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Sunday 16 May 2021

Sunday Selections #533

 


Sunday Selections was originally brought to us by Kim, of Frogpondsrock, as an ongoing meme where participants could post previously unused photos languishing in their files.
 
Huge thanks to Cie who gave me this wonderful Sunday Selections image.
 
The meme was then continued by River at Drifting through life.  Sadly she has now stepped aside (though she will join us some weeks), and I have accepted the mantle. 
 
The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent.  Post some photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to me. Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen. 

I usually run with a theme.  Last week was v busy and sometimes fraught so I am sticking close to home.

Starting with a gentle dawn which delighted me.

 



Each year I wonder whether the tree dahlias (dahlia imperialis) will flower before we get our first hard frost.  This year?  Success.  There are a lot of buds yet to come, but it is definitely in flower.  In the nick of time.  This morning we are expecting to drop to minus four or five C, and I expect when it is light I will see that these proud beauties will have been hit hard.

 








Tree dahlias are fast growers.  They need to be.  I cut them down to ground level each year after the first hard frost.  The following year they power ahead - and these are well over 12 feet tall.  The canes are brittle and a strong wind has snapped them off more than once so ours line the fence between us and one of our neighbours - and one has established itself (and offspring) beside the garage.

 In other parts of the garden we continue to see signs of a very, very early Spring.  There are more paper-white jonquils out each day and another anemone has emerged and flowered.  


 My bulb planting continues.  I hope to get the last in the ground this week.  Hope, but won't guarantee.  Whatever the season, or the weather I hope your week to come is filled with beauty and joy.

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  1. I love those beautiful dahlias. They are such a pretty thing to see, and I'm glad you were able to capture them before they were damaged by the frost. Thank you for sharing these delights.

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    1. DJan: Thank you. They bloomed in the nick of time and the ones by the garage at least are looking very sad today.

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  2. Love those beautiful dahlias! I didn't realize they grow so quickly.
    Do take care of yourself (snort) in your driven madness to plant all the bulbs... or at least rest for a week or month in the aftermath. ;) Hugs to you and scritches to the wily furbeast.

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    1. River Fairchild: When conditions are right they power up. I am wondering whether I have bitten off more than I can chew and will rest when/if I finally finish planting. Captain Spiky insisted on going out this morning but didn't like it much. He is inside and complaining that the weather (and me) are being unkind to him.

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  3. How beautiful, I absolutely love the tree dahlias! I don't think I've ever seen those before. I hope you are having a great weekend. :)

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    1. Martha: They are spectacular when they bloom. I am glad that they did this year - however briefly.

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  4. And here my dahlias are just popping up. We have to pull them every year though because they won't survive the winter. I have one last planter to finish off and then I think I'm done until Fall. Maybe...

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    1. Juli: My other dahlias are much closer to the ground and will survive a little longer. Finished in the garden? It never, ever happens here.

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  5. Sunday again already;...the days are rapidly flying by.

    It's a bit chilly here this morning (not as chilly as down your way, of course)), so with the Sunday paper in hand, I'm going to crawl back into bed with my two furry best mates to do some reading, and crosswords.

    Have a happy, healthy week ahead, EC...cuddles to Jazz. :)

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    1. Lee: I hope you and the furry overlords enjoy yourselves. I am sure you will.

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  6. never knew about tree dahlias amazing

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    1. Linda Starr: I didn't know about them either until a friend gave me some. She has been dead over a decade now and I think of her each year at this time (and others).

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  7. I didn't know about tree dahlias either until you kindly posted photos of them - now I recognise them when I see them growing, usually in well-established gardens. They are beautiful, and obviously respond well to your care. We have already had a few light frosts, and on which turned the grass white. It's a beautiful clear morning here, and Manu and I have had a lovely walk.
    I hope you have a great week, and finish your bulb-planting so that you can have a rest!

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    1. Alexia: It was nearly (but not quite) bubble freezing weather here this morning. I went out to get the paper and with Jazz, but neither of us stayed out long. Tree dahlias are not fashionable so I suspect that you will only see them in older gardens - tended by older gardeners. Have a great week.

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    2. EC - can you please tell me how to get on to the old classic Blogger? I have been looking for the post from last year in which you said how to do it.
      I can't make the new one do what I want it to do *Grrr*!

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    3. Alexia: Sadly no, blogger closed that loophole some time ago. There are things I struggle with using new blogger too. What in particular is giving you grief? I 'might' be able to help - or some knowledgeable reader might.

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    4. I would like to put a frame around any photos I post, which is something that was easily done in the old Blogger. Never mind - I can do it in Photoshop before posting them. Thanks for the offer, though :)

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  8. I think your beautiful pink tree dahlias are the star of this week's show. I'd never heard of them before, but they are certainly beautiful and look so very delicate, too. I am glad you were able to save photos for us before the big frost or freeze you are supposed to have. That will also put a halt to the spring bulbs that are trying to come out at the wrong time. And of course, your sky photo is actually mesmerizing. Enjoy your Sunday, dear EC.

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    1. Bleubeard and Elizabeth: I really like tree dahlias and enjoy the splash of colour against the sky. A very short lived splash this year. I suspect I will have to cut them all down this week.

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  9. What a wonderful sky in your first photograph ...

    I too have to say that your beautiful pink tree dahlias are the star of your post today. They are wonderful aren't they.

    I hope the week ahead will be a little less fraught for you.
    Take care.

    All the best Jan

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    1. Lowcarb team member ~Jan: I really appreciate you going back to earlier posts and commenting there too. Thank you. I might have to track down some different tree dahlia colours for next year - but do love these.

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  10. That sky is stunning. I have never heard or scene a tree dahlia before. It’s gorgeous and such a pretty pink. Your paper white jonquils, those are new to me also. Delightful color combination. I hope the frost won’t see them off but I know how that goes. My wish is that your week ahead will be a great one.

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    1. DeniseinVA: I am pretty certain that this mornings frost has seen them out - but grateful that I had a few short days of blooms. And thank you.

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  11. scene? My typos are getting worse. Seen I meant. Ah well, fingers go faster than my brain at times.

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  12. That tree dahlia is one beautiful flower. Imperial, indeed.

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    1. Joanne Noragon: They are well named aren't they? Short-lived in my climate, but definitely imperial.

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  13. 12 feet tall! Wow! I never knew anything about tree dahlia's, thanks for explaining EC! Loving the sky photo! So pretty!!! Keep warm! Big Hugs!

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    1. Magic Love Crow: At least 12 foot all - and sometimes more - which is truly impressive for a single season's growth. Stay well dear friend.

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    2. Magic Love Crow: They are (or were). Sadly the frost got them and over the next few days I need to cut them down.

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  14. The tree dahlia blossoms look like the petals are long enough to blow in the breeze like a lady's chiffon dress - is that so, or is it a photographic illusion? They are lovely, and I'm glad they bloomed before the frost and also glad you captured them on your camera and shared them with us.

    What do you think will happen to your spring bulbs once the frosts come? I hope they are hardy enough to retreat and come back when the real spring weather arrives.

    I'm sorry to hear your week was rather fraught and hope the one coming up treats you better. Hugs.

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    1. jenny_o: They do flutter in the breeze - which is lovely. Sadly today the frost hit them and they are hanging limp. Next week I will have to cut them all down. We did have a hard frost this morning and the spring bulbs (unlike the tree dahlias) don't seem to mind.
      And thank you. Always.

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  15. Me enamore dela primera fotografía. Las flores tambien estuvieron muy lindas

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  16. Your dahlias are delightful, i am so glad they bloomed in time.

    My selections will be over here.

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    1. messymimi: I am glad too. I am looking forward to your Sunday Selections - as always.

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  17. I love that you are in such beautiful surroundings my friend ♥️

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    1. Cloudia: I am grateful for the beauty. Very grateful.

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  18. That would be a very very early spring. HOw strange. We're having what I'd call an early late summer. Drought bad already in Klamath Basin. We had hoped the wildfires wouldn't be bad this year and I still hope that. But...your tree dahlias are so pretty. To grow so fast and big like that, every spring. Cool!

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    1. Strayer: I hope you get rain and the fires can be averted. So much. The tree dahlias are one of the first things to show signs of growth in spring and flower (usually) in early Autumn. They were late to flower this year, but so was the first hard frost. It did come as scheduled last night and the tree dahlias are done.

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  19. Delightful tree dahlia, certainly a beautiful flower and let's hope your frost was not a severe one, we haven't had a frost here at home as yet.
    Hope you are feeling better - take care.

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    1. Margaret D: We have had a few minor frosts but last nights was fairly hard. The tree dahlias are now finished.

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  20. Very beautiful !!! In our rainy weather it's so nice To see colorful flowers.
    https://gattinawritercramps.blogspot.com/2021/05/sunday-selection_01518289094.html?m=1

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    1. Gattina: I would like some rain, but none is forecast. I am heading over to see your Sunday Selections now. Thank you for joining us.

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  21. Seeing the dahlias stretching toward the clouds is so exciting! I hope that you are able to get some rest after your bulb adventures. You're amazing! Gentle hugs to you and lots of skritches for Mr. Jazzikins.💜

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    1. musicalsciencedoggies: I am so glad that the dahlias bloomed before the frost did for them. We planted lots today - a rest (and a trip to an art gallery) tomorrow. Bulbs WILL get planted this week.

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  22. Hi EC - the tree dahlias are gorgeous ... such a pity they don't last very long. But anemones - they are so beautiful ... love them. I hope you can have an easier week and get the rest of those bulbs in ... they're so pretty when they appear. We've had rain ... albeit strong rain - but it's refreshed our drought stricken plants down here ... a wonderful necessity. Still chilly! But no longer dry... all the best this week - cheers Hilary

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    1. Hilary Melton-Butcher: I am glad you have had rain. We were chilly today (only just made it to double figures) but the sun was shining. Anemones are lovely aren't they? I hope that more bloom at the 'proper' time. Take care.

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  23. I make it a rule to avoid the dawn--- Besides, no dawn could equal the one in your first picture!

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    1. Bill: I see most dawns and delight in them. And sometimes remember to rush out with the camera.

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  24. BEAUTIFUL DAWN PICTURES, AND THE DAHLIAS, SUPERB PHOTOS EC.

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  25. Your tree dahlias have put on a lovely display, so many blooms :)
    I hope you get the rest of the bulbs planted. Rug up and stay warm.

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    1. River: It was a lovely display. Sadly the remaining buds will not open now. We got a lot more (well over 100) bulbs planted today. One more big stint and we are done I think.

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  26. Your tree Dahlias are beautiful and they grow so high. This is a busy time here in the UK for gardening and now suddenly I have a trapped nerve in my neck and arm and it is extremely painful and cannot do anything!! What else could happen to me, you ask!!!.Nevertheless I hope you are well enough to get all the rest of the bulbs planted. It will be a riot of colour when they bloom. Have a great week ahead.

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    1. Margaret Birding For Pleasure: A trapped nerve? You really are having a rough time of it on the health front. I hope it settles soon. I failed to get the last of the bulbs in over the weekend, but have hopes for this week.

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  27. Dear EC
    The tree dahlias look wonderful - I am growing some dwarf dahlias from seed this year, but I doubt they will be quite so impressive! It's always sad when the frost knocks a plant back, but there's always next year!
    I hope the bulb planting goes well. What a feast of colour they will bring in the Spring!
    Have a good week
    Best wishes
    Ellie

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    1. Ellie Foster: Dwarf dahlias have a very different charm - and a beauty all of their own. I have never grown them from seed though. I salute you. I loved yours spring garden post this morning. Thank you.

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  28. I have issued strict instructions to all those gorgeous, bold, personality-filled, enigmatic Sulphur-crested Darlings to leave your plants alone. Whether they listen is another matter entirely!

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    1. David M. Gascoigne: The sulphur crested vandals show no interest in the tree dahlias. Indeed none of the birds do, though the birds love them. Sadly they will have to find other nectar sources now. Yesterday's frost has wiped the dahlia sky-scrapers out.

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  29. They grow twelve feet in a year? Wow!

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    1. Alex J. Cavanaugh: At least, and if conditions are good even a bit more...

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    1. Plastic Mancunian: Thank you. It is not far off dawn now, and I am wondering what will be on display.

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  31. Your nature photos are awesome ❤

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  32. Glad you got your beautiful dahlias.

    Have a wonderful week.

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    1. Myrna R.: We did get them. Very briefly, but they were a joy to see. I hope your week is filled with joy and wonder.

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  33. Tree dahlias are amazing and so beautiful. Stay warm and have a great week my friend.

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    1. Mason Canyon: Thank you. You have a wonderful book filled week too.

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  34. So interesting that they flower at such a precarious time for the blossoms, I wonder why. I've got a strange sight here at the moment; a weeping apricot has green summer leaves, orange autumn leaves and pink spring blossoms all at the same time. Confusion reigns.

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    1. Kim: So the confusion in the garden is widespread? My garden (and me) is certainly seriously confused. I would love to see a photo of your weeping apricot. And yes, that is a hint.

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    2. Brrrr I just went out in the rain to photograph it, with my phone; now to find a way to send it to you...

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    3. Kim: Email? I would love to see it - and thank you for freezing yourself to get it for me.

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  35. l love those flowers. Good luck with your remaining bulbs and I hope your week is peaceful.

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    1. e: Thank you. Later today we are going to the Art Gallery for an exhibition I am very much looking forward to. It is ticketed entry with severely reduced numbers which should keep us safe and give a better view.
      How are you and Lukas doing?

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  36. The tree dahlias sound wonderful. My mother always grew dahlias when I was a child. Not tree dahlias though. They look gorgeous.

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    1. Marie Smith: They are spectacular. My mother didn't ever grow tree dahlias either. I wonder why?

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  37. Tree dahlia is a new to me plant. It is lovely. I hope at least some of them survived the frost. Good luck with bulb plantiong and thanks for your well-wishes.

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    1. Charlotte (MotherOwl): Sadly yesterday's frost hit them hard. None have survived. In addition to planting the remaining bulbs I will have to cut down the sad corpses this week.

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  38. Those really tall tree dahlias are amazing creatures! And they come back every year in spite of you cutting then back like that, hard to believe! It's lovely to see your flowers. My little front garden is in the shade for most of the day, so I don't have many flowering plants, lots of hostas that have colourful leaves and don't mind being in the shade.

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    1. Shammickite: There are patches of our garden which don't get much sun, and patches which blaze with it. As well as the bulbs we are putting in more roses. We are seriously obsessed and insane. And yes, the tree dahlias do leap for the sky from nothing each year.

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  39. That first picture of the sunrise is so pretty. I love the flower pictures.

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    1. Mary Kirkland: Thank you. I love dawn - and the garden.

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  40. Who would have thought but thats flowers and trees for you. I look out across them from my moms little house and see lots of trees. Ah I figure sadly that ones gone and only recently boom, leaves alive!

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    1. SpacerGuy: How wonderful that trees that you thought were gone have burst into life again.

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  41. The tree dahlia is lovely. Does it need a lot of water or is it drought tolerant? How many bulbs are you planting this year? I remember from years past that you always mentioned pretty high numbers. Weird, that some psring bulbs are already emerging, that is way too early.

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    1. Carola Bartz: The tree dahlia likes water - but grows even without it. I am not going to admit (and haven't calculated) how many bulbs are going in this year. A LOT. Kim (in an earlier comment) mentioned that her garden is also seriously confused. Which I find worrying. I have noticed blossom trees in the neighbourhood in bud too.

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  42. Lovely!!! The tree dahlias are gorgeous!!

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    1. Jemi Fraser: Aren't they? I am so grateful we saw them in bloom this year before the frost killed them.

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  43. I'd never known there was such a plant as a tree dahlia - they're beautiful. But I'm confused...shouldn't you be coming into Autumn in (what I understand) to be your part of the world?

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    1. molly: Tree dahlias seem to be often forgotten plants. Not fashionable. Sigh. And yes, you are right. We should be well into Autumn. The garden and I are confused.

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  44. Stunning. And you just squeaked in ahead of the F word. Well done!
    Our mercury has slipped dramatically, though still above zero.

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    1. dinahmow: I only just squeaked in. The tree dahlias look very, very different today.

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  45. Here in Oregon my dahlias have just begun to leaf out. A snail bait circle encloses each one, tenderly. ( have 17). May they leaf out un-chomped!

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    1. whimsy2: I have never, ever seen snails even attempt to tackle the tree dahlias. The other dahlias are a very different matter.

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    2. whimsy2: PS - do you have a blog where I can visit you?

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  46. Very lovely flowers. Wonderful photos. I hope you have a great new week ahead,

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  47. Here I am, down at the bottom again. You're going to have to move to the US or work on getting the international date line moved.

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    1. Mike: You do know that neither of those are going to be happening things don't you?

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  48. Beautiful. Your photos are just brilliant. xx

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    1. aussie aNNie: Thank you. Flattery goes a long, long way.

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  49. Dahlias on trees, that is a surprise for me. We only get dahlias during Chinese New year from the highlands and artificially fertilised to produce blooms. But it is a plant in a pot and after one bloom, they just die. I was so unfortunate, mine did not even last one bloom and just withered. It s toooo hot here. Thanks for sharing

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    1. kestrel: As you can see the tree dahlias have LOTS of blooms. Or they did until the frost killed them.

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  50. What beautiful flowers. So glad you were able to salvage them from the freeze. I am always in awe of people who have that gift of the elusive "green thumb" Thank you for sharing and have a wonderful week!

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    1. Yvonne: Sadly the freeze got the dahlias - the morning this post went live. Next year. I hope. There are some plants for which my green thumb is definitely black. And diseased.

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  51. Beautiful!!! The tree dahlias are absolutely stunning!!

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    1. Veronica Lee: Welcome and thank you. They were spectacular weren't they? I hope to welcome them back next year.

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  52. Pretty flowers. It's hard to remember that your seasons are different from mine. Have a great week!

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    1. Coloring Outside the Lines: I don't have any troubles with the differing seasons things. It is the times which do my head in. I hope your week is great too.

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  53. Beautiful flowers as you move into autumn

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    1. Lady Fi: Thank you. Over the last few days Autumn has made her presence felt. Another frost today, and cooler temperatures too.

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    1. all types recepies and desert: Thank you. I love them and look forward to seeing them each year.

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  55. Your blog is always full of beautiful photos, whether out and about or close to home. I was thinking of you the other day as I know you and I (sadly) have the same issues with our eyes.

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    1. LL Cool Joe: It is a blight isn't it? The optometrist told me it would go away. It hasn't. It hasn't become any worse though. And thank you.

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  56. Those flowers are beautiful I hadn't heard of tree dahlia's before.

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    1. Hena Tayeb: They aren't well known here either - but make a spectacular display.

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  57. The tree dahlias are achingly beautiful.

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    1. mshatch: They are aren't they. Sadly for this year anyway the beauty is dead.

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  58. I also like dahlias and the types of dahlias you plant are the first time I saw them, different from the types of dahlias I grow in my yard.

    Have a nice week!.

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    1. Himawan Sant: Not many people here grow them either. Have a nice week yourself.

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  59. It's so funny usually I hear about frost from your side of the world at this time, but these last weeks of what should be spring and warmth, that old man frost as hit hard here too! Your flower photos blowing in the soft breeze are incredible. Nicely done, your nature is so lovely all year long. Enjoy your week.

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    1. 21 Wits: We have both frost AND unseasonable warmth at the moment. Chilly nights and starts to the day, but bright sunny days which warm up fast. I hope both our seasons settle down. Soon.

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  60. Love the sunrise- cloud-speckled sky! The dahlias are well named - truly imperial looking. Photo no 5 is just magnificent! Your images are, as always, a joy to see and start off my day well. All the best for the bulb planting!

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    1. Nilanjana Bose: Thank you. The bulb planting frenzy continues but I think I am taking today off. Less than a hundred to go now.

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  61. I'm just wowed by how fast the Dahlia tree grows. Such a beautiful flower. My Crabapple tree is all budded and just about to explode in full beauty.

    Enjoy the blossoms for as long as you can.

    Hugs, Julia

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    1. Julia: Sadly the tree dahlias (and their lower growing relatives) are gone. You have a crab apple? Enjoy it to the max.

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  62. Very pretty flowers. I have never planted bulbs here in Hawaii and don't know if they would grow.

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    1. gigi-hawaii: I suspect that many of our spring bulbs would not do well in your climate. However you can grow things I can only dream about...

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  63. From 0 to 12 in one season. Now that is a fast-growing flowering-tree.
    Your sky pic...glorious.
    I hope your day is filled with energy, no discomfort and beauty, dear friend.
    Hugs

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    1. Sandra Cox: I can't quite see the tree dahlias growing - but almost. Huge thanks for your lovely hopes. I wish.

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  64. Love the dawn scene. I seldom see a dawn as I sleep in most mornings. The tree dahlias are gorgeous. I did not know about this tree. Wonder if they grow here. Have a wonderful week, my friend.

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    1. Glenda Beall: Insomnia means I do see the dawn - a bright side to something I do not enjoy. If you can grow dahlias I suspect you can also grow tree dahlias. It might be worth investigating - though cutting them down each season is a blight.

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  65. Really beautiful photos. I hope to get back to participating in this sometime over the summer perhaps.

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    1. Ornery Owl of Naughty Netherworld Press and Readers Roost: I do hope you can join us again. I thoroughly enjoy your quirky take on the meme.

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  66. Beautiful as always EC. You have an unstinting eye for the small important things around us.

    XO

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    1. Wisewebwoman: The little things are HUGE in my world. And essential.

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  67. Three dahlias and its flowers are amazing beautiful. Have a wonderful day.

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  68. I thought those dahlias were a very confused bird at first! Lovely shots of them.

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    1. John Wiswell: It is me that is confused - and nothing like as pretty as the dahlias - or the birds.

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  69. Your garden is so beautiful. I wonder if tree dahlias will grow here in tropical florida? I never plant flowers, only trees, and more trees. But trees with flowers are extra special. I only have Lakeview Jasmine trees but how I would love a dahlia tree.

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    1. J C: The tree dahlias are impressive plants. Can you go ordinary dahlias there? If so, they could be worth investigating. You grow a lot of things I cannot - and I agree with you about the need for trees.

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  70. Your dahlias looks beautiful, and they are so high.
    Have a nice the rest of this week.

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    1. orvokki: Thank you. They were beautiful while they lasted. Very, very beautiful.

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  71. I'm late to the party - sorry! But hooray for your tree dahlias - I'm so glad you got to enjoy them this year, even it was only for a short time. :-)

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    1. Diane Henders: You are welcome when ever you find the time to stop by. And yes, it was lovely that we did enjoy the tree dahlias, however briefly. Chopping down the carcasses is still on my to-do list.

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