This March, Dobbies Garden Centres is offering a new hands-on Mother’s Day experience at its Livingston store, combining a luxury afternoon tea with a seasonal planting workshop.
The Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea and Planting Experience will take place from Friday, March 28 to Sunday, March 30.
Guests can celebrate the arrival of spring in style as they explore a selection of new plants and flowers to create an outdoor planter bursting with vibrant seasonal colour, perfect for brightening patios, front doors or balconies.
Attendees will enjoy a 90-minute experience that begins with a relaxing luxury afternoon tea.
This delightful treat features three tiers of sweet and savoury delights, plus unlimited tea and coffee refills.
The luxury afternoon tea offers an assortment of freshly made finger sandwiches, including soft cheese and cucumber, egg mayonnaise with watercress, and ham, rocket and red onion chutney.
After enjoying afternoon tea, guests will head to the plant area in the Livingston store where Dobbies’ Green Team will host a Q&A and guide them through creating a beautiful seasonal planter to take home (worth up to £40).
Each guest will receive gloves and all the tools they need, as well as a Cotswold planter made of 100 per cent recycled plastic (available in white or aqua) and a variety of spring plants, carefully selected by Dobbies’ Senior Buyer, Nigel Lawton.
Guests will learn planting tips and techniques before creating their very own seasonal planter to take home and enjoy for months to come.
Dobbies’ Events Programme Manager, Ayesha Nickson, is looking forward to welcoming customers along to this special event at the Livingston store.
She said: “Our Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea and Planting Experience, combining delicious sweet and savoury treats with a fun and creating activity, is the perfect way to celebrate the special women in your life.
“Whether you’re spending the day with your mum, a loved one, or treating yourself, we’re excited to welcome garden fans to this memorable event.”
Tickets for the Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea and Planting Experience are priced at £45 per person and will be available to book at www.dobbies.com/events.
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