About Dobbies
It all started in 1865 with James Dobbie who created a business selling seeds. He named it Dobbie & Co. The company went on to build up a customer base and started opening garden centres that fast became a go-to destination.
A new turning point in the business came in 2019 with the acquisition of 37 stores, more than doubling our national footprint. We are UK’s leading garden centre retailer with 75 centres nationwide.
Dobbies is not your average garden centre; we exist to enrich people’s lives and nurture connections between people, the community and the environment. Dobbies offer carefully considered ranges in-store and online, high quality services, great restaurants and cafes as well as engaging experiences.
Quick facts
- Founded by James Dobbie in 1865
- We are the largest garden centre operator in the UK with 75 stores nationwide
- We currently employ around 4000 team members
Press releases
Dobbies announces nationwide Helping Your Community Grow initiative
Back by popular demand, Dobbies is launching its 2023 Helping Your Community Grow campaign. Designed to enhance communities local to its stores, this initiative will see 76 community groups receive gardening product, support and expertise from the Dobbies’ teams.
DOBBIES’ GARDEN CENTRES TEAM TO HELP GLOUCESTERSHIRE SCHOOL PUPILS TRANSFORM GARDEN
Green-fingered pupils in Gloucestershire are getting set to transform their school garden and celebrate some early festive cheer after receiving expert advice and support from the team at Dobbies Garden Centres new flagship Tewkesbury store.
Dobbies launch new foodhall partnership with Waitrose
Dobbies, the UK’s leading garden centre retailer, announces today a new partnership with Waitrose, to provide Dobbies’ customers with Waitrose’s wide range of high-quality food, grocery products and everyday essentials in over 50 Dobbies Garden Centres across the UK.
Dobbies wins hat-trick at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Dobbies, the UK’s leading garden centre retailer, has received a trio of awards at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, including the RHS Sustainable Garden Product of the Year Award, the RHS Assessors’ Award for Retail Innovation, new for 2022, and, a five star rating for its trade stand.
Dobbies granted planning permission for new store at Reading
Dobbies, the UK’s leading garden centre retailer, announces it has been granted planning permission to build a new 60,000 sq ft store in Reading. The retailer currently has a store at Hyde End Road, Shinfield, and the new store will be built on the land behind the existing store.
Spring has sprung at Dobbies Two thirds of Brits can’t wait to be back in the garden
It’s officially spring and Dobbies stores across the UK are gearing up for their busiest spring ever. In fact, new research from the UK’s leading garden centre retailer has found that a huge 76% of Brits can’t wait to get back gardening now that spring is here.
Dobbies partners with Butterfly Conservation
Dobbies, the UK’s leading garden centre retailer, has teamed up with UK wildlife charity, Butterfly Conservation, as the official partner for their Nurture for Nature campaign, in a bid to encourage people to look after themselves by looking after the natural world this spring.
Contact
Media enquiries
For all media enquiries between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday, please email pressoffice@dobbies.com
Or call 07554 668 087
For urgent press enquiries relating corporate or trade media please contact:
Paddy.Baxter@framecreates.co.uk, 07387 090 070
Katie.Kelly@framecreates.co.uk, 07703 987 098
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If you need to contact us for any other reason please call our customer service team on 0131 5616406 or email the team via our contact us page
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Brooke.Stirling@framecreates.co.uk, 07578 139 237
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