Lanarkshire garden centre announce series of Autumn events

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For October, Dobbies Garden Centres has launched a brand new autumn edition of its hands-on planting experience, combined with a tasty afternoon tea in its Sandyholm store.The Autumn edition is taking place on Tuesday, October 8, and Saturday, October 12, and Dobbies Sandyholm is offering attendees the chance to create a seasonal style piece that can feature as a home or front door decoration.Attendees at the Sandyholm store in the Clyde Valley will get to participate in a hands-on 90-minute workshop led by one of Dobbies’ horti experts with a demo, Q&A session and the opportunity to craft your very own succulent planter, made from a pumpkin and to spook-ify autumnal decor worth £40.Dobbies will provide a terracotta pot, pumpkin and a mix of succulents such as Echeveria elegans, Aloe artisata and Graptopetalum pentadrum, all selected by Dobbies’ senior buyer Claire Bishop, who featured as a judge at RHS Chelsea Flower Show this year.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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