Wow! You have the colors I love. I am wondering what medium you put the dahlia into as I was going to take some to a friend.

Outstanding

pdshop- we use green shredded florist foam to stage in. Pack it in really tight then thump a hole down the center to put the stems in, then firm it up around the stems. Oh, yes-- & don't forget to put water in the container before putting the stem in! Some clubs use the white foam. You can get it from most florists, but since I have a flower shop business I get it from a floral wholesaler. For the really big blooms I put the shredded foam in the bottom then use some Oasis wedged in the container sideways to hold the stems well & then cover the Oasis with more shredded foam. If I'm taking blooms to a friend I just put them in water in a bucket or vase- they last longer if they're not in Oasis or foam.

Congratulations, the pic's are great. I attended that show and it was super. Love all your dahlias, so hard to pick just a few to grow for myself.

Grow all of them.

Really amazing!

Cheers,
Russ

Splendid stuff as usual, Cory. Congratulations on your beautiful daughter's successful launch into dahlia showing and on your Bob Simon award. Beautiful flowers all over the place!

I like the looks of Wyn's Sleepyhead. Fiesty Freda has won my personal vote for rich purples/pinks this year. She's super!

Poochella- Glad to hear that Freda is doing her job- we really love the color of her, too. Too bad that the camera doesn't pick up the really rich colors in the dark purple or burgandy dahlias. I'm going to have a friend with a really fancy camera & real 35mm film to have a go at it & see if she can catch the color.

thanks so much for posting these photos! I was out of town and missed the Whatcom show this year. Congrats on your wins and for giving us beautifl flowers to grow. Looking forward to growing more of your dahlias in my garden.

Can you name the dahlias in picture 6 (AA table)? Fun--thanks for posting.

GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Beautiful daughter and beautiful dahlias. Mine just got hit by frost last night. Early for CO so am disappointed. I hae always wondered if some dahlais do better in some climates than others? Do you sell your tubers? I wonder where Poochella is? I see that this is an 08 site. Haven't seen any posts from many of the people tht have commented here.