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Welcome to my website which contain my interests.
Before you start there are three friends I should like to thank for the help
they have given me, in making this site possible, all have contributed in
various ways, and they are all as important as each other. First
Wayne Holland a remarkably clear thinking gentleman who was always on hand
to advise me on technical issues regards breeding, or anything else come to
that. Second is a gentleman called
Harry
Lawson who wrote a book about breeding chrysanthemums, he opened my eyes to
the wonders of raising something new, his book is a little treasure. Last but
far from least is
Jack Gott
how he put up with me bombarding him with umpteen emails is a mystery, I’d have
given up on me long before. I can categorically say, without him this site
wouldn’t have been published, he is also involved with breeding new dahlias. Of
course there are others that have contributed, but too many to mention here. To
anyone contemplating building a website, don’t give up when things go wrong, if
you knew how many times I’d taken this site to bits, and started again you
wouldn’t believe me. I hope the contents reveal how an ordinary man can enjoy
the wonderful hobby of growing and breeding dahlias. For anyone thinking of
breeding new dahlia varieties please give it a try, it’s not as difficult as it
may seem, but of course the breeders who consistently receive honours, have a
little extra knowledge to draw from, see you at the trials.
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A Gift from the past: An all important study in the affects of added over head lighting.
Maureen Kitchener: The other half of a Kitchener partnership.
Steve Cox 2012: Australian show I'm waiting to name.
New Webcam Link: By planting time this link will be live - it may prompt you to donate one penny a day or less to Neuropathy Trust
If You're Interested: There's more .................. Ramblings of an elderly dahlia grower.
The Final Solution: Much thought and the help of a very good friend I have not yet met - decided the fate of so many charities.
Jack's Show Year: The Cumbrian wizard at work in 2011.
Hayloft Plants: A delightful site run by delightful people.
This Years Charity: The garden is in aid of the Alzheimer's charity this year - it is such a devastating disease - please help.
One Penny a Day: Please help me help others.
Dahlias With a Purpose 2012: I do believe the boy's getting a business head at long last.
Charity Dahlias in 2012: The only way to use my new seedlings is to make them free - if you have a cause I have a dahlia you can use.
To Bee or Not To Bee: An old article that's been lost in the Just Dahlia pages for six years.
Mayan Pearl Release: At long last a dahlia that won an award at Wisley in 2006 is finally released.
Eighty Years Old: Every ten years life passed fifty goes by twice as fast.
Freak Storm Hits Winkie: Australian dahlia expert John Menzel picks his self up - dusts himself off - and starts all over again.
Finding Buddhism: All bought about by a child called Kyomi..
Everyone Needs a Hero: For the love of the Irish.
Jon Egging: Everyone in Bournemouth felt the tragic lost of this Red Arrow pilot please give generously
Secret Millionaire: Just £2,000 that's all.
Bianca Nicholas: Please read about this young lady - and spare just seventy nine pence to get her into the charts.
Name a Charity Dahlia 2011: Here are this years charities - please try and help me support them before or after the dahlias are added to each page.
Debra: A very deserving charity - think about it.
Just Giving Charity Pages: Important announcement regards the changes to my Just Giving charity pages in 2012.
Terrie's Flower: Helping three sisters.
Dahlia Society of Australia Inc: A lot of work went into this new website - may I be one of the first to congratulate the designer.
One For Jack: Pay back time.
Bournemouth Careline: An incredible local service that gives you peace of mind.
The Buddies Project: An idea I had to help children in poorer countries have an education.
2010 Charity Draw: The results of last years twenty four charities.
Passion for Plants: A new BBC 2 television programme in which yours truly features on the 23rd of November.
The Best for 2012: Last year was exceptional seedling year these are just some of them - not all show stoppers, but beautiful just the same.
The Runners for 2011: These are being grown and assessed at Little Wisley.
Collerette's for 2011: Hopefully all will be available in 2011.
The NGS visit Geoff Hoyle: Well done mate it makes you feel good to spread a little doesn't it?
Record Breaker: Would this get in the Guinness Book of records?
Our Life To Date: Life before and after dementia.
A Note to all Charities: To put you in the picture.
Gilbert's Dahlias: My local man in Romsey Hampshire.
Commissioned Dahlias: These are available in 2012 after extensive trials next year .
Have Blooms Will Travel: And did mother nature stopped him attending the show that was nearest to him at Harrogate?
Church Flowers: Well it had to come it's been threatening for years.
The Dutch Touch: In case you didn't look at this when my magazine Just Dahlias was on line.
A Site in Cornwall: At last a fellow dahlia grower who wanted to tell me what his favourite dahlias varieties are.
The Best Plug Plants: Begonias second to none - Salvias out of this world - why not take the hassle out of growing bedding plants.
DNA: A start in trying to unravel the threads - update January 29th 2010
First Charity Dahlias: Please support these dahlias all money received will go to the respective charities.
New National Society: Breaking news.
Grovefield Manor: Flexible accommodation minutes from the sea in Bournemouth.
Dahlia Culture: Being revised continually, as my knowledge increases.
Beckfield Nurseries: Searching for two litre pots I found the cheapest - check them out.
This Years Garden Charity: You are invited to spend a gold coin for Help For Heroes in exchange for advice on the glorious flower.
New for 2010: It's been a difficult year with some wonderful results.
Petals Make the Flower: A study of how petals make the flower.
Peter's Patch: A really nice Austrian dahlia site.
Holger's Site: Take a look at a gentleman enthusiast in Germany.
A Garden Friend: An occasional visitor.
Missing: Trying to locate a lady unable to compete against the guys.
A Lesson in Italian: Whether you speak the lingo or not this is a fascinating site.
John Menzel's Season: 2005-2006
Help For Heroes: A charity that supports the casualties of conflict.
What a Country: This started because of the fairness that exists in our country.
Beginner's Luck: Or was someone else helping?
Showing Off: You have to make passers by stop for just a moment.
The Story so far: An account of a battle to save a hobby.
Catalogue Discount Store: On holiday? Then visit Lennie Faye's for the real deal in designer gear.
Gilda Cane & Cushions: So reasonable you'll be amazed.
Hope for Veterans: Britain's 1950s nuclear tests victims want to sue the Ministry of Defence.
Halls of Heddon: A fascinating account of the struggle to develop one of the finest nurseries in the UK.
Best of 2008: Seedlings that might make it.
The Reason: Time marches on, and it's up to us to keep up with it no matter how hard that is.
Brushing With Bees: New revised version.
Limitations: Change is necessary to survive.
Pot Tubers for Sale: T his will be my last attempt to sell dahlias on the Internet.
Free Dahlias: Yes that's right, but only Nursing Homes and Care Homes can apply.
Local Entertainment: Somewhere in the forest something stirs, check it out.
New Dahlia Society: Carl Young is launching a New Dahlia Society in the States.
Dahlias for Sale: This list contains exhibition type dahlias and taller types suitable for the garden.
Shorter Dahlias for sale: This list contains dahlias of a shorter nature for beds, borders and patio containers.
Raise a Best Seller: A 1983 publication from Dahlias of Today by the Puget Sound Dahlia Association.
Breeding a Winner: This is a re-enactment of the earlier 1983 survey and it's just as relevant.
Give Me Your Best Shot: Calling all dahlia growers please let the world see your favourite dahlia by emailing or posting a photo.
Other Interests: Yes there are other things to occupy our time sometimes besides dahlias.
Our Open Day: Twenty years is enough.
The Great Divide: How to divide and separate the American way.
Rap It and Forget It: It's all made quite transparent here.
The Experiment: Trying to get tubers to fit the box.
Brush or Bee: A new dahlia breeders club where you can learn from the experts.
A True Champion: A Champion shows his hand and shares his secrets, but he has to watch out for his number one son.
Dahlias By Design: New article to encourage more growers and breeders of the beautiful flower.
Global Warming? Timing the beautiful flower can be trying.
KESDAHLIAS: The Trials and Tribulations of a Web Site.
In the Beginning: How I became involved with plants.
A Brief History: A move to the seaside and a better life.
The Chameleon: The remarkable history of the modern dahlia.
A Tenovus Garden: Our involvement with this charity.
The Tenovus Story: How the charity we support started.
Yearly Review: 2003. 2004. 2005.
Assessing the Crop: 2004.
Flukes are for the Bees: Hand pollinated dahlias.
Pot Tubers: The only way to travel.
2004 Seedlings: Wayne Holland’s assessment.
The day Frank came to our place. British raised dahlias.The Northern Trials: 2003. 2004. 2005.
The Wisley Trials: 2003. 2004. 2005.
The Wisley Trip: 2007. The Welsh Trials: 2003. 2004. Interesting sites that I have visited. A song about the dahlia. A magazine for dahlia growers.
The Magic Garden: This years seedling report is finished.
RHS Executive Meeting: Meeting the big guns.
Shepton Mallet Heroes: 2005 Read his gold medal was really bronze.
KES Dahlias Stud Book: These pages are for any breeder that wants to divulge hand pollinated crosses they've made - as if.
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