Well, we had our first killing frost last night and the dahlias are no more. The bummer about it is that time got away from me last night and I never got around to cutting what I had before it got dark outside. I could only salvage about a half dozen blooms from the huge group I had. The rest had all been fried by the frost. Oh well. I cut down my stalks this afternoon and covered the nub with tin foil until next weekend when I plan on digging the tubers and dividing.
The end numbers were these. I started with 45 different varieties I believe, and ended with with 31 different blooms. I had one other that would have bloomed withing the next few days if not for the frost. As it was, the picture of Ripples is not a good one. I took it today and the petals are a little funky from last night.
I'm looking forward to next year already! Here's a picture of the garden in August - the good ole days with free time and warm days - and the token picture of Riley.
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