New Garden Centres to Blue Diamond

We are pleased to announce that Yarnton Home & Garden, a much-loved and award-winning garden centre just north of Oxford, has been purchased by Blue Diamond. Having undergone significant investment and transformation, Yarnton has flourished into a thriving destination for garden lovers, home enthusiasts, and families alike. At Blue Diamond, we believe in building on strong foundations, and we…

Blue Diamond has now purchased Frosts, Willington in Bedfordshire, alongside Frosts, Woburn Sands, that was purchased in August. Originally opened as a nursery in the late 1890s, the Willington garden centre grew into a successful business through the partnership of the Godber and Frost families, establishing a strong reputation within the local community.   Alan Roper, MD of Blue Diamond…

Blue Diamond are pleased to announce that they have acquired Frosts Garden Centre at Woburn Sands, Buckinghamshire. Alan Roper, the Managing Director of Blue Diamond Group said “ Frosts Garden Centre is a thriving and respected family business with a unique brand and excellent reputation within the local community. Blue Diamond is proud to be the new owner of this aspirational Garden Centre. We…

Northumberland Estates has revealed plans to build a new high quality garden centre on land at Cawledge to the East of the A1 in Alnwick.  The business has submitted a pre-planning submission to Northumberland County Council and is also preparing an on-line public engagement event so that people can view and comment on the plans. As the major garden centre group in the UK, Blue Diamond will…

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…

The first of two acquisitions for 2023 have been confirmed by our Managing Director, Alan Roper, which will be ‘Beckworth Emporium’ in Northamptonshire. Blue Diamond will build upon the great food and catering experience at Beckworth which fits exactly the Blue Diamond AB1 target demographic.  The Emporium is located in Mears Ashby, nestled in the Northamptonshire countryside near the…

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…

The Blue Diamond Group are pleased to announce our 39th Garden Centre acquisition, Blackdown, near Taunton in Somerset. Blue Diamond Group, Managing Director, Alan Roper said “This freehold 19 acre site just off the M5, south of Taunton, was one I could not resist. This site has the potential to become a sizeable destination garden centre and plugs a catchment gap between Sanders to the north…

The Blue Diamond Group are pleased to announce our 38 th  Garden Centre acquisition, Mere Park Garden Centre in Newport, Shropshire. Blue Diamond managing director Alan Roper said: “Mere Park Garden Centre has excellent A1 retail planning permission and is a quality freehold asset. The site has strong potential and Newport has a strong AB1 demographic.” David Brierley, the owner of…

The Blue Diamond Group is pleased to announce that we are building 2 brand new garden centres in 2021. The developments will be at Scotch Corner, a junction of the A1(M) and A66 trunk roads near Richmond in North Yorkshire and also at Elveden on the Elveden Estate in Thetford, Norfolk. The development at Scotch Corner would be built next to the Scotch Corner Designer Village, which is due to open…