Dobbies Christmas charity night

October 10, 2011

Dobbies Garden Centres across the UK are hosting a Christmas Charity Evening to celebrate all things festive, and to launch its charity partnership with leading [...]

Wild bird feeders

October 6, 2011

As autumn is upon us and the nights are drawing in, spare a thought for our feathered friends whose food supplies may be starting to [...]

Christmas Tree Growing Championships 2011

October 4, 2011

Christmas tree growers up and down the country are currently competing for the prestigious title of Champion Christmas Tree Grower 2011. Latest reports from the [...]

Christmas lights go up as temperatures soar

October 3, 2011

Whilst most towns in England are enjoying the Indian summer, one town in Lancashire are putting up Christmas lights ready for winter. As temperatures in [...]

Reminder: biggest coffee morning tomorrow

September 29, 2011

Dobbies staff are busy preparing for the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning at Dobbies garden centres across the UK. The annual event takes place tomorrow as [...]

Lady Gaga’s Christmas decorations

September 28, 2011

Santa better brace himself for a makeover like no other this Christmas, as Lady Gaga is coming to town. Gaga has been given free reign [...]

Top 10 bird house tips

September 27, 2011

Autumn is the best time of year to add a bird house to your garden. Garden birds won’t be breeding at this point but they [...]

Flowery loos cause a stir at New Dobbies in Liverpool

September 23, 2011

Dobbies opened its doors for the first time in Speke, Liverpool today but access to the Gents’ was strictly open to women only. Men were [...]

Bird table saves red kites

September 22, 2011

Our native red kites have been saved from the brink of extinction by an extraordinary bird table. The bird table in question is Gigrin Farm, [...]

Dobbies hosts World’s Biggest Coffee Morning

September 21, 2011

As Dobbies Garden Centres makes final arrangements to host the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning on 30th September, a 10 month old Dobbies customer with a [...]

Christmas Wreaths

September 20, 2011

Christmas wreaths have been a tradition for hundreds of years. The sight of an evergreen wreath on a door and the scent of pine in [...]

Garden birds health alert

September 20, 2011

Garden birds in the U.K. have been hit by avian pox, and the RSPB are asking the public to help. You can help monitor and [...]

5 ways to reuse your Christmas lights

September 15, 2011

They’re sparkly, twinkly and brighten up our lives – so why don’t we make use of our Christmas lights all year round? Rather than banishing [...]

Bird bath DIY

September 13, 2011

Watching wild birds splash about in a bird bath whilst washing dirty dishes, turns a job in to a joy. To savour this spectacle, it’s [...]

Recycling Christmas decorations

September 8, 2011

Have you got boxes of old Christmas decorations gathering dust in the loft or spare room? Do you despair at the waste created by Christmas? [...]

Bird feeder arrested

September 6, 2011

A man in California has recently been arrested for feeding pigeons. Feeding birds in Burbank, California is not illegal. However, large flocks have gathered above [...]

Christmas lights cut across the UK

September 2, 2011

Last year the budgets for Christmas lights were reduced, dampening the festive cheer in towns across the UK. This year many Christmas light displays will [...]

Bird house halts speeding drivers

September 1, 2011

Not many homemade bird houses are so eye-catching that they stop traffic. However, a Somerset man thinks he may have hit upon a novel design [...]

Christmas trees on holiday

August 31, 2011

They bring excitement when first brought home, and fill the room with festive cheer throughout the Christmas season. Then, as soon as Twelfth Night has [...]

Summer swell in garden birds

August 29, 2011

The RSPB has announced that garden bird numbers are bouncing back after a difficult winter, thanks to a successful breeding season this year. The ‘Make [...]

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