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Maximise your space: a guide to vertical and small-space gardening

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Maximise your space: a guide to vertical and small-space gardening
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Maximise your space: a guide to vertical and small-space gardening
How to plant hanging baskets
Flowers
How to plant hanging baskets
How to prune roses
roses
How to prune roses
Bulb planting depth guide
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Bulb planting depth guide
Sweet Pea Care & Maintenance
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Sweet Pea Care & Maintenance
Tomato ‘Veranda Red’ – Plant Care & Growing Advice
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Tomato ‘Veranda Red’ – Plant Care & Growing Advice
Growing Herbs in Pots: Top Tips for a Container Herb Garden
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Growing Herbs in Pots: Top Tips for a Container Herb Garden
Grow Your Own Delicious Berries and Currants with Dobies
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Grow Your Own Delicious Berries and Currants with Dobies
Water saving tips for your garden – infographic
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Water saving tips for your garden – infographic
How to grow lilies
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How to grow lilies
How to grow hydrangeas
'How To' Guides Flowers
How to grow hydrangeas
How to plant and grow garlic
'How To' Guides Vegetables
How to plant and grow garlic
General Press

Introducing Big Crops of Colourful Courgettes For Little Gardens

March 23, 2021

Grow generous crops of tasty courgettes however large or small your plot! Supplied as large, 2-litre peat-free potted plants, Courgette ‘Goldmine’ and ‘Sure Thing’ are exciting new additions to the…

General Press

Dobies Introduces A Delphinium With A Difference!

March 22, 2021

More blooms, more colour & more months of colour! Enjoy a perfect purple summer ‘Breezin’! Discover a Delphinium with difference! Delphinium Delgenius™ ‘Breezin’ naturally self-branches, meaning many flower stems are…

Flowers General herbs

Small Space, Indoor, Windowsill & Patio Gardening

March 18, 2021

Over the past year, many of us have found the solace in gardening but space can be tight. This can be really frustrating, but there are other ways to grow…

General Press

Dobies Introduces A New Generation of Garden Tools!

March 15, 2021

‘Pedigree’ by Bulldog – when only the best will do! Dobies gardening specialists have introduced ‘Pedigree’, a new generation of garden tools brought to you by makers British Bulldog. With…

General Press

Dobies Introduces Completely New & Unique Heuchera Frilly

March 12, 2021

Revel in the Caramel Ruffles of this Compact Perennial Heuchera Frilly is completely new and unique – the first to be launched with this distinct foliage! Distinctly ruffled frilly foliage…

Flowers General Press

Dobies Introduces Zaluzianskya Orange Eye

March 1, 2021

Wonderful white meets outrageous orange in this compact perennial evergreen with evening fragrance! Brighten your containers, beds and borders with a beautiful new form of one of our best-selling Zaluzianskya…

'How To' Guides General tools & equipment

Create A Garden Getaway & Update Your Outdoor Living Spaces

February 23, 2021

As lockdown continues but we see hope for fewer restrictions to commence in the second half of 2021, there is still plenty of sunnier months ahead and time to redesign…

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Decorate Your Home Office: House Plants, Plant Stands & Interior Decor

February 17, 2021

It has almost been a year since many of us have packed up our desks in the office and commuted home for one last time for the foreseeable future. Many…

General Press

Dobies’ New Repeat-Flowering Favourites For 2021!

February 17, 2021

Introducing two new varieties of Armeria and Geum, Dobies brings you brilliant re-blooming flowers that fills your garden with months of colour. With the world’s first re-flowering Armeria and a…

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Love Your Garden Valentine’s Day Competition: Entries & Winners!

February 14, 2021

With the events of 2020 following into the beginning of 2021, this year we all continue to spend more time at home and in our gardens. Our skills in the…

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