Aren't they beautiful?
Wednesday, 2 April 2014
The beauty of dahlias
As I have mentioned before, my husband is quite keen on growing different varieties of dahlias. As he has quite a few in the front garden as well as 'down the back' in his territory, we don't water them very often as we don't want an excess water bill so they mainly rely on rain to survive. However, last week while I was visiting my grandchildren, we had over 7 inches of rain here so the dahlias are starting to look beautiful once again and I thought I would share some photos with you which might brighten up my readers from the Northern Hemisphere who are still looking forward to some warm weather after a long and harsh winter.
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They certainly are beautiful! So many different colours and shapes.
ReplyDeleteYes Joolz, they make a nice show in the front garden and down the driveway. Some will be pulled out and as the experimenting goes on.
ReplyDeleteOh yes they are! Wish my OH would like flowers. Great to see them all flowering after the rain.
ReplyDeleteYes they loved the rain. It is a pity your husband doesn't like flowers.
ReplyDeleteOh wow you had me as soon as I read the word dahlia I just love them and yes those pictures are spectacular. x
ReplyDeleteThey certainly are spectacular, Sharon. The plain pink dahlia which is the fourth photo down is absolutely huge.
ReplyDeleteThey are gorgeous! Well done to your hubby!
ReplyDeleteSue, he often swaps with other keen gardeners so we do get an assortment of flowers in our garden.
DeleteThey are beautiful. I saw these on the weekend after it had fined up enough to take Mister Simba for a walk. The colours are brilliant in passing live. And we did have a fair down pour of rain! Glad your hubby got the benefit for his flowers.
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I thought I might see you walking past after I got back from up north, Shiralee. I am looking forward to our Simple Living group starting up again. It has been too long.
DeleteI love them. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAren't they gorgeous, Damaria? So pretty and each one is unique.
DeleteI love dahlias ... the personify Autumn so well.
ReplyDeleteI never connected them with Autumn before, Shirley. I will remember that in future.
DeletePopping in from Down to Earth Blog. Beautiful flowers and lovely photos. I just read your previous post on a day with your grandchild...looks like it was lots of fun and hiding in the box at the end....just childs play isn't it. So glad you get to spend time with your daugthers children. Regards Kathy A, Brisbane, Australia
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Welcome Kathy. Yes my granddaughter and I had lots of fun together. It is so easy to keep a three year old busy. Water play is always a hit especially when the temp is over 35 degrees!
DeleteGorgeous Nanna Chel. I will have to plant some...my favourites are gerberas but I am not very good at growing flowers for some reason :( xx
ReplyDeleteI just stick to the veggies, Tanya. My husband is the one who grows flowers. He just walks past people's places and if he sees a plant he likes he asks for a cutting. Most gardeners are very generous people.
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