tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21896098.post9067463036873124276..comments2024-03-25T08:49:09.362-04:00Comments on heirloom gardener: Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day: Dahlias in New Jersey - September 2008Julia Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00251841342644205906noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21896098.post-41570354593757052572008-09-19T13:45:00.000-04:002008-09-19T13:45:00.000-04:00Wow a dahlia huh? I didn't know they came in so ma...Wow a dahlia huh? I didn't know they came in so many pretty varieties! The one I have is all pointing in the petals - not at all as lovely as that pink. Thanks!Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08381103120658976286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21896098.post-56666628112295577822008-09-17T21:43:00.000-04:002008-09-17T21:43:00.000-04:00JGH,As per Joco's comment above, maybe you don't h...JGH,<BR/><BR/>As per Joco's comment above, maybe you don't have to dig them up and over-winter them. It's worth a try.<BR/><BR/>-Heirloom GardenerJulia Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00251841342644205906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21896098.post-4762644901634591122008-09-17T15:22:00.000-04:002008-09-17T15:22:00.000-04:00I've always immediately dismissed anything that I ...I've always immediately dismissed anything that I have to dig up and overwinter, but I may just have to reconsider dahlias after seeing these.JGHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16710652130966518173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21896098.post-9984056087786400472008-09-17T04:45:00.000-04:002008-09-17T04:45:00.000-04:00In years gone by, I didn't much rate Dahlias, but ...In years gone by, I didn't much rate Dahlias, but the past two, they have come into their own, and I cherish the late summer colour. You have two of my own favourites, Arabian Night and David Howard. I love Murdoch too, which is a very similar colour and form to your bright red decorative type.Zoƫhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838367166662822058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21896098.post-7330513603227980192008-09-16T22:57:00.000-04:002008-09-16T22:57:00.000-04:00Stacy,Betty Anne and all of these flowers are dahl...Stacy,<BR/><BR/>Betty Anne and all of these flowers are dahlias. You can buy it from one of the nurseries I recommended in the post.<BR/><BR/>-Heirloom GardenerJulia Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00251841342644205906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21896098.post-6494624683935546602008-09-16T22:56:00.000-04:002008-09-16T22:56:00.000-04:00Joco,I have to try leaving some of the tubers over...Joco,<BR/><BR/>I have to try leaving some of the tubers over the winter--that would save so much work. I thought they weren't hardy in my zone 6b garden.<BR/><BR/>-Heirloom GardenerJulia Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00251841342644205906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21896098.post-5787548538495971062008-09-16T21:49:00.000-04:002008-09-16T21:49:00.000-04:00Oh my goodness! Your fall blooms are lovely! All I...Oh my goodness! Your fall blooms are lovely! All I have going on in the way of flowers in bloom this month is lavender, hyssop and sedum autumn joy. That's it - didn't even do a garden bloggers post about it this month. :( You're pink and peach flowers are just amazing...what variation of flower it the "betty anne"? I MUST have it in my yard!Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08381103120658976286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21896098.post-11572244003669634862008-09-16T06:39:00.000-04:002008-09-16T06:39:00.000-04:00Lovely blooms, I esp. like the pink one.JanAlways ...Lovely blooms, I esp. like the pink one.<BR/><BR/>Jan<BR/>Always GrowingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21896098.post-40971040594697573952008-09-16T04:47:00.000-04:002008-09-16T04:47:00.000-04:00Hiya,What a lot you got!I still have your lovely p...Hiya,<BR/>What a lot you got!<BR/><BR/>I still have your lovely phlox August BD post in my mind's eye.<BR/><BR/>And now here is another collection of treasures in one genus alone. An exceptional garden you have.<BR/><BR/>I won my first flowershow ribbon with a deep purple dahlia, at the age of ten ;-) here in the UK.<BR/>And then a second one in upstate NY again with the same Dahlia umpteen years later. So I am quite partial to large cactus dahlias in deep purple. <BR/><BR/>Know what? I have never ever dug up dahlia tubers. Even in Corning, NY, I left them outside to overwinter without losing any. Was I just lucky all these years?jocohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08443120495036936430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21896098.post-74566488077685071222008-09-16T00:47:00.000-04:002008-09-16T00:47:00.000-04:00Lovely dahlias - orange and nearly black are most ...Lovely dahlias - orange and nearly black are most beautiful to me.<BR/>Greetings,<BR/>EwaEwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02460827662984311538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21896098.post-16739088688263295682008-09-15T23:02:00.000-04:002008-09-15T23:02:00.000-04:00Very nice. I haven't grown dahlias for a couple of...Very nice. I haven't grown dahlias for a couple of years, and it seems like I'm missing out on a good flower.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for joining in for bloom day!<BR/><BR/>Carol, May Dreams GardensCarol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.com