Growing Herbs in Pots: Top Tips for a Container Herb Garden
Herbs are an essential element for any kitchen gardener. They’re simple to grow in borders, window boxes or decorative containers. As well as bringing charm and fragrance to your garden,…
February on the Allotment Garden
By Richard Chivers February can be a tricky month for an allotment gardener. It’s a month that teases us a little. In meteorological terms it’s the final full month of…
February’s Primrose
The native primrose (primula vulgaris) is the prima flower or “first rose” of the year. Even though it is clearly not a rose! This heralds of spring is traditionally pale…
Christmas gift guide for gardeners
Christmas is coming, so if you’re pondering what presents to give the gardeners in your life, you’ve hit the jackpot! Discover our top picks for the ideal presents for that…
How to plant fruit trees
Planting fruit trees and growing your own crops is incredibly rewarding! Whether you’re looking to plant an orchard or seeking petite plants for your patio pots, here’s how to get…
New Vegetable & Flower Seeds for 2024!
Dobies new seed range contains new and exciting varieties of flowers and vegetables to deliver colour, interest, scent and taste, while keeping wildlife happy too!
How to grow bay trees
Offering year-round structure and interest, slow-growing Bay (Laurus nobilis) is a great choice for adding an evergreen welcome to your home and makes a fabulous focal point for the balcony,…
A Guide to Winter Bedding Plants
With this guide, you’ll achieve wonderful winter garden displays to brighten your outside space and lift your spirits in the dark days of winter. Why use winter bedding plants? Bedding…
Preserving Surplus Crops
Much of what we grow is best eaten fresh. Often, cherry tomatoes or sugar snap peas don’t even make it as far as the kitchen, and ripe sweetcorn cobs go…
National Gardening Week
National Gardening Week celebrates the greatest aspects of gardening and raises awareness annually. National Gardening Week 2023 will soon be in full swing – and we’re all about encouraging Britain’s…