This year was definitely a competition for the dahlia in our yard that bloomed the most. There were a lot of contenders. As you can see, we did not lack for blooms this year. If you grew dahlias and they were less than magnificent, worry not. Some years are good and some aren’t. For . . . → Read More: Which Dahlia Bloomed The Most?
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Yes! Its time for our dahlias to take center stage. I spoke for the Potawatomie Garden Club in St. Charles and made 6 vases of dahlias to share with them. Finally, I am out in my garden with the preverbal basket gathering blooms. Of course, later in the day, it was back to . . . → Read More: A Tisket, A Tasket, A Dahlia Filled Basket It’s inevitable – we are bound to buy more dahlias. Yay! Mike will grow 200 plants from our 30 tubers and plant 75 in our yard. You would think that would be enough. But no, I was on the internet today buying more tubers. I used Dahlia Addict to find sellers of Belle of . . . → Read More: More Dahlias I have an two easy answers for those of you looking to buy dahlias. My first choice to get dahlias for your garden is to buy established plants at the Chicago Botanic Gardens when Central States Dahlia Society has their sale. You get plants that our members have grown, tried and true. Plus . . . → Read More: Looking To Buy Dahlias? Wow – we have so many dahlia blooms this year. As usual, Mike planted about 70 dahlias. They performed! I took a lot of pictures earlier this week since we had cut a lot of blooms for the presentations we were doing for Downers Grove and Bloomingdale. From left to right we have Drummer . . . → Read More: So Many Dahlias! 
Central States Dahlia Society just put out a great list of pests that attack dahlias, and more importantly, how to get rid of said pests. We’re talking about bugs, deer, and rabbits. Looking for more good info on dahlias, or a club near Chicagoland to give you tips and tricks to grow dahlias? See . . . → Read More: How to Get Rid of Bugs (and Deer and Rabbits) That Attack Dahlias and Other Garden Plants What do you do when you have too many dahlias? Yes, I know it’s hard to believe there is such a thing. My usual outlets for selling Mike’s dahlias are the Elk Grove Garden Club sale and speaking engagements at garden clubs. None of that has happened since this whole COVID thing started, but . . . → Read More: Dahlia Sale Raises $305 for COVID Relief “Nature bestows her own, richest giftsAnd, with lavish hands, she works in shifts…”~Gertrude Tooley Buckingham Dahlia growers know that autumn is a time of great abundance in the garden. While other gardens are winding down, the dahlia garden is gearing up. But it’s not just dahlias as you’ll soon see. The dahlia garden in . . . → Read More: My (Almost) Autumn Garden Our two Chicagoland Dahlia clubs will be having their sales soon: Central States Dahlia Society May 4 & 5, 2019 Saturday and Sunday 10 AM to 4 PM Dahlia Sale Chicago Botanic Garden 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL May 18, 2019 Saturday 10 AM to 3 PM Garden Plants and Dahlia Sale Friendship Park . . . → Read More: Chicagoland Dahlia Sales Yes, I know its February, and in Chicagoland that means snow and it means cold. It also means that the 2019 dahlia season begins! The Central State Dahlia Society recently had a tuber auction. We bought some and Mike will be down in the basement next week planting those and the tubers we stored over . . . → Read More: Where To Buy Dahlia Tubers |
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