Longtime floriculturist finds delight in dahlias
Martin Rippens poses with one his giant dahlias outside his home in Kalispell on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Kalispell resident Martin Rippens says no experience is necessary to grow beautiful dahlias, but it's been a while since the octogenarian stepped into a novice's shoes.
Rippens, 85, will head to the Northwest Montana Fair early Friday morning for the three-day dahlia show, bringing with him fresh-cut flowers from his garden and eight decades of experience cultivating them...
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