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Post by Geranium on Jan 31, 2011 9:38:04 GMT
I'd have to change the opening dates too, Lou - they'd be faced with a sea of greenery and very few flowers in early June, wouldn't they!  |
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Post by Lou78W on Jan 31, 2011 11:22:14 GMT
They would indeed, Geranium  |
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Post by Geranium on Jan 31, 2011 12:34:03 GMT
I shall stick with mixed borders, Lou. I'm not growing anything for exhibition purposes, after all.
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Post by Lou78W on Jan 31, 2011 12:34:55 GMT
Of course.....I was only teasing you  ....lol |
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Post by Geranium on Jan 31, 2011 12:39:06 GMT
Now if our farmer would only sell us a bit of land at the back of the garden - I could have my own dahlia area!  ;D |
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Post by Tel on Jan 31, 2011 12:45:50 GMT
I shall stick with mixed borders, Lou. I'm not growing anything for exhibition purposes, after all. [/color] Not yet maybe. ;D |
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Post by Geranium on Jan 31, 2011 12:47:12 GMT
Well, I do go to the Bath & West Show each year Tel! ;D |
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Post by clematisrose on Feb 22, 2011 20:46:39 GMT
Hello! I am soon to be starting off my Dahlia Tubers for the first time ever! I've only ever planted ready-grown dahlia plants from the GC before. I am growing Honka and Tahoma Moonshot, 3 of each. However, what I really want to grow, are the 'orchid' type dahlias. Alas, I have yet to find any tubers for sale of this kind. Any one know where to buy them?  |
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Post by bists on Feb 22, 2011 21:20:08 GMT
Hello! I am soon to be starting off my Dahlia Tubers for the first time ever! I've only ever planted ready-grown dahlia plants from the GC before. I am growing Honka and Tahoma Moonshot, 3 of each. However, what I really want to grow, are the 'orchid' type dahlias. Alas, I have yet to find any tubers for sale of this kind. Any one know where to buy them? Evening. A great place to but tubers online is Rosecottage nurseries, they sell loads of varieties. Or just type in Giraffe dahlias in your search engine and up should pop some gorgeous orchid type dahlias., |
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Post by Lou78W on Feb 22, 2011 21:22:49 GMT
Hello! I am soon to be starting off my Dahlia Tubers for the first time ever! I've only ever planted ready-grown dahlia plants from the GC before. I am growing Honka and Tahoma Moonshot, 3 of each. However, what I really want to grow, are the 'orchid' type dahlias. Alas, I have yet to find any tubers for sale of this kind. Any one know where to buy them? I'm getting some cuttings of Honka this year, and one of the "orchid" type.....pink giraffe.....ordered from Station House in Cumbria. Haven't seen tubers on offer though.  |
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Post by Geranium on Feb 22, 2011 21:24:58 GMT
Clemrose, are you starting them with any bottom heat? I did that after I got advice from Tel, and I have shoots on the ones that went in the propagator! I want early blooms for my open days. |
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Post by esther on Feb 23, 2011 8:21:04 GMT
When I visited the garden centre on friday I bought the following dahlias Sir Alf Ramsey Seattle Sylvia Chocolate and Candy Purple Pearl Golden Sceptre Purple Gem Bridgeview Aloha My Love x 3 Even if I don't want to take any cuttings should I still pot them up now or wait a couple of weeks? |
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Feb 23, 2011 9:14:58 GMT
I've only grown a few dahlias. I tend to grow from seed, discarding the tubers or giving them away at the end of the season. ToTo (tuber) 2006  Bishop's Children (seed) 2006  2008 can't remember the name (tuber)....lost it last winter.   Can't remember if this is Bishop's Children or a dwarf redskin mixed (seed)...(2008)  Sarah's Delight (tuber) 2009 got far too big...gave it to my sister. Pretty tho.  Victoriana...from seed (2010)   I grow them most years...but haven't found anything I like quite as much as Bishop of Llandaff yet...no pics of that one unfortunately. |
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Post by Geranium on Feb 23, 2011 9:37:03 GMT
Lovely - especially 'Sarah's Delight' and 'Victoriana'. |
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Feb 23, 2011 9:48:52 GMT
Thank you Geranium. I love dahlias but they're usually too big for my garden. I find that the anemone flower type are more 'to scale' in our small space. The Sarah's Delight was so big and blousy it took over, swamping all of the other plants..I like to see lots of variety in my flower beds. |
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