Home-grown Herbal Tea
A mug of builder’s tea may be a traditional kick start to the day but more of us than ever…
Elephant Herbs
Dobies continue to supply seeds and plants to Michelin star chef Simon Hulstone to grow on his farm and to…
Cotswold Acre Memories
It’s surprising what will trigger a garden memory, or where an early love of gardening acquired in childhood may lead.…
September Gardening Gleanings
As my four-year stint writing this blog for Dobies of Devon comes towards its end, I approach the future with…
Gardening Opportunities
If you live, as we do, where Winter extends into Summer and we have little or no Spring, and then…
July Gardening Miscellany
Weatherwise, it’s been perfect for gardening; just a little rain, but all my newly acquired plants are now well established,…
Flower Garden Vegetables
How many gardeners, I wonder, are adamant that flowers and vegetables should never mix, but be kept apart – one…
Small Scale Gardening
I so frequently advocate gaining inspiration for one’s own garden from visits to ‘stately homes’ that it is all too…
Flower Patch Kaleidoscope
No matter what one plans to do in the garden, we are continually subjected to the vagaries of the British…
Inspired Perennial Patches
Suddenly the weather has turned airless and incredibly warm. It’s almost too hot to work outside, so I am thankful that,…