Wow! I am really impressed, pdshop. Very artistic presentation. Well done. I wish that I lived closer so that I could come and visit your garden, ... and you could visit mine. :)

WOW!!! what a beautiful well thought out garden and such beautiful colors. Steve S.

It looks so inviting. Really nice job. And no weeds.

Thanks so much. I am trying to find a state that has a long growing season for dahlias?

Washington State = Dahlia heaven!!

Western Washington that is-- not Eastern Washington!

Thanks Plantlady. I need more than I am having these last few years. It is getting shorter and shorter. What are some cities in that region?

pdshop-- The dahlia growing is great all the way from Vancouver, BC to beyond the Oregon border- the whole Pacific NW is good dahlia growing territory. There's also a ton of dahlia societies along the corridor, too. Small towns- Ferndale, Lynden, Custer, Blaine, Everson, Nooksack are all around here. Then you get bigger with Bellingham, Mt. Vernon & Snohomish. Then you're getting into Seattle/ Tacoma area- lots of people down there & traffic! On to Vancouver, WA & points south. Grab a map & have a look. I understand that northern Oregon-- Portland area is good, too- Swan Island is down there. The farther south the longer season- just don't go too far south or you'll be getting into the CA hot weather-- though we do have a lot of customers in CA that grow from very early spring all the way to winter-- but the quality of the dahlias is best in the rainy Pacific NW.

CHEWELAH,COLVILLE,KETTLE FALLS, SPOKANE ETC.,ETC. Check Facebook for pics of IEDS show at Spokane County Fair. FABULOUS FABULOUS. OK PLANTLADY TRY TO GUESS WHERE I AM FROM. STEVE S.

Thanks everyone. I love eto look on Realtor .com. Nothing holding me here.

Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing. What is the beautiful, clear red one is in the middle of the first picture? Also, I'm assuming that the big orange and yellow waterlily is Lirio Dorado, right? Also, what are the two big fluffy ones on the extreme left side of the bowl?

Beautiful, beautiful garden. Annabeth

You are right on the Lirio. Isn't it great and it lasts forever cut. The red in the middle is Drummer Boy. The best red I have ever had. Big also. The two others, I can't tell as everything has a red cast from my not knowing how to select the correct settings on the camera. I think that I have so many of the same color that it is one big color.

This is fall color at its best in the dahlia garden. Nice going PD.