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Plants

Advice, tips and information on how to get the most from your indoor and garden plants.

Peat free compost

by Dobbies Blog Team on July 11, 2011

Dobbies has joined a host of garden experts in encouraging gardeners to use peat free compost. Leading garden experts across the UK are backing moves [...]

The Natasha Richardson rose

by Andrew Norton on May 23, 2011

Vanessa Redgrave will be launching the bespoke Natasha Richardson Rose at the Chelsea Flower Show today, in memory of her late daughter. The UK-grown rose [...]

Bedding plants

by Andrew Norton on September 7, 2010

Every gardener loves bedding plants because of the instant splash of colour they bring to the garden. Bedding plants are perfect for pots and planters, [...]

Garden plants

by Andrew Norton on August 18, 2010

Garden plants are a fun and exciting way to brighten your outdoor living space. There are a few things you need to think about before [...]

House plants

by Andrew Norton on August 17, 2010

House plants add colour, create a relaxing environment, and can even improve air quality within the home. Many house plants can adapt to challenging indoor [...]

Hardy plants

by Arron Cooper on August 13, 2010

For long-lasting, low-maintenance, all-weather garden glory look no further than hardy plants. The backdrop to any successful garden is provided by the hardy plants that [...]

Office plants reduce stress

by Arron Cooper on August 11, 2010

If you want to reduce depression, anger, confusion and overall stress in the workplace you need office plants, according to researchers from the University of [...]

Chuck Norris house plants

by Andrew Norton on August 10, 2010

Some heroic house plants can survive and even thrive in conditions that would be fatal for most flowers. If you have the Chuck Norris touch [...]

The benefits of office plants

by Arron Cooper on August 6, 2010

Increase staff happiness and improve productivity by putting plants in the office. Green leaves and colourful flowers have long been symbols of health and happiness. [...]

Cactus plants

by Arron Cooper on August 6, 2010

Cacti are perfect low maintenance indoor plants. Cactus plants were once confined to the desert and wild west movies, but now these prickly plants are [...]

Perennial plants

by Arron Cooper on August 5, 2010

Perennial plants are the long term garden plant of choice, for the years of flowering pleasure they provide. Typically a perennial plant lives for more [...]

Alpine plants

by Arron Cooper on August 5, 2010

Alpine plants are the rugged and adventurous tough guy of the plant world. They have evolved to survive high mountainous areas with poor soils and [...]

Sandringham Flower Show

by Liv Williams on August 2, 2010

Isn’t a good British Summer awesome. The weather this year is somewhat undecided but we’re getting some good hot days up and down the country [...]

Poisonous plants to pets

by Arron Cooper on July 28, 2010

People are passionate about plants and pets, but many household plants are poisonous to our furry friends. So in the interest of poorly pet prevention [...]

Balmy summer prompts palm tree boom

by Ian Daniels on July 23, 2010

From Acapulco to Aberdeen and The Seychelles to Stirling staycationing Scots are bringing the beach to their backyards as Dobbies, Scotland’s leading garden centre chain, [...]

Poisonous plants found near you

by Arron Cooper on July 19, 2010

Here are 10 of the most poisonous plants that regularly appear in our gardens and homes. By wrongly ingesting some of this fatal foliage you [...]

How to communicate with plants

by Ian Daniels on May 26, 2010

Plants are a wonderful way to say thank you or congratulations. But did you know you can use plants to ask for a dance or [...]

Buying plants online can save you time and money

by Ian Daniels on May 18, 2010

Buying plants online can save you time and money but some gardeners are still a little reluctant to give it a try. By following a [...]