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The summer season is officially here, and nature is out in full swing! We’ve partnered with the Soil Association to create the ultimate guide for caring for your garden over the hotter summer months, whilst also taking care of nature and the climate. The FREE digital guide is packed with top tips and expert advice from Ben Raskin, Head of Horticulture at the Soil Association, including: Tips…

Blue Diamond Scholarship winner, Richard Moore from RBGE. Following his completion of a BSc in Horticulture at Pershore College, Worcestershire, Richard joined RBG Kew as a Botanical Horticulturist where he worked for 5 years. The majority of his time there was spent working with the Alpine plant collections in both the Alpine Nursery and Rock Garden. In 2019 he was awarded Young Horticulturist…

Zara Snow has been selected as a 2023 Blue Diamond Scholarship winner. Zara is currently studying at Writtle University College, in her second year of BSc Horticulture. Originally from Leicestershire, she came to study at Writtle after discovering a desire to learn and practice the art of propagating and growing plants. This stemmed from an interest in sustainability within food production, along…

We have won a Silver Gilt Medal at this years  RHS Hampton Court Flower Show  for our Fryer's Roses display stand! Congratulations to the team, especially Anna King and Jill Kerr for their hard work putting this all together! Come down and see us at Stand FM 750 in the Festival of Roses marquee at the #RHSHamptonCourt #FlowerShow2023 until 9th July. From 4th -9 th  July, Blue…

We never know quite what the weather will be like in July, so when the sun shines, take every opportunity to get out and enjoy your garden. Most plants are in full bloom now, and there’s plenty to do to keep things looking good, whether it’s watering plants in dry spells, deadheading faded flowers or keeping on top of the weeding. And don’t forget to take some time to simply sit and…

Blue Diamond Garden Centres and its brand, Fryer’s Roses, are to launch two new roses at this year’s RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival – rosa ‘Mottisfont’ on behalf of the National Trust and rosa ‘Sunset Isle’ on behalf of MND Scotland. From 4th -9 th  July, Blue Diamond are exhibiting in the Floral Marquee and the Festival of Roses where they have two stands, one in…

Elizabeth Snowdon has been awarded one of this year’s Blue Diamond Scholarships . A love of gardening and growing was begun when Elizabeth spent time in her Uncle and Aunt’s garden, which she describes as being ‘everything you could want in a garden’! After doing volunteer work with the National Trust to gain experience, Elizabeth is now working at Preston Park, in Stockton while studying…

Blue Diamond Garden Centres are pleased to announce that they are taking part in this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show. From 23rd -27th May Blue Diamond are exhibiting in the Discovery Zone where they have two stands, one in collaboration with the National Trust and one with the Soil Association. Blue Diamond Garden Centres and the National Trust - Stand GPA007 (Artist impression of the Blue…

Our Managing Director, Alan Roper, has announced that the purchase of Fosseway Garden Centres in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire has now completed, along with the purchase of Beckworth Emporium located, Northamptonshire. This takes Blue Diamond to becoming the largest turnover garden centre group in the UK, with a turnover in excess of £300 million. Northamptonshire's best-loved garden centre…

Van Hage Great Amwell is one of the leading garden centres in the country, and more importantly has been a huge part of the local community for over 70 years, starting in Broxbourne back in 1958. Now part of the Blue Diamond Group of Garden Centres, Van Hage is being restored to its former glory with the respect and dignity it deserves with investment in all areas of the centre, first and…