Art Deco works for me

I have to brag about my Art Deco dahlias.  I bought a tuber on clearance in 2008.  My first dahlia ever - it cost me a dollar.  Although I had a few glads at the time, I wasn't really bought into the whole 'lift in fall' thing.  They multiplied fast.  This year we had them all along the top of the stone wall beside the driveway.  It would have been beautiful if the slugs hadn't been feasting on them all summer.  We did eventually get blooms this year but not nice clumps like we've had in previous years.

It's one of my favourites (next to Alpen Cherub).  I'm hoping for a cold winter this year so we don't have as many slugs, snails, and earwigs next season.

Dahlia in a Vase

Hmm, I'm thinking this might be Babylon Bronze.

November Garden

Can we make it till December?

Halloween Bud

It looks like Halloween but I don't think it will last till then.  This one could possibly be Caballero.

No frost again

Looks different than yesterday...

Yellow Star

Chance of frost tonight...

Frost Warning

Last night we had a frost warning for all of the Maritimes.  I was waiting patiently this morning for it to get light so I could see if I still had blooms - and YIPPEE!  No frost for the next 3 days but lots of wind and rain.  Hoping I still might get to see 'Yellow Star'.  Apparently lots of people had frost and Neil in Tantallon lost all his begonias and such.  I guess we're kind of protected even though we're on a hill.

Karma Bon Bini Opening

This one is so bright!

Dahlia 'Giggles'

Sid's picture is dead-on.  This one isn't as tall and the bloom isn't as big as Alpen Cherub, but that's probably because it's so late blooming.  The colour is AWESOME!

'Little Scottie' Dahlia

This is a tiny bloom - pehaps 1.5" across - but very bright and pretty.
Unusual gardening this year.  Not only do I have new asiatic lilies that are in bud, I also have a stalk of the early Digby daylilies full of buds.

Dahlia Update

Blooming:
Alpen Cherub
Longwood Dainty
Preference
Orchid Beauty
Glow
Kasasagi
Art Deco
Galley's Red

In bud:
Glenbank Twinkle
Cornel
Karma Bon Bini
Little Scottie
Brookside Snowball

Dahlia 'Preference'

We needed rain and we definitely got it today.  We didn't need the wind that came with it though.  Orchid Beauty is lying on the ground and I lost most of my newly blooming glads.  Ugh!  I should have re-staked the dahlia after Earl.

Waiting and Waiting and Waiting...

This - Longwood Dainty - will be the first dahlia from Danielle to bloom.  Also in bud are Kasasagi, Glow, Alpen Cherub and Preference.

The first glad is also starting to open.

Mrs Galley's Dahlia

We have been planting these for 5 years now with varying degrees of success.  It's a lovely dark red that looks paler here with the light behind it.

Dahlias from Danielle

Kelly planted 27 dahlias that Danielle brought with her.

Planted in front:
Akita
Art Deco
Caribbean Fantasy
Giggles
Caballero
Babylon Bronze
Cafe au Lait
Yellow Star
Brookside Snowball
Glenbank Twinkle
Little Scottie
Orchid Beauty
Alpen Cherub
Cornel
Longwood Dainty
Glow
Little Ceasar
Kasasagi
Snowbound
Ben Huston
Weston Spanish Dancer
Colwood Scheri
American Beauty
Karma Bon Bini

Planted in back:
Glenbank Twinkle
Preference
Optic Illusion
Bonesta
 
see http://www.sidsdahlias.com/