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| At the entrance to my back gardens |
There are a few kinds of flowers that I will ALWAYS love; foxgloves, roses, irises just to name a few. BUT' in the last three years, I have fallen in LOVE with dahlias. It began with me reading this article from the Middle sized Garden- based in England, she lives in zone 8 like me and she says you DON'T have to dig up Dahlias for them to come back yearly. It's a great article with lots of ideas and information- I highly recommend it!
Anyway; D A H L I A S......I LOVE them! Here in Decatur, GA, they start their show in May and most of them will continue their dance until first freeze. Yes, their leaves will need a little attention in the heat and they DO need to be staked- but, come on- they are SO VERY worth it!
This week, we had our first freeze and with it, went the last of this years blooms. I think, even frost burned, they are still quite wonderful. It will hurt my heart to cut them down this weekend.
For the last two years, I've been working on a garden journal for others to be able to use for their own gardening notes, ideas and memories. So, of COURSE I had to include dahlias! |
| Close up of my painting for the July "spread" available as a card or print in my shop |
And this is how the journal page will look with numbers and lines for notes.
More soon, I'm off to cut down and mulch my dahlias!
Cheers,
Stephanie
1 comment:
Your dahlias look magnificent and I just love your journal that you’re making! I have long loved dahlias. I’m in zone 7a and am too busy to remember to dig them up each year. Plus, it happens when everything else is in high gear and I’m painting for the Christmas shows. I figure only the strongest survive. I’ve lost some and some have survived.
I look forward to seeing your beautiful gardens next year here on your blog!
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