I’m delighted to introduce the first reader’s contribution to be featured on the site.
This post was submitted by Connie Clark. Connie has been kind enough to provide us with some beautiful pictures of the dahlias and lilies she is growing in her garden. But, perhaps more importantly, Connie has shared with us just how significant these blooms are for her.
Many thanks for sharing Connie – Martin
Connie writes:
I have never been good with flowers, but this year mine have been beautiful.
My Mom always had beautiful flowers and she passed away two years ago. I feel like she is with me and helping me in my flower garden. She is the little purple butterfly that lands on me when I am outside.
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Martin Cole has been an avid gardener for more than 20 years and loves to talk and write about gardening. In 2006 he was a finalist in the BBC Gardener of the Year competition.
He previously lived in London and Sydney, Australia, where he took a diploma course in Horticultural studies and is now based in North Berwick in Scotland. He founded GardeningStepbyStep.com in 2012. The website is aimed at everybody who has been bitten by the gardening bug and wants to know more.
Gardening Step by Step has been cited by Thompson and Morgan, the UK’s largest mail order plant retailer, as a website that publishes expert gardening content.
Check out my comprehensive step by step guide, with plain language explanations and ultra-useful images and illustrations. This is for you if you love dahlias and want to the best out of the dahlias you grow.
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They are really mesmerizing. Did you know you can use them to express your feelings and thoughts? Each flower has a meaning and stands for something. You can read more about it here: http://tinyurl.com/kd3adwr