Yesterday was the opening of Swan Island Dahlias' annual Dahlia Festival, so after church and potluck a small group of us drove over to oooh and ahhh over all the lovelies. We always feel like we get a tiny hint of what the Garden of Eden must have looked like when we visit a place like this - and there is an embarrassment of such riches in the Willamette Valley!
The photos above were taken outside in the display gardens and fields. The ones below were taken inside the display barn, all but the first one with available light.
I can't think of another flower that has the variety of colors, sizes and forms of the dahlia. At least when it comes to colors, they are the Shetland sheep of the flower world! (-;
That's it for now from . . .
9 comments:
All that was missing was the scents. Beautiful!
Thank you for posting these. I have never had good luck with dahlias in New England. But these give me a reason to keep trying.
Victoria
Absolutely loverly!!! I think I could smell them!!
Blessings
How beautiful!
Oh, my, gorgeous, and no wonder the settlers wanted to settle the Willamette Valley!
Beautiful! I LOVE that greyish/white w/ the red speckles, just stunning! I'm waiting for my dahlias to bloom now, I've got 3 blue and 4 red, nothing major :)
Oh, my gosh! I just love dahlias and mine didn't come up this year (I have a couple that have come up for years - too wet a spring I think.) I love that frilly fuchsia pink one!! You did a great job! T
Wow, it is awesome! Makes me want to be a bee. ;)
I never knew there was such variety.
They don't grow here, but I just finished a photo album and put a photo on the cover from the balloon races - the balloon was the the same palette as your first photo :)
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