It is still Dahlia season, and because all of the big gardening jobs are done now but the weather continues to be warm, dry and sunny, when I putter around out there I get to spend time enjoying the Dahlias and taking pictures that will get me through the long winter months. I still have a few small chores like planting the daffodil bulbs that I dug to relocate this spring. And I am placing wire cloches over the perennials that are evergreen through the winter. I have Primrose, Heuchera and Penstemon that will keep their leaves and must be protected from the rabbits and deer. The other annuals are looking tired and I'm pulling them out, but the Dahlias are at their prime. I still have several plants that have not bloomed.
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| Summer's End Dahlia |
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| Only the second bloom for Peaches n' Dreams |
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| Ice Tea Dahlia |
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| Bloomquist Pleasing Dahlia |
Beautiful from any angle
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| Bloomquist Pleasing Dahlia |
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| Bloomquist Pleasing Dahlia |
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| Bloomquist Pleasing Dahlia |
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Mai Tai Dahlia
looking like a pinwheel |
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| Cornell Bronze Dahlia |
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| Ice Tea Dahlia |
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| Bloomquist Gordon |
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| City Lights Border Dahlia |
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| Happy Daze |
Happy Daze is one of my Bee's Choice crosses with Junkyard Dog. It opened red and yellow then faded to pink. And the collar petals turned in a way I've never seen.
The bees absolutely love it
Even the back.
My one and only Bee's Choice in orange.
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| HS Date Lookalike |
Every morning these Dahlias are just covered in bees. For a few weeks they were working on the wild golden rod and asters but now they have developed a taste for color!
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| Cosmic Pink |
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| Cherubino Lookalike |
This lavender Dahlia's is unique in that the petals stay turned into a cup shape from beginning to end.
My Summer Lovin' Dahlia attracted a Viceroy Butterfly this morning. Every time a honey bee approached the Butterfly would flutter its wings to scare off the bee, but this one was determined,
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