Dobies Discount Codes: October 2026

About Dobies

Dobies has been supplying flower and vegetable seeds direct to gardeners since 1894, and is based in Paignton, Devon. The range today goes well beyond seed: vegetable and bedding plants, seed potatoes, garlic, onions and shallots, soft fruit and fruit trees, flower bulbs, perennials, shrubs, hedging, trees, house plants, and garden equipment from propagators to greenhouses.

What Kind of Discount Codes Does Dobies Offer?

• Spend-based codes: a fixed amount off a larger order, such as £20 off a £100 spend.
• Percentage codes: a percentage off once the basket passes a set value, such as 15% off a £60 spend.
• Seasonal codes: discounts tied to what is being planted that month, for example money off spring flowering bulbs during the autumn planting window.
• Clearance: end-of-season seed reductions, with no code needed.

The Carriage Charge Is Where Most People Lose Money

This is the single most useful thing to know about ordering here, and it is not obvious at checkout.

Dobies charges carriage in three tiers. An order of packet seed only costs £2.99 to deliver. An order of anything else costs £6.99. And an order that mixes the two — seeds plus a plant, a tool, a bag of compost — is charged a combined £7.99.

So adding a single £3 pot to a £10 seed order more than doubles the delivery cost. If you want both, it is usually cheaper to place two separate orders: one seed-only at £2.99 and one for the rest at £6.99, total £9.98 against £7.99 for one mixed order — in that case the mixed order wins. The rule flips once the non-seed part is something you could postpone: keep the seed order pure, and batch the hard goods into a single larger order later.

Larger items may carry a separate courier charge, and that is calculated at checkout rather than shown on the product page.

When to Order What

Gardening is the one retail category where the calendar, not the marketing department, decides when something is worth buying. Dobies splits much of its catalogue by planting season, and the discounts tend to follow the same split.

Seed keeps for more than one season if stored dry, so a spend threshold is easy to reach by buying the whole year at once rather than a packet at a time. Plants do not keep, which is why plant orders are dispatched to a schedule rather than immediately.

How to Save More at Dobies

Check the plug size before comparing prices. The same variety is sold as extra value plugs, value plugs, garden ready plugs, super plugs, 9cm potted and 2 litre potted. The cheapest option needs potting on and more of your time; the dearest can go straight in the ground. A price difference between two listings of the same plant is usually a size difference, not a deal.

Consider the Gardening Club if you order more than once a year. Membership costs £10 for a year and gives 10% off every online order plus £20 of vouchers and members-only deals. On a single large order a spend-based code may beat it, but across a full gardening year the membership is usually the larger saving.

Order the season in one go. Spend thresholds suit gardening better than most categories, because seeds, bulbs and sets are bought to a plan rather than on impulse.

Note the delivery restrictions. Some plug, tender bedding and vegetable plants cannot be sent to a list of remote postcode areas, because the extra time in transit damages them. Seeds and hard goods are unaffected.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Dobies delivery cost?

Packet seed only is £2.99. Any other product is £6.99. An order combining the two is charged £7.99. Large items may attract a separate courier charge calculated at checkout.

Does Dobies have a code for larger orders?

Yes. Dobies runs spend-based codes, such as money off a £100 order and a percentage off a £60 order. The current codes and their thresholds are listed at the top of this page.

What is the Dobies Gardening Club?

A paid membership costing £10 for a year, which gives 10% off every online order, £20 worth of vouchers and access to members-only deals.

Are Dobies codes seasonal?

Some are. Offers on bulbs, seeds and plants often follow the planting calendar and run for a few weeks only.

Can I use two Dobies codes on one order?

No. One code applies per order, so pick the one that saves most on your basket total.

When do plants arrive?

Seasonal items are dispatched separately from the rest of an order, with estimated delivery times shown against each variety. Several items ordered together may arrive on different days.

What if plants arrive damaged?

Dobies asks to be told within 14 days of arrival if the condition is not as expected.