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Category Archives: dahlias
In a Vase on Monday: the Gaiety Club
Today I am celebrating the abundance of the cutting beds with the brightest dahlias and zinnias available, with a few others for support. David Howard is in there again, with Geoffrey Kent (red), Dorothy Rose (pink), Top Totty (purple, and … Continue reading
Posted in cutting beds, dahlias, Gardening, Gardens, In a Vase on Monday
Tagged dahlias, flowers in a vase, zinnias
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In a Vase on Monday: Bright Eyes
Today’s vase started with two large red grown-from-seed dahlia blooms, with their bright yellow eyes, and was developed around the theme of ‘bright’, but when it came to arranging them they dominated the rest of the blooms because of their … Continue reading
Posted in cutting beds, dahlias, Gardening, Gardens, In a Vase on Monday
Tagged flowers in a vase
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Six Hatchlings on Saturday
It is always exciting when something in the garden flowers for the first time, or after a long absence – an occasion for the red carpet to be rolled out and for a tootle on a trumpet or, at the … Continue reading
Posted in climbers, cutting beds, dahlias, Gardening, Gardens, herbaceous perennials, shrubs, Six on Saturday, Weather, Wildlife
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Six on Saturday: the Times They are a Changin’
Cooler temperatures and blistery blustery Thursday have ensured that things in the garden are very much a changin’, but I for one have no objection. There is something about the seasonal changes at this time of year that brings out … Continue reading
Posted in composting, cutting beds, dahlias, Gardening, Gardens, Six on Saturday, snowdrops
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Six on Saturday: the First and the Last
Well, the last will be first for this Six on Saturday post, as temperatures down to minus 2°C last night will sadly have seen off the dahlias for this year. The photograph was taken quite early in the day but … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn, dahlias, Gardening, Gardens, greenhouse, Six on Saturday, Weather
Tagged frost, greenhouse heater, snowdrops
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In a Vase on Monday: Clara, Dorothy and Phyllis Come to Tea
I am sure I have brought other lovelies to tea on a previous Monday morning, but today it is the turn of Dahlia ‘Dorothy Rose’, Chrysanthemum ‘Clara Curtis’ and Salvia ‘Phyllis Fancy’, nipped at their heels by Antirrhinum ‘Liberty Classic … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn, dahlias, Gardening, Gardens, In a Vase on Monday
Tagged flowers in a vase, hardy chrysanthemums
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October Blooms: Late Comers and Dance-All-Nighters
Around this time of the month Chloris of the Blooming Garden invites us to share our top ten or so blooms, so on this damp and grey October day I am sharing mine; thanks to Chloris for facilitating this. Firstly, … Continue reading
Ina Vase on Monday: the Zinnia’s ‘Excuse Me’
I was on my way to the cutting beds to pick dahlias for today’s vase but the zinnias (those project-tolerant ones) pushed their way in front of me and said ‘excuse me, but isn’t it our turn?’. How could I … Continue reading
Posted in cutting beds, dahlias, Gardening, Gardens, In a Vase on Monday, seed sowing
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In a Vase on Monday: Oranges and Lemons, the Uncut Version
Quite clearly, today’s blooms HAVE been cut but, having cut them and popped them into the zinc ice bucket that I usually stand flowers in before they are arranged, I decided they looked attractive as they were, just randomly plonked … Continue reading
Posted in annuals, cutting beds, dahlias, Gardening, Gardens, In a Vase on Monday
Tagged flowers in a vase
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Stalwart and Seasonal September Blooms
I am trying to squeeze in a post to join with Chloris and her ‘top blooms’ meme but not only will it be fairly brief but the blooms will be more of a ‘middle-of-the-road’ calibre than top-notch. But that’s how … Continue reading
Posted in annuals, cutting beds, dahlias, Garden Bloggers Blooms Day, Gardening, Gardens
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