Simply divine dahlias

Mike Perry looks at this year’s most on-trend varieties

Michael Perry

Your plant recommendations from expert plantsman, Michael. Hello team, it’s a big moment for nostalgia this week as we talk dahlias! I have such fond memories of my grandparents’ garden, with beautiful tall dahlia plants topped with all the flower types, from purple pompoms to yellow cactus. My nan also taught me how to propagate them, store them over winter, replant and use upturned strawfilled pots to trap earwigs inside. Don’t ask me what we did next with those earwigs, I feel I’d have a much different approach these days! My grandparents also used to show their dahlias at the local flower shows, winning many prizes through the years. Anyway, this fortnight I’m exploring the glorious dahlia, a flower that has gone from being achingly unfashionable, to bloom of the…

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Amateur Gardening (Digital) - 1 Issue, 27-Apr-2024

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