EXHIBIT 23.1


               Consent of Independent Certified Public Accountants


We also  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in (i) the  Registration
Statement  (Form S-8 No.  33-48075)  pertaining to the  Registrant's  Retirement
Savings  Plan and in the related  Prospectus,  (ii) the  Registration  Statement
(Form S-8 No. 33-61687) pertaining to the Registrant's 1988 Amended and Restated
Outside  Directors  Stock Option Plan and 1995 Stock  Incentive  Plan and in the
related Prospectus and (iii) the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-64659)
pertaining to the Registrant's  1998  Non-Employee  Directors Stock Option Plan,
Amended and Restated 1995 Stock  Incentive Plan and Retirement  Savings Plan and
in the related  Prospectus of our report dated June 8, 2001, with respect to the
consolidated  financial  statements  of  Bluegreen  Corporation  included in the
Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended April 1, 2001.


                                                         ERNST & YOUNG LLP


West Palm Beach, Florida
June 28, 2001