A garden centre is set to hold workshops to help Swindon residents get a little more green-fingered this year.

Dobbies will be hosting two free interactive workshops in its Swindon store on Hyde Road this February.

The first - a Grow How session - will take place on February 4 and will focus on teaching customers how to sow sweet peas.

The workshop will emphasise the importance of sowing in early February for earlier blooms.

Customers will also learn the right temperature for optimum growing and frequency of watering to ensure a successful transition from seed to flower. 

And the second is Dobbie's Little Seedlings workshop, which will be on February 5. 

This educational session is all about The Wonder of Weeds, shining a light on the various kinds of weeds, also known as wildflowers, found in the garden; how they spread, how they can be removed, and what they can be used for. 

Dobbies' partnership and events manager Sarah Murray, said: “We’re passionate about getting our customers in Swindon into gardening and are looking forward to our Grow How and Little Seedling Club sessions."

For more information about the two workshops and how you can take part, visit www.dobbies.com/events