tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post4562456062428950670..comments2023-04-20T09:17:57.181-05:00Comments on Gatsbys Gardens: DahliasGatsbys Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-30161518385112929082010-03-23T17:02:25.524-05:002010-03-23T17:02:25.524-05:00I am just going to try Mystic Beauty this year. W...I am just going to try Mystic Beauty this year. We will see if these are successful before I go whole hog and invest in other varieties. I would be so much more adventurous if there were perennials here.<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-36275023912532755852010-03-23T16:46:57.001-05:002010-03-23T16:46:57.001-05:00I love Dahlias and I grow several here. Last year...I love Dahlias and I grow several here. Last year was the first time I dug them up so I could divide them, we're lucky that they usually come back after the winter. You chose some beautiful ones, I can't wait to see them in bloom in your garden.Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-86787898067734357992010-03-23T11:05:11.597-05:002010-03-23T11:05:11.597-05:00Hi Lona,
I will do pictures of the dahlia's i...Hi Lona,<br /><br />I will do pictures of the dahlia's if they sprout. I do wish they were perennial in our area. I am not too good about taking things out of the ground in the fall.<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-5252464192218805002010-03-23T10:44:50.671-05:002010-03-23T10:44:50.671-05:00Hi Eileen. Oh, I love your dahlias. Especially the...Hi Eileen. Oh, I love your dahlias. Especially the ones with the turned petals. I only had one poor dahlia but a fellow blogger divided hers and sent me some and I cannot wait to see them bloom this summer. I wish we could leave them in the ground in our zone 5. Wouldn't that be wonderful? So I may put mine in pots.<br />About the question as to the name of my Daffodils, I do not have a clue. They were here when we bought the house many years ago. The wonderful things have been divided and moved, and moved , and moved. LOL!<br />LonaLonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07060003333138052194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-92020197994885031632010-03-23T10:39:39.140-05:002010-03-23T10:39:39.140-05:00Thanks Becca,
I hope it is as pretty in our contai...Thanks Becca,<br />I hope it is as pretty in our containers this summer. We all love to oexperiment.<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-57538833900590657852010-03-23T10:28:42.025-05:002010-03-23T10:28:42.025-05:00Mystic Beauty is stunning. Wow. I love it. The oth...Mystic Beauty is stunning. Wow. I love it. The other dahlias you have with the header are also beauties.Becca's Dirthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245107413671341365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-89601748249374205502010-03-23T09:01:41.168-05:002010-03-23T09:01:41.168-05:00Yes,it did say they can be prone to insects. Sinc...Yes,it did say they can be prone to insects. Since I am going to be putting them in containers away from the garden maybe it won't be such a problem. It is just so difficult to find long blooming plants for containers that are tall and striking.<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-78156680038167327952010-03-23T08:33:57.901-05:002010-03-23T08:33:57.901-05:00I have enjoyed dahlias through the years... I grew...I have enjoyed dahlias through the years... I grew the small flowered Bishops series from seed and they did especially well for me. I really like the large flowered dahlias, but they seem to draw giant aphid like creatures here (some years this has happened with the lupines as well) and frequently the buds won't open... rather, eventually turning a black color... I have no idea what causes this, but haven't grown dahlias of late because of the problem. LarryLarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563036192373891209noreply@blogger.com