Celebrate Fathers Day in Style with Dobbies Sunday Lunch and Planting Experience

This June, Dobbies Garden Centres is presenting a brand-new way to celebrate Father’s Day, combining a hearty Sunday roast with a hands-on grow-your-own herb planting workshop.

Article Source: Dobbies
Last Updated: 2 May 2025 12:20

The Father’s Day Sunday Lunch and Planting Experience will take place on Sunday 15 June from 2pm to 3.30pm across selected stores. Guests can spend quality time together as they create their own potted herb container and enjoy a traditional roast lunch, complete with all the trimmings.

Attendees will enjoy a 1.5-hour experience that begins in the plant area, where Dobbies’ Green Team will host an inspiring demo and Q&A session. Each guest will be guided through creating a potted herb container, perfect for adding fresh flavour to summer meals at home. Each guest will receive an oakwood-effect barrel planter, made from 100% recycled plastic and suitable for both indoor and outdoor use, as well as a handpicked selection of herbs curated by Dobbies’ Plant Buyer, Nigel Lawton. Gloves, tools and planting materials will be provided, and each guest will also receive recipe cards to take home with their completed herb planter (worth up to £40).

Following the workshop, guests will be invited to Dobbies’ restaurant to enjoy a traditional Sunday roast. Diners can choose from roast beef with horseradish sauce, roast pork with apple sauce and sage and onion stuffing, roast turkey with cranberry sauce, or a vegan sausage roast. Each meal is served with thyme roasted potatoes, seasonal vegetables, a homemade Yorkshire pudding and a rich red wine gravy. A bottle of Peroni, a glass of Prosecco, or a San Pellegrino soft drink is included with the meal.

Guests can make the occasion extra special by upgrading to a three-meat roast for £3 per person or adding an additional Yorkshire pudding for £1.60.

Dobbies’ Events Programme Manager, Ayesha Nickson, is looking forward to welcoming customers to this new celebration. She said: “Our Father’s Day Sunday Lunch and Planting Experience is a brilliant way to celebrate the father figures in your life.

“Whether he’s a seasoned gardener or just getting started, this hands-on planting session followed by a delicious roast lunch makes for a memorable and meaningful afternoon. It’s a great opportunity to spend time together and create something that will continue to grow and inspire cooking for months to come!”

Tickets for the Father’s Day Sunday Lunch and Planting Experience are priced at £42 per person and will be available to book at www.dobbies.com/events

For more information on Dobbies’ summer events, visit www.dobbies.com/events

Image: Stepfather and son duo, Steph and Chris, with Dobbies’ Green Team at the Father’s Day Sunday Lunch and Planting Experience

Image credit: Stewart Attwood

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