National Gardening Week
National Gardening Week celebrates the greatest aspects of gardening and raises awareness annually. National Gardening Week 2023 will soon be in full swing – and we’re all about encouraging Britain’s…
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National Gardening Week celebrates the greatest aspects of gardening and raises awareness annually. National Gardening Week 2023 will soon be in full swing – and we’re all about encouraging Britain’s…
Dobies’ new vegetable seed range 2023 includes exciting new varieties to tantalise your taste buds! For our 2023 vegetable seed range, we’ve added 44 new cultivars to keep your allotments,…
Taking 15 years to perfect, the Veranda Red, cherry tomato plant is truly a labour of love. Versatile and packed with flavour, this variety provides a satisfying crop. Growing tomato…
Encouraging your children to garden is not always easy but is a great way to introduce them to nature and for them to interact and learn about the environment around…
Keeping our vegetable gardens or allotments alive and thriving during the worst that summer can throw at it can feel like a battle. With UK temperatures hitting record highs during…
May is a busy time in the allotment or veg patch. With temperatures rising, plants are growing apace and need more and more attention with watering, hardening off, potting up…
Many of us grow an abundance of wonderful crops for harvesting over summer and autumn. In the meantime, winter vegetables are too often overlooked! However, there is no reason you…
Starting in 1913 at London’s Royal Hospital, Chelsea, the RHS Chelsea Flower Show is one of the most recognisable horti events in the country. However, there are some interesting things…
Vivacious, improved & versatile new varieties to grow from seed Dobies’ 2022 flower seeds contain new and exciting varieties of cottage garden favourites, must-have annuals and the pick of perennials.…
Five new & exciting versatile new seed veg varieties to tempt you! Dobies brings you five fantastic new veg seed varieties in the Rob Smith range for 2022. Rob wants…