Dobbies Garden Centre, Birtley
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| The Birtley branch of Dobbies is a medium to large garden centre.
Following the Dobbies formula a large amount of store space is devoted to gifts,
clothes and other non-gardening items. |
This is a totally independent GardenAction opinion of
Dobbies Garden Centre in Birtley, Durham. Click any
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DOBBIES GARDEN CENTRE, BIRTLEY - THE PLANTS
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The outdoor plants area is medium sized and arranged in a rather boring
grid of paths. The paths themselves though are wide enough for disabled access and are
clear of debris. All plants come with the traditional Dobbies five year hardy plants
guarantee. The quality of the plants is excellent. Although this garden centre
specialises in no particular area, most gardeners will be be satisfied with the range on
offer. |
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Although all Dobbies garden centres do share some common elements, the signing of the
outdoor plants area varies to a large degree. At Dobbies Garden centre, Birtley, the
overhead signs are large but they only indicate growing conditions (e.g. full sun). No
signs indicate where plants groups are to be found. On top of this omission, the plants
are organised randomly rather than in any alphabetic order. |
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This may sound rather minor if you are simply browsing the plants area. But if you visit to
buy a Potentilla and a Hebe for instance, you will be hard-pressed to easily find where the
plants are located.
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The information centre is in the middle of the outdoor plants area and stocks a wide
variety of reading material. It was not manned at the time of our visit though. The
normal range of garden compost, stones, fencing and other garden hardware is there. Some
of the outdoor area is covered but most of the area containing the plants is open to the
elements. |
DOBBIES GARDEN CENTRE, BIRTLEY - THE PRICES
note clematis may not be in season
| Rose bush (named variety) |
£6.99 upwards |
| Common shrub (e.g. hebe) |
£5.99 |
| Clematis |
£11.99 upwards (£3.99 for a 1 litre pot) |
| Runner Bean seeds |
£3.30 |
| Multipurpose Compost 60l |
£3.99 or 3 for £10 (Dobbies) |
| Miracle Gro 1kg |
£4.99 |
| Stainless steel fork |
£21.99 (Dobbies) |
| Economy spade |
£13.99 (Dobbies) |
| Tomorite 1 litre |
£3.69 |
| Blood Fish and Bone - 3.5kg |
£5.99 |
| Medium cup of coffee in cafe |
£1.60 |
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