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Article by GardenForum.co.uk Blue Diamond has bought 11 garden centres in 12 months, bringing the total number of garden centres in the group to 30. The initial focus was on East Bridgford which opened in March. The new build achieved £10m sales in 10 months, making it Number 1 in the group and giving it an annualised turnover of £11.5m. This had been its year 3 target. In May, Blue Diamond…

Click here to listen to our very own Jill Kerr talk to Peter Seabrook in his podcast 'This Week in the Garden.'   Jill talks about Blue Diamond and Fryer's Roses' history and industry as well as our relationship with charities such as Tree Aid.   This is also available on iTunes and Googleplay.   Pictured above, left to right: Blue Diamond Rose (Hybrid Tea, Athysumo) and Warm…

One of Blue Diamond Group's chosen charities, Tree Aid, has launched an appeal with Radio 4. Click here to find out more.

We are refurbishing Bicester Avenue Garden Centre!  Over the coming months, we hope that you will notice improvements to your shopping experience - from enhanced product ranges through to our garden centre refurbishment programme which begins this Monday, 7th January 2019. For a glimpse at what the future holds, please visit our  East Bridgford Garden & Home webpage…

Plants make the perfect gift for Christmas and are ideal for providing colour both inside and out. The traditional indoor plant is, of course, the poinsettia, named after Joel Roberts Poinsett who introduced the plant to the US from Mexico. The poinsettia shouts of Christmas – the traditional red against the dark green foliage is the perfect indoor plant, table centrepiece, place setting or…

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Tips to Make a Christmas Tree Last Longer Blue Diamond, provide a free tree bag for every real Christmas tree to take home.  This is to keep your car clean primarily, but also helps with keeping the wind off the tree during transportation,  Without some kind of covering, the wind can dry the Christmas tree out.  Choose an appropriate location for your Christmas tree…

Our Managing Director, Alan Roper spoke this week at The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) and Garden Industry Manufacturers Association (GIMA), 'Cultivating Retail' – a collaborative one-day event for retailers, suppliers and growers. The event, first announced at the HTA Garden Futures Conference last year, aims to provide a mix of strategic and inspirational content from external…

Malvern Flower Show 2018 saw a celebration of autumn with plants, celebrities, giant vegetables and cookery workshops. Congratulations to 3 Shires Garden Centre who won the RHS 4 flower Plant Village award. The top award is a 5 flower award which 3 Shires achieved at the Malvern Spring Festival in May, earlier this year. A big congratulations to the team at 3 Shires for their impressive displays…

We are pleased to announce that we have today completed the acquisition of Nailsworth Garden Centre  from Wyevale Garden Centres, our 30th Garden Centre. Formerly known as Waterside garden centre it was designed and built by our Managing Director, Alan Roper, in the 90's before he joined Blue Diamond.  It was sold to Kennedys and then to Wyevale when that…