Sunday, October 10, 2010

Dahlias - are they divas?


A fellow gardener opened his dahlia gardens to a group of us to wander and cut flowers. As we did this, he shared with us some of his knowledge about growing and propagating these beautiful flowers. 
Here is a small sampling of the 80 or so varieties he grows. 
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I think you'll agree that they are some kinda gorgeous flowers.

But are they divas, or just plain delightful?

~Aerie-el

Click here for the Puget Sound Dahlia Association website.


8 comments:

  1. OMG! How beautiful! I'd get dizzy from such beauty! Excellent pictures!

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  2. Beautiful pictures Aerie-el. I think they're Divas. I sure miss having mine. I have one blooming, one with buds and one I just bought cause mine didn't do well this year.

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  3. your site is so beautiful; I love looking at it. Thank you and keep it up.

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  4. Delightful and amazing! Of course, I don't have to tend them.

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  5. I've honestly never grown Dahlias, but they are beautiful. There was a gorgeous Dahlia display at our county fair earlier this year, and I must admit, they do look a little diva-ish, but why shouldn't they?

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  6. A little bit of both maybe. Some of mine are blooming, others never did set a single bud... those are the divas. All that teasing with foliage. Just plain cruel.

    These photos are beautiful. I love the deep velvety red one the most.

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  7. They may surely think so! Lovely they are. Your portraits are too. ;>)

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