Tag: Dahlias
My Greenhouse as Concert Hall
Not much to report on the farm this morning. The fall breeze is wending its way through every leaf and fern frond. Buddy paces...
Tabletop Flowers: Dahlias Without Water
I had the pleasure of providing flowers for a friend's wedding this summer, and in the process learned a thing or two about tabletop floral displays,...
I Grow Dahlias, Dahlias Galore
Let's talk Dahlias! I try not to play favorites with flowers. Sure, a spring peony can unfurl seemingly unmatched, that is until I spot...
Decanting Your Dinnerplate Dahlias
Serving up some dinnerplate dahlias
Dinnerplate dahlias are no shrinking violets; their presence is bold, beautiful and often times bigger than a vase can hold,...
Favorite Dahlias: Bold, Brassy Garden Performers
Dahlias are born performers, no shrinking violets they. If Ethel Merman was a flower, she'd have been a dahlia, belting, upstaging, and headlining in every corner...
A Great Way to Water Your Garden
My friend Crystal once dubbed me the "Dahlia Whisperer" after spotting me in my front flower field. And while I basked in the glory of her...
Special Delivery…
I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone for the kind notes, cards, comments, well wishes and condolences regarding the loss of my four-legged friend,...
Homegrown Video: How Does My Garden Grow?
Homegrown Video and What's in my GardenKale starts, two months later you did me proud.
Having discovered the video setting on my point-and-shoot camera, has...
Flower Aristocracy: Grand Dames of the Garden
Regale Lily, one of my favorite flowers, beautiful, fragrant and easy to grow.
As a guest speaker at the Vashon Island Garden Tour, I'm about...
Homegrown Postcard: Dahlias by the Bucketful
Dahlias, stealing the show, one stem at a time...
Dahlias and distractions take center stage today. For once, I'm a loss for words and eager...
