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Small space gardening: Best organic vegetables for containers

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May 3, 2026
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Small space gardening: Best organic vegetables for containers
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How to Create a Wildlife-Friendly Garden
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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
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How to grow Jacaranda – Bonsai Blue

May 16, 2020

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…

General

75 Years Later, We’re Still in This Together

May 6, 2020

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…

General Press

The 75th Anniversary of Digging for Victory – ‘Fighting on the Homefront’

May 4, 2020

“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…

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The Dobies Guide to RHS Chelsea

May 1, 2020

The RHS Chelsea Flower Show is the most renowned horticultural event in the country. Occurring every year in May it’s a “must not miss” event for the most esteemed horticulturalists…

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RHS Chelsea Plant of the Decade Award

May 1, 2020

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…

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Totally Tomatoes Terminology

February 24, 2020

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…

General

National Gardening Week: The Positive Power of Gardening

April 30, 2018

It’s National Gardening Week from 30th April – 6th May, and what better reason to celebrate all the things that make being a gardener great? The connection between nature and…

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We’re going to Chelsea!

April 16, 2018

There are 5 weeks to go, and we’ve started counting down to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. We’re thrilled that the Welcome to Yorkshire garden’s set to include vegetables from…

Flowers planning

Creating an easycare perennial border

April 13, 2018

With so much choice when it comes to perennial border plants, choosing the perfect products for your garden can be difficult. If you’ve yet to try splitting your birders into…

Vegetables

The Crapaudine beetroot shines on MasterChef

April 10, 2018

We were thrilled to see the Rouge Crapaudine beetroot take to the limelight on Monday night’s MasterChef, as Kenny created beetroot steaks slow cooked in beef fat. Part of a…

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