Perennial Plants and Annuals Growing Guide
So, you have just ordered an exciting new variety of plants and veggies, but there are a few steps we need to consider from the get-go to achieve the healthiest…
So, you have just ordered an exciting new variety of plants and veggies, but there are a few steps we need to consider from the get-go to achieve the healthiest…
In an unprecedented year, the horticultural world has seen an explosion of interest in growing your own produce from seed. With so many of us having been impassioned to grow…
This week a copy of the 1975 Dobies Seed catalogue landed on my desk. Found by someone clearing the home of a sadly deceased relative. Much of our archive material…
Cut Flower Arranging There are not many better reasons for growing your own flowers than to create your own cut flower arrangements. With the Rob Smith range of cut flowers…
Highly fragrant & well-loved by gardeners, sweet peas are a staple in most flower gardens & cottage garden planting schemes. Easy to grow, and available in a variety of colours,…
With summer not yet underway it may seem too early but gardening is all about planning ahead and now really is the time to start thinking about winter and spring-flowering…
There’s something special about bringing the outside in and filling vases, pots and jars with cut flowers you’ve grown yourself. You may have a designated cutting patch or grow plants…
Mention Indian Marigold to many people and the conversation will turn to exotic hotels or cheap rubber gloves, but it is the flower that this blog will focus on.
Here at Dobies of Devon we have customers who are new to gardening together with those who have many years of skill and experience. We really enjoy receiving letters and…
One of our most popular annual flowers summer just wouldn’t be complete without sweet peas growing happily somewhere in the garden. The wonderful range of colours and heady scent makes…