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Tel Top Member Posts: 7,992	Dahlia Blooms Jul 10, 2011 11:28:41 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tel on Jul 10, 2011 11:28:41 GMT Taken with camera today. Just shows how different cameras, can give different results in pics.
	Last Edit: Jul 10, 2011 11:30:18 GMT by Tel Terry, in Bradford Yorkshire

scrumpy Top Member Posts: 1,280	Dahlia Blooms Jul 10, 2011 13:05:35 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by scrumpy on Jul 10, 2011 13:05:35 GMT certainly does. With thanks to GIMP, i reckon this is pretty close to what it should be

Tel Top Member Posts: 7,992	Dahlia Blooms Jul 15, 2011 19:22:24 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tel on Jul 15, 2011 19:22:24 GMT Rossendale Rattle, supposed to be a small ball Barbarry Maverick Barbarry Pinky
	Terry, in Bradford Yorkshire

grindle Top Member Tamar Valley Posts: 19,765	Dahlia Blooms Jul 16, 2011 6:59:58 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by grindle on Jul 16, 2011 6:59:58 GMT beautiful, I really like the Rossendale Rattle ;D

peony Top Member Posts: 4,719	Dahlia Blooms Jul 16, 2011 8:29:16 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by peony on Jul 16, 2011 8:29:16 GMT Jul 16, 2011 6:59:58 GMT grindle said: beautiful, I really like the Rossendale Rattle ;D So do I, I love that colour ;D
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Dahlia Blooms Jul 25, 2011 21:37:02 GMT

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Post by scrumpy on Jul 25, 2011 21:37:02 GMT

first attempt at collarette...Ann Breckenfeltder.
Supposed to be 1m tall, but is about half that

Supposed to be an exhibition variety, but never having shown one before i wouldn't know. I think that the bloom is at the right stage for showing...help Tel, but i think it would lose points because it is not symmetrical.

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Dahlia Blooms Jul 26, 2011 5:55:55 GMT

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Post by Tel on Jul 26, 2011 5:55:55 GMT

Your bloom is not quite ready in your pic, scrumpy, they say it is spot on, when the bloom has two rings of pollen showing. This bloom has not reached that stage yet.
Hopefully some of your blooms will be more circular,

There is not a dominating collarette around at the moment.

Last Edit: Jul 26, 2011 18:50:29 GMT by Tel

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scrumpy Top Member Posts: 1,280	Dahlia Blooms Jul 26, 2011 22:00:46 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by scrumpy on Jul 26, 2011 22:00:46 GMT one day on is that more like it?

Tel Top Member Posts: 7,992	Dahlia Blooms Jul 27, 2011 6:41:40 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tel on Jul 27, 2011 6:41:40 GMT That is more like it scrumpy.
	Terry, in Bradford Yorkshire

Lou78W Top Member Posts: 9,402	Dahlia Blooms Jul 27, 2011 19:05:21 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Lou78W on Jul 27, 2011 19:05:21 GMT WoW ....Bold but beautiful ;D
	Born and bred in Northumberland!!

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Dahlia Blooms Jul 27, 2011 19:18:39 GMT

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Post by scrumpy on Jul 27, 2011 19:18:39 GMT

From growing them for the first time, there isn't a lot of leeway between having them looking like above to going to far over.
I would say they need cutting, well this variety anyway, no less than 12 hours before judging, because that one has gone to far over now.

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Dahlia Blooms Jul 31, 2011 17:46:11 GMT

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Post by scrumpy on Jul 31, 2011 17:46:11 GMT

Ryecroft Brenda T plus friends....spot the thrips competition

Excuse the dirty hands

Never grown it before, not a bad size for my garden, grown 6 up.
That was an early bud i left to flower to see what it was like. Probably one or two days to go, but rain forecast so thought i'd cut it.

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Dahlia Blooms Jul 31, 2011 20:14:33 GMT

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Post by scrumpy on Jul 31, 2011 20:14:33 GMT

and here is Ruskinn Bride. It has been grown 6 up off a poor cutting!!!
It is close to maximum size...the ring is not down as far as it can go

and these are the 3 off the plant arranged. For all of you starting off on the exhibition trail, list the 3 things wrong with the arrangement.
Tel can have a go too....

Lou78W Top Member Posts: 9,402	Dahlia Blooms Jul 31, 2011 20:37:09 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Lou78W on Jul 31, 2011 20:37:09 GMT I'll have a go....... First thing comes to mind is that they are all facing in different directions. They are all different sizes... The bloom to the right is more immature than the others..... ?
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Tel Top Member Posts: 7,992	Dahlia Blooms Aug 1, 2011 5:25:47 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tel on Aug 1, 2011 5:25:47 GMT I will just say give me two more to match the right hand bloom. Then i could look the judge straight in the eye.
	Terry, in Bradford Yorkshire

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