3,226 Garden Web Discussions | Dahlias

i put mine in big tubs so i can move them anytime i live in the UK so we know about rain lol

oh how heart breaking! and i know that pain. that had happened to me when i lived in the Briarcliff area of Atlanta many years ago. actually it happened several times. yes, the clay soil didn't help, so the following year, i ammended like crazy, which helped tremendously! so when it happened again, i did what 'mandoll' said and it worked.

yes, i did loose a few, but it really worked. you're garden so beautiful, and you have so many that i think it's worth a try!!

your zinnia's are beautiful too! mine are struggling this year. our weather is so unpredictable here in the SF bay area.

good luck!

The McAlister's Pride is new for me. I love it when it isnt fully open, but once it cmpletely open the center is all yellow, and it looses its punch.

Here are a few more from this morning.

Sonic Boom

Pinelands Princess

Candle Light

Arabian Nights

Formby Kaitlin

Plus - these are little Dahlias from seed that I tried this year

just scrumptious! there's my arabian night. mine is a monster (almost 6 feet tall!) and is about to bloom, so i'm excited... it's a first for me. you're is gorgeous.

i'm really digging your formby kaitlin as well. thanks for sharing!

angela :)

ps... how to you keep your leaves so pretty? i'm constantly fighting powedery mildew. i know it's not suppose to hurt them, but it really takes away from their beauty (to me at least..)

Glad you like it. Because of the color it would go well with a lot of other dahlias. It's size lends it self to be the focus in a bouquet. When you come around the corner with your morning coffee in hand it greets you with a splash.

Another look at Bodacious.

I love those 3 together, and the vase is perfect for them!

It is one of the wife's collectable's. My daughter dragged me to the dollar store this morning for vases. We have cats and dogs in the house and everybody is waiting for one of those vases or tea pots to break. They are all back in the display cabinets now. Only to be used for pictures.

Thanks Viking! I enjoyed it very much!

Linda

We have raw hide and dazzle me. I had to stand between the sun and the vase to get a good shot. The sun would refleck off the vase and blow out the color. That is why you don't get a good look at dazzle me.

The vase belongs to the wife. She was not happy I used it. Made me promise not to break it. She did not remember she has a pair of them till I told her. After taking the shot I put the flowers in a water bottle and returned the vase to the cabinet. My 91 pound German shepards tail is like a club. One hit and no vase.

Why have a beautiful vase if you can't use it? It is perfect for your beautiful bouquet. Find a place where it would be safe from the GS.

Love Edna C!! Mine isn't blooming yet, and is very small. I may not get a bloom this year, and certainly not as pretty as yours.

Looking Good Linda! Nice variety of textures/petal formations.

My Yellows are coming in too

Kelvin Floodlight (only about 8 1/2"

Inland Dynasty (smaller than usual) & Lucky Ducky

I love American Beauty! Mine is blooming too, but I can't seem to get a good picture of the red color. It always comes out too dark looking. Your's looks lovely!

Linda

Try taking it in the morning before the sun gets too high in the sky. At night it will look to dark.

LOvely pink. I will add it to my pinls for next year.

I hope your garden is doing well PDSHOP.

Gorgeous!!

Hoping to see more from our award winning grower. I still have northlake pride on my want list for next year.

I don't know what the reason is for the lacking performance this year but it has been a very hot summer for me with July being extremely hot. We never get much rain in the summer but I do keep them well watered.

Linda

We have had a lot of rain here. The weather has been very warm for us also. The season started a month a head of time, but I think the heat slowed every thing down. I had my first bloom a month before I ever get bblooms. But now I have a few plants that I will be lucky to see any blooms at all. This is Iam a hottie.

The dahlia garden(ers) dig them up because they don't want them stolen more than anything. It's also easier to weed when you aren't worried about stepping on shoots.

I leave all mine in the ground all winter. And while I expect to lose a couple every year,I have found if they are going to rot, they will usually rot in the 1st year.

I have a Kelvin that is JUST starting to open but I planted it later than I should have. Otto's Thrill was planted at the same time and has one huge 10 inch flower and another 6-7 incher opening with other buds opening. But it is in the ground while Kelvin is in a pot. Then again, Barbarrosa is in a pot right next to Kelvin, was planted at the same time as Kelvin and Otto and has already flowered one huge dinnerplate, so go figure.

The only year I have found where fog affected my yard was that summer of 2010(?) where I didn't see the sun for 6-8 weeks and it was DRIPPING wet all summer. This year has been great and my yard is looking its' best in 5 years.

It has been a good year, but as of late it has been foggy, but spring was very warm and sunny. Some bulbs rot when I dig them up and live when I live them in the ground or visa versa. It is hard to know what to do sometimes.