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Category Archives: dahlias
Six on Saturday: Late Summer Stalwarts
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In a Vase on Monday: On a Slow Gravy Boat to China
Without a clear plan in mind, I cut a few stems from Echinops bannaticus ‘Blue Glow’, just beginning to colour up, before moving onto the cutting beds where I was drawn to white-bloomed Dahlia ‘Twyning’s After Eight’ from where a … Continue reading
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In a Vase on Monday: Dotty
Picking almost anything that took my fancy to fill today’s vase, I was thinking along the lines of ‘Anything Goes’ for a title, although ‘Anything But the Kitchen Sink’ might have been more appropriate. When I came to choose a … Continue reading
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In a Vase on Monday: More Hot Summer Nights
…but sizzling rather than sultry like the last one! Today’s sizzling summer vase is largely a celebration of the bounteousness of dahlias, with a minor supporting cast of other equally bright and vivacious blooms. Joining dahlias ‘Golden Girl’ (yellow), ‘Geoffrey … Continue reading
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In a Vase on Monday: Think Pink
It could so easily have been in-your-face brights in my Vase on Monday today as the dahlias are shouting out to be picked; however, they will be there for many more weeks whereas the clarkia that triggered the final choice … Continue reading
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