One of the things I really wanted in my garden this year were Dahlias…a late summer blooming plant that are suppose to produce large gorgeous flowers in an assortment of colors. I planted a total of 15 dahlia tuber-bulbs in early summer, each in their own pot around the back yard. There were some duds which I replaced, and all 15 dahlias did manage to sprout and grow during the summer. But as we are now into September I admit I am not over-whelmed with their production of flowers as I hoped. Only about half the plants produced any flowers.
The ones that produced lovely large flowers were bent over by the heavy rains which finally showed up after such a hot and dry summer. I walked around and cut some of the better blooms and arranged them in a glass to enjoy and share with you.
