Next Year

There was a problem with my dahlia order.  Last autumn I selected a modest amount of mainly species varieties, plus one cultivar.  These would arrive in the spring as rooted cuttings, young and adorable.  Time trickled by and I began to wonder if I had been stood up.  I emailed, I was placated.  I wasContinue reading “Next Year”

It is all in the Name

To win a competition is great.  To win a competition that you didn’t even enter is amazing. A few months ago I received an email from the National Dahlia Collection to say that I had won a prize.  Everyone who subscribed to their newsletter was automatically entered and I was one of the lucky ones.Continue reading “It is all in the Name”