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Woodcote garden centre gives away Christmas trees to schools

Four local primaries and pre-schools have each received large, and free, Christmas trees for children, staff and parents to enjoy, all thanks to a community giveaway organised by Dobbies Garden Centre at Woodcote Green. Sunflowers Pre School on Brabazon Avenue, … Continue reading

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Black Friday bargains at local garden centre’s charity night

Dobbies Garden Centre at Woodcote Green is staging a charity late-night shopping event, with exclusive Black Friday offers, in aid of Alzheimer’s Research UK, on Thursday, November 27. Seven days of festive Black Friday offers gets underway at the Christmas … Continue reading

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Garden centre has free advice and kids’ sessions in September

Dobbies garden centre at Woodcote Green will be offering free workshops in September. The Little Seedlings Club and Grow How aresuitable for all ages and abilities. September’s Little Seedlings Club, Incredible Orchards, is aimed at children from age four to … Continue reading

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Egg-stra offer for dog owners at Woodcote Green garden centre

The Dobbies garden centre at Woodcote Green is staging a Hopping Hounds event, where customers’ dogs get to sniff out an Easter egg trail around the store before receiving a toy and money-off vouchers for the store and its restaurant. … Continue reading

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Woodcote Green store’s Valentine’s event for the love of dogs

Dobbies Garden Centre at Woodcote Green is encouraging its customers to show their pooches some love this Valentine’s Day at a new event that will raise money for national charity The Dogs Trust. Dobbies is hosting this event from Friday … Continue reading

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Wallington garden centre offering free houseplant workshops

Dobbies Garden Centre at Woodcote Green is planning to start the new year offering free workshops on houseplants, and special sessions for younger gardeners, too. The workshops are open to people of all ages, and all levels of skill – … Continue reading

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Woodcote garden centre is cultivating its Little Seedlings Club

Garden centre chain Dobbies is nurturing the next generation of gardeners with its free Little Seedlings Club workshop at its Woodcote Green store next Sunday. Dobbies is inviting young gardeners, aged between four and 10, to explore mindfulness in a … Continue reading

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Ho! Ho! Ho! Woodcote garden centre is recruiting Santas

It may still be August, but one local retailer is already getting ready for the Christmas rush, and is recruiting Santas. Dobbies garden centre at Woodcote Green “is looking for a jolly team to help deliver its exciting line-up of … Continue reading

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Waitrose makes a move to Dobbies’ Woodcote garden centre

The latest straw in the wind to signal the changes in high street retailing blew through this morning, with the announcement that Waitrose groceries are to be available on the shelves of one of the larger local garden centres. Part … Continue reading

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Garden centre offers to help you enjoy the fruits of your labours

Dobbies is hosting a free Grow How session in its Woodcote Green store, with a live demonstration on how to grow your own fruit bowl. Ideal for beginners and seasoned gardeners, Dobbies’ Grow How interactive workshop will take place on … Continue reading

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Garden centre offers Christmas on a plate with veg advice

You might not want to go to the lengths of rearing your own Christmas turkey in your backyard, but one local garden centre is offering free sessions to show you how to grow all the vegetables you might need for … Continue reading

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Garden centre plants a seed with children’s activity sessions

Dobbies, the garden centre chain, has relaunched its Little Seedlings Club for budding gardeners aged from four to 10, with the first sessions at its Woodcote Green centre in Sutton this Sunday, October 3. Packed full of activities, tutorials and … Continue reading

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