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May 12, 2025
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Best plants for winter interest

April 29, 2025
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Top Tips for Extending Garden Colour into Autumn

April 28, 2025
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How to plant and grow garlic
'How To' Guides Vegetables
How to plant and grow garlic
How to grow clematis
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How to grow clematis
Top ten tips for growing daffodils
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Top ten tips for growing daffodils
Best plants for winter interest
garden care General
Best plants for winter interest
Top tips for shady gardens including shade-loving plants
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Top tips for shady gardens including shade-loving plants
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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
'How To' Guides General herbs Vegetables
Growing Herbs in Pots: Top Tips for a Container Herb Garden
How to plant and grow garlic
'How To' Guides Vegetables
How to plant and grow garlic
How to grow clematis
'How To' Guides Flowers
How to grow clematis
Top Tips for Extending Garden Colour into Autumn
'How To' Guides Bedding Plants garden care
Top Tips for Extending Garden Colour into Autumn
Taking notes in the garden
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Taking notes in the garden
'How To' Guides Flowers General

How to Grow a Successful Garden Border: Design & Planting

April 13, 2021

A garden border bursting with colour, structure and some interesting varieties thrown in the mix, is often a frequent gardener’s dream. However, an immaculate garden border is often deemed as…

General Press tools & equipment

Celebrate the British Meadow with Stunning New RHS Tools

March 30, 2021

Dobies is pleased to bring you a beautiful new collection in the RHS Gifts for Gardeners series. The ‘British Meadow’ design showcases delicate meadow flowers and butterflies, reflecting today’s informal…

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…

bulbs Flowers General shrubs

Top tips for shady gardens including shade-loving plants

March 22, 2021

Most gardens have at least one dark or shady spot, and many of us have very shady gardens. Trees, buildings and fences can be the key to blocking the sun,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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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