These notes were taken during Naomi Slade’s talk – Delving into Dahlias – Naomi Slade Interesting facts Many Dahlias are from the mountainous regions of Central America and therefore they like good drainage and humidity Known due to their hollow stems as the ‘water pipe plant’ Many Dahlia tubers are edible as are the petals Dahlia [...] >>>

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 A full house for Malcolm’s talk on Medicine Plants. Malcolm, from Castle Gardens in Sherborne, gave us a very comprehensive talk with many examples, below is a summary. Many plants (including fungi) produce compounds that we use for medicinal uses, otherwise knows as alkaloids – powerful complex chemicals. Why do plants produce alkaloids? Some reasons [...] >>>

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