Looking To Buy Dahlias?

I have an two easy answers for those of you looking to buy dahlias.

My first choice to get dahlias for your garden is to buy established plants at the Chicago Botanic Gardens when Central States Dahlia Society has their sale. You get plants that our members have grown, tried and true. Plus . . . → Read More: Looking To Buy Dahlias?

So Many Dahlias!

Wow – we have so many dahlia blooms this year. As usual, Mike planted about 70 dahlias. They performed! I took a lot of pictures earlier this week since we had cut a lot of blooms for the presentations we were doing for Downers Grove and Bloomingdale.

From left to right we have Drummer . . . → Read More: So Many Dahlias!

Bella! Our Dahlias are Bella!

Bella! That was Paula’s exuberant description of our dahlias. Paula is visiting from Italy. Fortunately, she is visiting a neighbor, not us, as we don’t speak Italian. But I knew it was good when she opened her arms wide in our dahlia garden and said ‘Bella’. Again and again ‘Bella’. And I knew it . . . → Read More: Bella! Our Dahlias are Bella!

2500 Dahlias And Counting

2500 dahlias is quite the site to see. I know because Mike and I attended the American Dahlia Society‘s National Show in Grand Rapids Michigan last weekend. That sort of trip happens when your husband is President of Central States Dahlia Society, and looking at the planning process. Our Society is hosting the show in . . . → Read More: 2500 Dahlias And Counting