Grow With Dobies Competition
We’re all too aware by this point that 2020 has been a strange year so far. Many of us find ourselves spending more time at home, and our gardening community…
How to grow Jacaranda – Bonsai Blue
Jacaranda – Bonsai Blue At last, the world’s first compact Jacaranda! How to look after your Jacaranda Plant – Bonsai blue Jacaranda Plant – Bonsai blue prefers well-draining, enriched soil…
75 Years Later, We’re Still in This Together
Global events of 2020 have made us think about many things from a very different perspective, with many industries being compelled to innovate through difficult times. We have looked back…
The 75th Anniversary of Digging for Victory – ‘Fighting on the Homefront’
“It is the bounden duty of those who have the smallest space to cultivate, to do so intensively, that the brave may be fed and that the lifeline of the…
RHS Chelsea Plant of the Decade Award
We only enter the RHS Chelsea competition if we have a truly sensational plant; to date we’ve entered twice and been fortunate enough to win on both occasions – in…
Totally Tomatoes Terminology
What does Cordon Tomato mean? Well, you’re in the right place to find out! Below we explain some of the terminology surrounding totally tasty tomatoes. Firstly, there is nothing more…
Give Back This Black Friday
Give Back This Black Friday! Dobies is pleased to donate 5% of all sales today to the Greenfingers Charity. Greenfingers is a National Charity that supports life-limited children who spend…
Building Resilience in our Gardens
Building Resilience in our Gardens: Looking Backwards to See the Way Forward Guest blog: in an extract from her new book, The Climate Change Garden, author Kim Stoddart explains how…
Win a trip for 2 to see the Dutch bulb fields in Keukenhof!
Dutch bulbs are highly sought after all across the globe and most of the bulbs that are planted in gardens around the world are Dutch-grown. Flower bulb cultivation was introduced…
How Chelsea’s creating a buzz about bees
We were excited enough about Chelsea already, but when we saw the beautiful sculpture championing bees designed by McQueens Flowers, we were thrilled. We’ve been working hard to introduce ranges…