Ooooooo, Dahlias...

Well, I just got the catalog from Blumengarten (aka-Lenjo) and it's purty y'all. Here's what I'm getting:

Magically Dun (a white decorative with lavender edging)
Watercolors (a pink and lilac decorative)
Skywalker (a red/orange shredded looking ball)

If Lenjo sees this maybe she can load some pics as I couldn't find any on the web, but trust me, they're all gorgeous. :)

I got mine too, they sure are pretty. Really, you are stopping at just 3?

I only have 1/4 acre Mary, and so much more to plant than I have beds prepared for! I'm getting 3 Magically Dun, 2 Watercolors and 1 Skywalker. So really I'm getting 6, just only 3 colors. Which ones do YOU want? :)

hi ecobioangie, i just bought my 1st dahlias. they are called autumn fairy. do you know much about them? i live in tucson, az. can i put them in lage pots? i don't have any yard. just a brick patio. with 1/2 coverd. i liked the picture, they look so pretty. can you give me any hints. thanks

Hey binky, you'll love dahlias. The big ones need to be staked, but this little guy shouldn't. Oh, and as far as the potting goes, I found these pics on google of your exact dahlia. So I'd say most definitely yes! :)

Here's another. I think these are probably 10-12" pots.

Which ones do I want? Well, all of them of course! But deciding what to actually buy is another problem. I'll be developing a good sized area that is presently a lasagna bed under snow, not frozen but probably there isn't much decomposition happening right now, so I may have a lot of work to do before I can plant the shrubs and other things that are waiting in pots. The dahlias might have to wait another year.

:P

Binky! Look there's a dahlia with your name!

http://www.touchofnature.com/Dahlia%20Pictures/binky.jpg

ecobioangia, thanks for your info. and i love the looks of that dahlias with my name. i am going to look it up.we are having some frost this week so won't plant mine till later. maybe end of feb. i am so happy you can put them in pots. like i said i have no yard.so anything i have has to go in pots.going to keep mine in the garage for now. that should be ok you thing? i may have to buy a lot more pots! lol by the way, how can i get a "blumengarten" catalog? do they have a web site?

No, no website. Email Lenjo and she can send you a catalog. :)

They should be fine in the garage as long as you don't let them get too dry and shrively. But don't keep them 'wet' either, just keep an eye on them and if they need it spritz them.

angie

hey angie, jusy was on line and found them. I ask for a catalog. I also was able to find binky. So am ordering it.I love the looks of them and like that they have my name.That will be easy to remember lol. Will keep a eye on them won't let them dry out. Now i know i will have to buy more pots. lol

:) We always need more. lol

lenjo, I didn't get my catalog yet, don't forget me please! :)

I was afraid I might have missed some of you. Please email me your address again. We have been gone a couple of days; so I am just seeing this thread. BTW, Angie, we got your order today. We will send your tubers out the first week of May. We have a daughter getting married April 30th and so will be mailing right after that shindig.We are getting more catalogs printed; so there might be a little bit of a delay.I am soo soo sorry Zenzinnia.

Wedding planning,Wow, you have a lot on your mind right now, so think nothing of missing a catalogue here and there. I'll just send my addy .
Zen

*happy dance* *happy dance* :)

lenjo, when you have the time could i have one of your catalogs.e-mail me at gibbsv1@msn.com good luck with the wedding. you will need it. I have had 4 to go thu.lol:)

hey angie, orded 10 of the "binkys" my sister wonted some. think i got her hooked on them.lol will get them mid march. can't wait to get my hands in the dirt again.

I don't think mine ever get out of the dirt binky, except for a couple of weeks around Christmas. I sowed all my seeds a week ago and have more than half sprouted already. Now I get to that, oh my gosh where will I keep them till spring? mode. lol

hey angie, no once mine go into pots mine wont either. I am just starting these this year.I know when I lived back east, a lot did pull there bulbs up in the fall. I never did. will just cover my pots when frost hits. thats not to often here!! thats why I love az. hate snow and ice. and the cold. think its cold when its in the 40's lol

Well if you don't like cold then you're in the right place. I'll take the trees and grass over the desert any day. It is cold here today though. brrrr.

p.s. I don't dig mine up either. :P

There are some beautiful Dahlia's on the Old House Gardens website. I ordered two, and they will be my first ( I wanted them all! )...I'm excited, but like some of you - I too only have limited space. I see so much I want, and can't resist, then I have to figure out where to put it! I will probably end up with a very full, diverse garden :) This is actually my first garden too...I put it in last Fall, so I can't wait to see see the plants bloom & take shape.