by cds-admin | Mar 1, 2024 | Dahlias
When you first start growing dahlias it is often with a tuber or plant from the local garden center or perhaps from a friend. You soon realise what beautiful plants these are with incredible blooms that flower from the end of July until the first frosts. This then...
by Ellie Todd | Aug 31, 2023 | Dahlias
I have been growing dahlias for 2 years now. I had been on a waiting list for an allotment for 4 years and I finally got one the day my daughter was born. I was in hospital with her when I received the email to say would I still like one. I said yes. I wanted to grow...
by Danny Glew | Jul 2, 2023 | Dahlias
Editors Introduction: Without doubt the first thing visitors see when they come to the “Barn at Heligan” is the wall of colour provided by entries in the Bruallen Trophy. Along with the Collerette display this gets more comments than nearly everything else and the...
by Danny Glew | Jul 1, 2023 | Dahlias
After chatting with some of our long established growers and exhibitors this time we turn the spotlight onto one of the society’s younger members, Nathan Mitchell. So Nathan, you are one of the societies rising stars how long have you been growing dahlias and how many...
by Danny Glew | Mar 1, 2023 | Dahlias
After President Roy Knight and Vice President David Jasper this time the spotlight falls on our other Vice President Terry Stevens. Well Terry you are regarded as one of the Societies elder statesmen, do you know how long you have been a member. l believe l have...
by Danny Glew | Jan 15, 2023 | Dahlias
My first visit to the Wadebridge show just blew me away with new varieties l had never seen before or in colours l had not realised existed. The first thing that hit me was the amazing Collerettes, standing proud with colour combinations that a budding artist would...
