Olga Garden Journey

11/10/2026

11/10/2026

Dahlia ‘Honka Rose’ 🌸
A star-shaped dahlia you’ll fall for instantly, with pink and white petals curling around a sunny yellow centre.

Why grow it
• Bees and pollinators love it
• Long stems, perfect for vases
• Keeps blooming until frost

How to grow
☀️ Give it full sun
💧 Water during dry spells
✂️ Cut often for more flowers
❄️ Lift or mulch tubers before winter

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08/10/2026

Don’t make my dahlia mistake.🌸
I ordered Belle of Barmera too late. Planted it, watered it, tended it all summer. It finally bloomed beautifully. But it is Myrtles Folly. 😳😳
Not what I ordered.
Order too late and your favourite varieties sell out. You get whatever is left.
Don’t repeat this. Order tulips early. 🌷
October is the time to order them. Don’t leave it too late like I did with my dahlias.
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06/10/2026

Dahlia Milena Fleur is one of the most beautiful compact dahlias you can grow.
Coral to apricot-pink flowers with bright golden centres bloom from summer right through to the first frosts. Long flowering season, stunning colour combination.

Why grow it:
• Compact and bushy. Perfect for pots and borders 🪴
• Works in most soil types including clay.
• Included in RHS Dahlia Trial 2023-2024, proven in UK conditions.

How to grow:
• Full sun, sheltered spot
• Fertile, moist but well-drained soil
• Grows to around 70cm tall

One of the most rewarding dahlias for UK gardens.
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04/10/2026

October garden in bloom
A little inspiration what you can plant to have the same late blooms.
- Dahlia Playa Blanka
- Dahlia Princess Nadine
- Dahlia Teesbrooke Dudrey
- Dahlia Milena Fleur
- Dahlia Kelsey Sunshine
- Dahlia Pink Suffusion
- Dalia Shiloh Noelle
- Dahlia Labyrinth Two Tone
- Alstroemeria
- Echinacea Purpurea

Save this for your October garden planning. 🌸

02/10/2026

Dahlia ‘Myrtle’s Folly’ 🌸
A show-stopping dahlia with large, fluffy peach-pink and yellow blooms.

Why grow it
• Unique, unusual flowers 🌸
• Great for cut flowers
• Flowers from summer until frost

How to grow
☀️ Full sun
💧 Water well in dry weather
✂️ Deadhead for more blooms
❄️ Protect tubers from winter frost