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Blue Diamond acquires Van Hage Garden Centres

10th November 2022
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Blue Diamond acquires Van Hage Garden Centres
We are delighted to announce that we have acquired the Van Hage group of 3 garden centres in what our Managing Director, Alan Roper says is a landmark acquisition. The three sites are the flagship store at Great Amwell Ware, Chenies between Amersham and Rickmansworth and the Van Hage centre on the PE1 retail park at Peterborough. Blue Diamond will own and operate the retail park. Alan Roper said…

New Restaurants, now open at Bridgemere

8th November 2022
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New Restaurants, now open at Bridgemere
We are thrilled to announce the opening of two brand new, exclusive restaurants at Bridgemere Garden Centre in Cheshire. The Parlour Restaurant and Kipling Patisserie and Prose have now opened their doors and await you to experience a world of culinary excellence. Bridgemere is one of Britain’s largest garden centres and receives around 500,000 annual visitors. In the Parlour…

Wilton Restaurant, now open!

7th November 2022
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Wilton Restaurant, now open!
Wilton House Garden Centre, located in Salisbury has recently opened it's brand new restaurant, Kipling Parlour. The old restaurant was tired and the building needed a lot of work, so the old building has been demolished and replaced with a new, state of the art building. Breakfast dishes include a full English Breakfast to lighter bites from our 'Meet the Benedicts' range. The lunch menu is…

November Gardening Hints & Tips

2nd November 2022
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November Gardening Hints & Tips
Each month we produce a dedicated page of free gardening hints and tips. Leaves are falling rapidly now we have arrived in November and wind and rain are on the increase. T ender plants will need protecting from frost, gales and freezing rains. Move plants into the greenhouse, or into a sheltered spot, but if you can't, it is worth wrapping plants or pots. Remember winter can be a tough time for…

Soil Association Nature Friendly Gardening Guide

2nd November 2022
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Soil Association Nature Friendly Gardening Guide
Autumn has arrived in full force, and as the days grow shorter and the temperatures fall many of you will be looking for ways to help your local wildlife during the tough colder months. 87% of UK households have a garden, that’s over 10 million acres! So, our charity partner, Soil Assoication have a FREE digital Autumn Nature-Friendly Gardening Guide to help you create a haven for wildlife in…

Blue Diamond Scholarship Winner, Jessica Mears

17th October 2022
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Blue Diamond Scholarship Winner, Jessica Mears
Blue Diamond Scholarship winner, Jessica Mears, shares an update on her career. Having the Blue Diamond Scholarship made finishing my college course simpler. I was able to focus on my work and my qualification, rather than the cost of tuition and tickets. Part of my scholarship was used to contribute towards the tuition fees for my college course. I finished my course at Sparsholt College…

October Gardening Hints & Tips

6th October 2022
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October Gardening Hints & Tips
Each month we produce a dedicated page of free gardening hints and tips. October can be a glorious month in the garden, with clear blue skies and crisp days.  Everywhere you look, the autumn leaves are a blaze of rich warm reds, oranges and yellows, a last extravagant explosion of colour before winter arrives. The days are getting shorter, so make the most of good gardening weather whenever…

Christmas Events 2022 - Now on sale!

6th October 2022
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Christmas Events 2022 - Now on sale!
Details for all of our Christmas events are now available on our dedicated ticketing website which can be found via this link  https://www.bluediamond.gg/christmas-events-2022  This year we have a range of events from Santa's Grotto to Breakfast with Santa... something for all the family. Our Christmas departments are also beginning to take shape.  We have lots of exciting features…

Jill Kerr takes on 2022 London Marathon for charity

29th September 2022
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Jill Kerr takes on 2022 London Marathon for charity
Our very own Jill Kerr, Roses and Events Manager for Blue Diamond is running the 2022 London Marathon for Phab Children's Charity. Phab has existed since 1957 when a young disabled person, Terry Rolfe, attended a conference of national youth clubs asked for “opportunity for disabled people, not pity”. This comment led to the creation of Phab and 65 years of leading the way of embedding…

£20,000 donated to Ukraine's British Red Cross Crisis Appeal

28th September 2022
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£20,000 donated to Ukraine's British Red Cross Crisis Appeal
A huge thank you to all Blue Diamond’s customers and staff who helped to support the relief effort in Ukraine by purchasing Peace roses. The Blue Diamond Group, the UK’s second-largest Garden Centre Group, have been supporting the relief effort in Ukraine over the last few months and recently donated a further £10,000 to the British Red Cross Ukraine Crisis Appeal bringing the total donated…

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