A sackful of Dahlias pilfered from the park
I was out for my morning run in my local park in South East London earlier in the week and was stopped in my tracks by the sight of the park maintenance crew digging up a large circular bed filled with brightly coloured Dahlias, in preparation for planting up with a new scheme for autumn/winter. Hundreds of plants were being pulled out of the ground and thrown straight into the skip, destined for the dump. Most of the Dahlias weren’t even in full flower yet, and would happily