Connie's Dahlias: A Beginner's Guide

by Connie Thompson

Overview

If you're interested in growing dahlias, you will find everything you need in these pages. Connie Thompson has 30 years of experience in everything dahlias, from growing to showing to selling her tubers. After years of educating others through her Facebook pages, she has now brought her wealth of knowledge together in this easy-to-follow guide. Connie's Dahlias will help newer growers find their way with these wonderful flowers.

For every climate zone, she teaches readers how to get flower beds ready, buy the right dahlia tubers, successfully plant them, and get them through their first summer. Learn how to make cuttings to increase your stock, deal with pests, and even join a Dahlia Society to gain expert help for all your many questions. Find your way to floral success with Connie at your side.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781039107328
Publisher:	FriesenPress
Publication date:	06/23/2021
Pages:	68
Sales rank:	686,054
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.18(d)

About the Author

Connie Thompson started growing dahlias in 1989. She joined the American Dahlia Society in the fall of that year, and though she no longer shows her dahlias at shows, she has been trained as a dahlia judge through the American Dahlia Society's judging school program. Connie regularly grows 800 or more dahlias every summer, and even seeds her flowers to make new varieties. Connie and her husband, John, own and operate a small commercial dahlia farm on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, and supply dahlia tubers across Canada. Connie also administers two large dahlia websites, providing information to up to 12,000 members. She continues to learn and share every day.

Connie lives on a small farm in Nanoose Bay with her husband John, their two cats Pusscat and Kitkat, and their miniature poodle, Juju. Her two grown daughters and their husbands have given her four wonderful grandchildren, and John has a grown daughter and a married son.