I could just refer you to a previous blog for Biddulph...late spring, but that would be unfair.
Our annual pilgrimage to Biddulph to put the stakes in for the Dahlias along the famous Dahlia walk.
The day started well with some sunshine poking between the clouds. The Biddulph gardening team had organised everything with the end stakes in each bed set out, and the right number of stakes set out by each bed.
We had to put a line across between the stakes measure the gap divide the gap by the number of SPACES required in the map. Then place the stakes equal distance apart. It turns out that despite my maths degree, arithmetic is harder than it looks. But we did get the hang of it eventually. The stakes were hammered in to make a solid support for the Dahlias.
We had a break for 11's when the local church bells peeled.
We went back to work and managed to get all the stakes in by lunch time.
We just about managed to dodge the short shower. After lunch we set about digging holes in front of each stake so the gardeners could easily plant the Dahlia corms out this week. We met a lots of members of the public during the day. We often paused to explain who we were and what we were doing, despite our earnest efforts no one believed that the stakes would bloom once watered. 
We plan to be back in the autumn to take the stakes back out and label up the Dahlias ready to rest for the winter.
