Dahlia sales are booming at Golden Acres Garden Centre in Landford – and staff say there is a resurgence of interest in the old-fashioned plant.
The centre’s Judi Watkins said: “Dahlias flower all summer, they last for years, are very colourful and low-cost – all of which make them great value for money!
“Sales at the centre are around 32 per cent higher than the last few years and it’s great to see the historic plant regaining its popularity. There's probably no plant that gives the gardener a more spectacular reward than the Dahlia.”
Golden Acres grows its own Dahlias at its group nursery, where the huge colour variety makes a spectacular sight in the glasshouse.
Dahlias are flexible for use in summer borders, in patio containers or as cut flowers, often flowering until the first frosts.
Judi added: “They make gardening easy and most gardeners rarely grow just one. They range from the miniatures, just a few inches tall, to the huge-flowered, big glossy-leaved plants that grow up to five feet and bloom with flowers 10 or 12 inches across.
“And they are tolerant of a wide range of soil types and situations.”
www.golden-acres-nursery.co.uk Picture by Phil Dowding
