The appearance of the National Collection of Dahlias at the Chelsea Flower Show in the month of May is pretty unusual, if not outstanding. That was the 40-year dream of advisor to the collection, Jon Wheatley, who rightly earned a coveted Gold Medal and the President's Award, given to the best exhibit in the Grand Pavilion. The dahlia normally gives us that splash of colour late summer and into early autumn. Read the full story how he defied the natural cycle and got more than 70 cultivars to flower three months ahead of schedule at Times Online
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