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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…

We are pleased to announce that we have won Greeting Card Retailer of the Year at The Reta Awards, 2019. The Retas were launched by Progressive Greetings magazine in 2005, in recognition of the tremendous contribution that retailers both large and small, make to the success of the greeting card industry. The Retas are established as the summer event for the greeting card community. It brings…

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…

Our Autumn Fashion Collection is now available instore. View our video which gives you a preview of some of our top-selling lines for this season. CLICK HERE to watch the video.

In conjunction with Taylors Bulbs, Blue Diamond Garden Centres are delighted to donate Daffodil bulbs, pots and compost to local schools and in turn support the children's charity, Greenfingers. Greenfingers create magical gardens for life limited children. For every bag of Daffodil bulbs given free to schools, £5 will be donated by Taylors Bulbs to the charity Greenfingers. To get your school…

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…

The Blue Diamond Group of Garden Centres is delighted to donate £6,000 to the Rose Society at this year’s Malvern Autumn Show (28 th and 29 th September). Blue Diamond, who own Fryer’s Roses, pledged the donation to the Society to enable the Society to do more to support the rose industry and to promote roses generally. Fryer’s Roses are internationally renowned and have gained prestigious…

Exclusive competition for Diamond Club members We have partnered with Tenuta Cappelina on the warm slopes at the southern tip of the Chianti Classico region, to create our very own Blue Diamond wine! And to celebrate its launch, we are giving you a chance to win a week away at this beautiful estate in the heart of the Tuscany region of Italy. Borgo Argiano is an elegant and exclusive country…

Each morning, the chefs at Stooks in our Newbridge Garden Centre enjoy picking the fruit and vegetables from their very own kitchen garden to use daily on the menu in the restaurant.  Mark, the gardener and John the Chef write about this gardener and food lovers combination of joy. Stooks No Dig Gardening   I took on the kitchen garden at Stooks in August 2017. The garden had become…

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…