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Colegrave Seabrook Foundation launches new scholarship season with exciting opportunities for horticultural students
A festive Christmas at Hillier
Bramblecrest crowned ‘Employer of the Year’ at prestigious South West 250 Awards
A bit of Diddly Squat Farm for Christmas
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GIMA Buyers Guide & New Product Digest – Autumn 2026
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John Bent honoured for 34 years of charitable fundraising
Spring & Autumn Fair launch 'Inside Retail' podcast
Talks and tours from three renowned British growers
Council grows drought & flood tolerant, rapid carbon-capturing Aspen using Air-Pot tech
Cotswold town managed as arboretum wins RHS Britain in Bloom competition
Government urged to back British-grown trees after import figures released
HTA responds to government announcement about action on red tape and tariff suspensions
The planting season at Keukenhof has begun
September’s GCA BoT shows gardening categories return to lead strong sales growth
Corby + Fellas arrives at Morris of Usk Garden Centre
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Choice celebrate 25 years with record breaking conference
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Paul North to join Kingfisher as Category Director for Technical Category
Altico appoints Al Sheppard as National Sales Manager
Christmas openings gather pace - last chance to make a Greatest Christmas Awards nomination
Dobbies Christmas Opening at Peterborough
Blue Diamond Christmas opening at Peterborough
British Garden Centres Christmas Press Preview at Rugby
Enter your Christmas Team for GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2026
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A bit of Diddly Squat Farm for Christmas

The new and exclusive Diddly Squat Farm x Blue Diamond Garden Centres garden gifting collection is now available exclusively in all Blue Diamond Garden Centres and Diddly Squat Farm Shop, and Diamond Club customers have the chance to win an unforgettable Diddly Squat Farm Experience.

 

The countdown to Christmas has begun, and there’s a little bit of Diddly Squat Farm arriving in gardens across the country. Blue Diamond Garden Centres and Diddly Squat Farm are bringing their exclusive, co-produced garden gifting collection to customers, with a range of practical, playful and distinctly different gifts for gardeners, growers and fans of the farm.

 

And there’s an extra reason to get shopping. Diamond Club customers who make a qualifying purchase from the garden gifting collection by 30 November 2026  inclusive will automatically be entered into a prize draw for the chance to win a Diddly Squat Farm Experience.

 

The prize promises a memorable countryside escape, including a visit to Diddly Squat Farm Shop, lunch for two at The Farmer’s Dog, an overnight stay for two and a £50 voucher to spend at the farm shop.

 

Something a little different for the garden

Following the success of the Diddly Squat Farm Rosé Rose, which launched at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026, the new collection brings together Blue Diamond’s horticultural expertise and Diddly Squat Farm’s distinctive personality and connection to British farming.

 

Exclusive to Blue Diamond Garden Centres and Diddly Squat Farm Shop, the collection offers something for everyone, whether they love growing their own, enjoy attracting wildlife into the garden or simply want a Christmas gift with a little more character.

 

Highlights include Diddly Squat Farm Seedy Balls, available in Bee, Wildflower and Shady mixes, for an easy way to introduce more flowers into the garden; the innovative Fruit & Nut Bar for birds and bespoke feeder, inspired by Jeremy Clarkson’s love of British birds; and the award-winning Plantable Garden Planner, packed with gardening tips, a gardener’s logbook and 12 plantable seed papers.

 

For a festive twist, the 12 Days of Christmas Flower Seed Calendar combines a Christmas countdown with flower seeds to grow, a special surprise and the opportunity to enter a separate competition, for details please visit bluediamond.gg. There are also plantable Christmas cards and a plantable notebook, colourful spring-flowering bulb mixes of Daffs and Tulips, the striking Amaryllis ‘Candy Cane’ personally christened by Lisa Hogan and the Flaming Hot Mug, which starts life as a chilli-growing kit before becoming a drinking mug.

 

It’s a collection designed to be grown, planted, enjoyed and gifted – with plenty of Diddly Squat Farm humour along the way.

 

Shop, enter and win

The Diamond Club competition gives Blue Diamond customers an added incentive to discover the new collection. Every qualifying purchase made by a Diamond Club customer during the promotional period, which closes on 30 November 2026, will count as an entry into the prize draw.

 

Customers who are not yet Diamond Club members can join for free online or in store to enjoy exclusive offers, news, events and gardening inspiration, as well as the chance to take part in this competition.

 

Alan Roper, Chief Executive of Blue Diamond Garden Centres, said:

“Following the success of the Diddly Squat Farm Rosé Rose, we have now launched an innovative and exclusive collection of garden gifts, just in time for Christmas.

The products are practical, unique and have a clear connection to gardening and the countryside. We expect they will appeal to both gardeners and Diddly Squat fans looking for something a little different this Christmas and I am sure these products will appear under many of the nation’s Christmas trees this year.”

 

Lisa Hogan, Co-Founder of Diddly Squat Farm Shop, said:

“We have really enjoyed working with Blue Diamond to bring this collection to life. There is something rather satisfying about creating Christmas presents that can actually be grown, planted or used in the garden. We hope the range brings a bit of fun to Christmas shopping and, of course, a bit of Diddly Squat to gardens across the country.”

 

The collection is now available exclusively in all Blue Diamond Garden Centres and in the Diddly Squat Farm Shop.

 

For more information, visit bluediamond.gg and diddlysquatfarmshop.com

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