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Bring it home with Blue Diamond Garden Centres

Blue Diamond Garden Centres have everything you need to create your own ‘outdoor sitting room’ and nature-friendly space, including a collection of plants that capture the look and feel of The Octavia Hill Garden.

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The 'National Trust Beauty' rose, launched at RHS Chelsea Flower Show, is also available to buy online exclusively through Blue Diamond. A fragrant shrub rose with elegant golden-yellow blooms and apricot tones, it's a celebration of Octavia Hill and the garden at this year’s show. The rose can be pre-ordered online now for bare root delivery from November onwards.

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Gardening Tips

Go peat free

The garden is 100% peat free, as the Trust has been dedicated to eradicating peat in horticulture for 30 years. Here are some tips for gardening with peat-free compost.

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Go wild for wildlife

You can get closer to your local wildlife by making your garden a haven for nature. Discover ten things you can do in your garden to help birds, insects and animals.

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Make your own soil improver

Learn how to make your own nutrient-packed soil improver at home, from building your compost heap to turning the compost as it breaks down.

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Gardening with children

Introducing children to nature and involving them in gardening has so many benefits, from education right through to positive mental and physical health.

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Nurture an urban garden

Find out how to create a thriving green space in urban areas, from plants that thrive in shaded areas to how to save space in smaller areas.

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Visit a National Trust garden near you…

You’ll find inspiration at more than 220 gardens and parklands throughout the year at the National Trust, from kitchen gardens and walled gardens to parklands and orchards.

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