Dobbies Garden Centre, Shepton Mallet
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| A modern Dobbies garden centre which is slightly smaller than many
other modern Dobbies. We visited them to review the plants, the indoor sales area
and the cafe. This is page one our our two page review. |
This is a totally independent GardenAction opinion of
Dobbies Garden Centre in Shepton Mallet. Click any
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DOBBIES GARDEN CENTRE, SHEPTON MALLET - THE PLANTS
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The outdoor plant area is about 25% covered with the remainder open. It
narrowly escapes being a boring modern layout because of the incorporation of free
standing islands. Other than that the layout is uninspiring.
The paths are wide though, wide enough to allow unhampered wheelchair access. |
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You'll find all your normal varieties of plants here and they all look to be in
excellent condition. The overhead signs are large and helpful and the smaller individual
plant information is good.
All the plants come with Dobbies excellent five year hardy plant guarantee so you are
assured of quality plants. |
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This branch of Dobbies doesn't appear to specialise in any particular types of plants
but there was a good range of fruit trees available for sale at the time we visited.
The small plant information centre is situated centrally in the outside plants area. It
stocked a good range of reference materials to help you select the correct plants for
most conditions. |
DOBBIES GARDEN CENTRE, SHEPTON MALLET- THE PRICES
Prices were average for a modern garden centre in this area, see our typical
shopping basket below.
| Rose bush (named variety) |
£6.99 upwards |
| Common shrub (e.g. hebe) |
£6.99 |
| Clematis |
£7.99 upwards |
| Runner Bean seeds |
£2.89 (Thomson & Morgan) |
| 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 | NOTE: Price comparisons are based on the prices we find at the time of
our visit. We compare to them average prices in the same year as the date of the review.
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