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LadyCat1947
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 3:25 am Post subject: My Dinner Plate Dahlia |
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I just planted this, this year. So the bloom is still fairly small. It will get better with age:-)
Cat:-)
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Peppersage
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 3:39 am Post subject: |
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Thanks Cat,
that sure is a pretty flower you got there.
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LadyCat1947
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 3:50 am Post subject: |
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Thank you again Peppersage:-) As I said, I can't wait until it is more mature:-)
Cat:-)
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glendann
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 4:21 am Post subject: |
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I do love Dahlias so much.The color of yours is wonderful.
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LadyCat1947
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 4:46 am Post subject: |
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I do love the color too:-) I have one more Dahlia but haven't a clue what color it is as it hasn't bloomed yet <g>
Cat:-)
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trudy
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:19 am Post subject: |
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Pretty color.
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eileen
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:25 am Post subject: |
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Oh how I wish I could grow dahlias like yours Cat but the earwigs always destry mine.  Yours is such a lovely colour and it's going to look even better once the plant has matured. 
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LadyCat1947
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 1:13 pm Post subject: Eileen:-) |
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The aphids were destroying mine, then I read that spraying the crap out of them with the water hose would knock the little buggers right off of the flower. It worked! It took awhile for the plant to recover, I just cut off all the damages leaves etc. but it is doing much better now:-)
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LadyCat1947
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 1:14 pm Post subject: Trudt:-) |
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Thank you:-)
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Sherry8
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 2:06 pm Post subject: |
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Very pretty color..I used to have some but gave up planting in the ground because I hated digging in the fall with so many other things I dig up.
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LadyCat1947
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 6:11 pm Post subject: Sherry8:-) |
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I am not crazy about having to work on old flower beds that are filled with grass and weeds etc. I do think I will stay away from plants/bulbs that have to be dug up and brought inside to winter. <g>
Cat:-)
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 6:30 pm Post subject: |
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Beautiful Dahlia, the closest I can come to having one is the quilted wall hanging I made myself several years ago....but the plants tempt me every year.
I like the black planter behind the Dahlia, I buy several of them after Halloween to use. I have them all over the yard and I have a green one to plant Oxalis in each spring.
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LadyCat1947
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 6:40 pm Post subject: Toni:-) |
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I don't know where I got that container, probably at a yard sale, the other thing I like to do <g> My 3 hobbies are:
Digital scrapbooking etc
Gardening
Going to yard sales
Now you guys know all about me..<g>
Cat:-)
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