Dobbies Garden Centres

Dobbies Garden Centres Limited
Formerly
  • Dobbie & Co. Limited (1920–1997)
  • Dobbies Garden Centres plc (1997–2011)[1]
Company typePrivate
IndustryGardening
Founded1865
FounderJames Dobbie
HeadquartersLasswade, Scotland, UK
Area served
United Kingdom
Key people
David Robinson (CEO)
OwnersAres Management
Number of employees
950
Websitedobbies.com

Dobbies Garden Centres Limited (styled as dobbies) is a British chain of garden centres based in Lasswade, Scotland.[2] It is the biggest garden centre operator in the United Kingdom, operating over 77 stores, some of which it acquired from the previous biggest garden centre chain, Wyevale.[3][4]

  1. ^ "DOBBIES GARDEN CENTRES LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". Companies House. 18 February 1920. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  2. ^ "DOBBIES GARDEN CENTRES LIMITED - Overview (free company information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk.
  3. ^ "Locate store". dobbies.com. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  4. ^ Briggs, Fiona. "UK's largest garden centre chain, Dobbies, launches partnership with SmartPlant". Retail Times. Retrieved 2 January 2021.