Dahlias

DAHLIA availabilty. Pot tubers- demand is extremely high this year and we are rapidly running short of varieties which is making it difficult to keep the web site up to date! In the event of a variety becoming sold out we will, rather than substitute, supply 3 mini plants per tuber at a later date (end March/mid April) unless otherwise stated on order. Dahlia mini plants- we are now booking orders for no earlier than 1st week of April!

The following varieties are exclusive to us for the 2012 season. They are being introduced on behalf of keen amateur growers and breeder's:-

Westerton Folly (Small Ball) raised by Gordon Hodgson. This variety won the Parkinson Trophy for Best British Seedling at Harrogate in 2010 and the Paterson Trophy at the Scottish National in 2010. All Royalty payments for this variety are donated to The Great North Air Ambulance.

Kilburn Rose (Waterlily) an unusual almost luminous blend of peach and rose with a yellow base. A very good garden and cutflower variety being very free flowering. Raised by Graham Hill.

Avon Snowflake (Miniature Cactus) raised by Mariejane Roberts. This is a lovely white true miniature with a pink flush. Winner of the Crawley Cup at the National Dahlia Society show in 2009.

Carol's Spanish Dancer (MinC)- a sport of Weston Spanish Dancer that we are introducing on behalf of Mr E Grange of Shipley.

and Hillcrest Cheryl (Star)- from Les Jackson. This is a lovely star Dahlia, white with a fine purple outline to the petals.

(For full details of these, please see the relevant section).

WE are one of the UK's leading Dahlia specialists, stocking over 250 varieties in a wide range of colours and classifications which can be used for Cut Flowers, Exhibiting or Garden Display. Each year we produce well over 100,000 Dahlia plants and Chrysanthemum plants. Dahlia plants and Chrysanthemum plants are sent via our Mail Order service throughout the U.K., or may be collected.

Our standard carraige charge for delivery to mainland UK is £6.50 per order. See "Terms and Conditions" for full details of carriage and packing.

We have many loyal and enthusiastic customers across the country, some of whom we have been proud to serve for over 50 years! We also supply a number of wholesale trade customers as well as National Trust Properties and other large gardens. As one of the UK's leading Dahlia suppliers, all enquiries are welcome.

Our Dahlia fields which are planted out 2nd week June, are open for viewing from mid August to end September each year daily from 10am to 4.30pm. Almost 6500 plants are in the fields in nearly 350 varieties including 75 or so on trial from amateur breeders and from growers overseas. Potentially the best of these could be included in our catalogue in future years.

Our Trade displays have gained us many Gold Medals since my Grandfather first started exhibiting in 1933 and we would regularly visit flower shows staging Chrysanthemums, Dahlias and cut Herbaceous! These days we only exhibit at Gateshead and Harrogate Autumn Show. Our 90th year was celebrated by winning Gold Medal and Best Trade stand in show at Gateshead Flower Show (2011) and a Premier award at the Harrogate Great autumn Flower Show (2011)!

We are able to offer an export service for Dahlia Tubers to areas outside the EU (see below) so please e-mail us with you enquiries.

ALL varieties offered have been thoroughly tested on the nurseries and they are offered with complete confidence.

Classification: The classification on Dahlias is based on the NDS Classified Directory 2012, 31st Edition. Some varieties of recent introduction have not yet been classified, so we have included them in what we consider to be the correct classification after trial on the nursery. It is important to note that some varieties have been re-classified and that dual classifiaction has also bee re-introduced for a number of varieties.

(more information at http://www.dahlia-nds.co.uk or see our advice centre for additional links.

Dahlias are offered in 3 forms:

DAHLIA POT TUBERS : The tubers we offer are dahlias which have been grown for a full season in the confines of a 4” or 5” pot, so that a small compact tuber is produced. They are ideal material for the exhibitor with a heated greenhouse or propagator to enable their own propagation. Tubers are available from DECEMBER to FEBRUARY and are packed in polythene sleeves with vermiculite. We strongly advise unpacking on arrival and if necessary store tubers in a cool frost free environment until required for setting away. A minimum of 50F (10 C) is required for propagation, water sparingly until growth is evident.Should any tuber fail to have shown any signs of growth by the end of March then please contact us so we can aim to organise replacements as rooted cuttings. PLEASE NOTE- pot tubers cannot be despatched with Mini plants, pot grown or Chrysanthemums due to differing availability times. Please submit seperate orders.

DAHLIA PLANTS are supplied either as:-

MINI PLANT:- These are strong rooted cuttings for those customers who have the facilities for potting up and growing on under glass, minimum 50F (10 C). Delivery is during APRIL to MAY only. We will make every effort to supply during the week requested but orders must be in the office at least FIVE WEEKS BEFORE the order is required. No Mini Plant orders (except for our special collections) are accepted after 10 th April.

POT GROWN PLANTS : For delivery to mainland UK only. Available end May/early June only these are grown in a 7cm "paper" pot and are "garden ready". They can safely be planted straight out into the garden after a couple of days acclimatising and as long as all risk of frost is over. These cost £1.00 more than mini plants.

EXPORT : We are able to export Chrysanthemums, Dahlia mini plants and Pot Tubers to Europe and Pot Tubers only to those countries outside the EU that allow imports. In some cases an import permit is required and in all cases a Phytosanitary Certificate is required which is issued by our Governments Plant Health Department. Our web site does not allow for the extra carriage charges associated with ordering from outside the UK so we may have to get in touch to take additional payment! WE therefore request that you Please e-mail with a list of varities you are interested in and we will confirm prices and requrements. As a guide:-

CARRIAGE CHARGES TO EUROPE (EU Member countries only)- Dahlia Mini Plants and Chrysanthemums-sent by AIRSURE with delivery within 2-4 days. 1-12 plants £9.95, 13-24 plants £13.95, 25-50 plants £19.95. Maximum number of plants sent this way is 50. We can also send by International Courier with delvivery within 1-2 days. Cost of this will be £30.00 for up to 35 plants and £45.00 for up to 100 plants.

Tubers to Europe are sent AIRSURE. at a cost of £11.95 for 1-8 tubers, £16.95 for 9-16 tubers and £4.95 for each additional 8 tubers

CARRIAGE, PACKING AND ADMINISTRATION CHARGES for Non=EU members and rest of the world.

COUNTRY Admin Up to 6 7-15 each additional

Fee Tubers Tubers 6 Tubers

Croatia £8.50 £14.95 £20.95 £7.50

Switzerland £8.50 £14.95 £20.95 £7.50

Turkey £8.50 £14.95 £20.95 £7.50

Canada £8.50 £18.95 £26.95 £11.50

U.S.A. £8.50 £18.95 £26.95 £11.50

South Africa £8.50 £18.95 £26.95 £11.50

Japan £8.50 £22.50 £31.95 £11.50

Australia £8.50 £22.50 £31.95 £11.50

New Zealand £8.50 £22.50 £31.95 £11.50

Please remember to include the administration fee of £8.50 per order.

Copyright statement
Please note that over 95% of the pictures contained in this website were taken from our own stock or from some of the national shows we attend and are the property of David Hall. They cannot be used in publications or displayed on other websites/web pages without permission. Thank you.

Thanks to Paul Barlow and Harry Lawson for the use of some of their photos.