At Dobbies, we have the expertise to help you make the most of your garden all year round. Use our monthly gardening tips for advice on all aspects of your garden from January to December.
The shortest and coldest days of the year, but even now some plants are growing and flowering as if it were high summer. It is an ideal time to catch up on reading and other jobs that the busy months do not give time to do.
As the days begin to lengthen early spring bulbs and Snowdrops start to colour the bare earth.
Spring is on its way!
The new season starts in earnest this month. Nature stirs into growth as the weather improves and the soil warms. Drifts of bright yellow Daffodils proclaim that spring is really here. Follow these tips to get your garden into shape for the months ahead.
As the weather begins to get warmer, April is always a busy month in a gardeners calendar, with seeds to sow, lawns to mow, shrubs to trim and vegetable gardens to tend to.
Summer is nearly upon us! Follow these tips for your garden to help you garden bloom in the summer months.
Now that summer is here it is important to find time to relax in the garden and enjoy nature's rich tapestry.
Mid summer and the garden is at its most colourful. The frantic rush of growth has gone and the plants develop into mature shapes and colours. This is the gardening year's peak of achievement.
Enjoying the end of the Summer and welcoming Autumn
A key time for harvesting and preparing for next year, milder September temperatures can be great for gardeners and Dobbies has some top tips for getting the most out of your garden during this time.
As autumn draws in on the garden October brings the last great burst of colour to the beds and borders. As the first frosts etch the garden with a silvery sheen there are still many things to be done.
Ever darkening days, wet and stormy weather, trees shedding their remaining leaves ... but even now there is an array of colour from the bright foliage of variegated evergreens and stems to a wide range of deciduous trees and shrubs.
With the approach of winter the garden takes on an air of quietness. There is an absence of urgency and a more leisurely pace can be taken. Leading up to a well deserved Christmas break.
