Blue Diamond exhibiting at Chelsea Flower Show

From Tuesday until 27 May Blue Diamond is exhibiting in the Discovery Zone on two stands – one in collaboration with the National Trust and one with the Soil Association.

At the Royal Horticultural Society show, it will be opening an exclusive online auction for one of 10 apple trees which are direct descendants to the tree that inspired Newton’s theory of gravity, with up to 50% of proceeds raised from this auction to the National Trust.

The original tree can still be seen at Woolsthorpe Manor in Lincolnshire.

The auction will take place in September and those who are successful in their bid will become custodians of these historically-significant trees.

The company has recently been working closely with the Trust to bring rare and heritage plants into commercial production, with a minimum of 10% of the selling price of each product donated to the charity.

On its other stand, in partnership with the Soil Association, Blue Diamond is using a giant pair of wellies to raise awareness and promote nature friendly gardening.

The wellies will also be touring its garden centres throughout the summer months, to encourage children to use old wellies, or any other container, as plant pots.

Also appearing at the prestigious show will be Guernsey-based clematis grower Raymond Evison, who is displaying a new breed of clematis named after Tumaini, the local charity which supports widows and orphans in Tanzania.

The first lorry-load of Mr Evison’s plants destined for the show left his nursery on Saturday, and required a motorcycle escort to the port.