmas period. Here is your easy to read guide on where to take your Christmas…

Due to the ever-changing rules, this page is now out of date. Please visit  https://www.bluediamond.gg/covid19  for the latest updates.

We are committed to becoming peat-free but this needs to be done in a realistic and sustainable way. This relies on consumers accepting that the quality of peat free media is of equal quality and reasonably priced. We have offered peat free alternatives for as long as I can remember, but consumer conversion has been weak, until now, it is improving. This is due to the fact manufacturers have…

The Big Blue Diamond Christmas Prize Draw winners are:  4 Top Prizes of £250 to spend instore on our Christmas department Julie Dougan Ryan Harkness Sue Brimecombe Will Hellier 50 Prize Winners of Real Christmas Trees Jane Taylor Clare Ford Kelly Higham Jackie Eri Plunkett Mary Keyte Alison Allsop Shelley Marie Emily Owens Nicky Ajanaku JenniferJackson Kim Jeynes Kate Riddell Rachel Hughes…

Survival for birds can be challenging at any time of year, but in particular during the cold winter months. Small birds especially struggle due to having a large surface area and comparably small volume. This means they lose heat to their surroundings very quickly and must eat a lot of food to replace the energy lost. Many of us want to help them out but aren't sure what to feed birds in winter…