Dobbies Club members get priority booking for this event from the 16 to the 21 of April, with 20% off tickets during this time. Discount is automatically applied.
9 and 16* May | £30pp £24pp for members between 16-21 April | 2pm
Grow your garden while supporting brain health this May. Create a beautiful, hanging basket inspired by the charm of a traditional cottage garden. In this hands-on workshop you'll learn how to design and plant a beautiful rattan basket filled with a mix of trailing flowers, soft textures, and vibrant seasonal blooms. Plus, 10% of your ticket cost will be donated to Alzheimer's Research UK.
On the day, our Green Team will guide you through selecting complementary plants, arranging them for balance and fullness, and caring for your basket so it thrives all season long. You'll leave with your own cottage garden–style hanging basket, perfect for brightening a porch, balcony, or any green space.
What’s included:
- A rattan hanging basket.
- A curated selection of cottage garden inspired plants.
- Compost and planting materials.
- Step-by-step guidance from a Dobbies Green Team colleague.
- 10% of your ticket cost donated to Alzheimer's Research UK.
No prior planting experience is needed, just bring your creativity and enjoy a relaxed atmosphere.
Afternoon Tea add-on £16.50pp £13.20pp for members between 16-21 April
Make a day of it by adding on a delicious three-tier Afternoon Tea to your booking. Select the option to add it on per person when checking out. All afternoon teas will be served in our restaurant at 3pm, after your 2pm planting experience.
England, Scotland & Wales
First tier: Freshly made sandwiches with classic fillings – free-range egg and cress, smoked salmon with cream cheese, chicken and bacon, and honey-roast ham and tomato.
Second tier: A duo of our famous plain and fruit scones with Cornish clotted cream and strawberry jam.
Top tier: A delicious patisserie selection including a raspberry cheesecake, chocolate ganache slice and rosewater layer cake.
Plus, a pot of tea or coffee with unlimited free refills
Approx. 1504kcal per person.
Non-gluten and vegetarian afternoon teas available.
Choose the non-gluten or vegetarian afternoon tea ticket at the point of booking to enjoy a delicious afternoon tea that suits your diet.
Our vegetarian offering only differs in terms of the sandwiches served, which are egg mayo and cress, cream cheese and cucumber, pesto and tomato and cheese and tomato.
Our non-gluten offering serves the same sandwich fillings as the standard option, but in non-gluten bread. The scones are non-gluten versions of their classic counterparts, and the same top plate as our standard option which are all NGCI.
Northern Ireland
First tier: A selection of freshly made sandwiches, on a mix of white and brown bread, filled with chicken and bacon, ham and Ballymaloe relish, prawn Marie Rose, and egg and spring onion.
Second tier: A duo of our famous Dobbies plain and fruit scones, served with Cornish clotted cream and a mini pot of jam.
Top tier: A delicious trio of indulgent chocolate desserts.
Plus, a pot of tea or coffee with unlimited refills.
We are unable to offer an NGCI Afternoon Tea in Northern Ireland. Our vegetarian offering in NI differs in terms of the sandwiches served, which are egg and spring onion and plant-based 'cheese' & rainbow slaw and has a different selection of top tier sweet treats.
Please note:
- Photography is for illustration purposes only.
- Plant choice may vary due to seasonality.
- Hanging basket designs may vary from the images, with a choice of designs being available on the day.
- All attendees will receive one hanging basket each to plant and take away.
- *Available dates vary per store.
- This event is likely to be in our plant areas which are often located outside, so we highly recommend wearing clothing appropriate for the weather/outside conditions.
- This event is suitable for 16 years+.
- To give you peace of mind when booking, we have a Book with Confidence policy. Find out more here.
- Planting tickets don’t include an Afternoon Tea. This can be added additionally at check out.
- The Afternoon Tea add on is not available at Beaconsfield and Hungerford.
- Advanced notification is required if you or any of your party have any allergies or dietary requirements. Please provide these details in the 'allergen requirements' section when making your booking. If you wish to swap a sandwich filling, we can only replace it with an existing filling within the afternoon tea offering.
- We are unable to offer a vegan or dairy free version of our afternoon tea.
- We are unable to offer an NGCI Afternoon Tea in Northern Ireland.
- The dishes on the NGCI afternoon tea are made with ingredients which do not intentionally contain gluten. However, we handle gluten containing ingredients in our kitchens so we cannot guarantee our dishes are 100% gluten-free. Our NGCI afternoon tea is therefore not suitable for Coeliacs.
- For allergen information please check the allergen page at dobbies.com. Due to the size and complexity of our kitchen we are unable to guarantee the absence of allergens in our products.
- Free refills include additional teas or regular americano coffees (both 14kcal).
- Adults need around 2000kcal a day. Calorie information is correct at the time of publishing; however, some product variations can occur which can affect calorie information.