tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post1320418044372472415..comments2024-02-05T13:14:16.318-07:00Comments on High Altitude Gardening: Sonic Blooms!Kate/High Altitude Gardeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-18027463889287956212010-09-04T07:18:33.932-06:002010-09-04T07:18:33.932-06:00Hi Kate! I started growing dahlias after getting t...Hi Kate! I started growing dahlias after getting them from my friends. Couldn't resist a free stuff. They were doing great til the last winter, mild and wet. Many rhizoms which I left in the ground got rotten. So, I have just several dahlias this season. They are very short, but their blooms are still pretty! Your pictures are awesome!Tatyana@MySecretGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230255354868127650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-78542401365757638632010-09-03T20:39:41.516-06:002010-09-03T20:39:41.516-06:00wow, FIELDS of dahlias! How pretty.wow, FIELDS of dahlias! How pretty.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04232693432045335251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-88670189470762137702010-09-03T20:30:34.943-06:002010-09-03T20:30:34.943-06:00Kate, Even though I've never been a big fan of...Kate, Even though I've never been a big fan of dahlias, your photos prove that its a flower to be reckoned with. That first bicolor number is psychedelic (when was the last time I typed that word?). <br /><br />I'm with you on returning home from a trip. It's the best feeling to know you're in your own nest again.<br /><br />Where were those red rocks you ventured to, pray tell?Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00080418514689447091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-43811020192454977242010-09-03T15:18:18.421-06:002010-09-03T15:18:18.421-06:00I have never tried Dahlias... and since this yard ...I have never tried Dahlias... and since this yard is wild & free, I think a dahlia would croak! I have tried in vain roses and no matter where I attempt to grow them, they never grow back, no matter how hard I baby them, ect. sigh..<br />I do love your photos tho! Faythe @GMT<br />Welcome Back!Faythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16034410853774096838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-12885691313128454732010-09-03T14:03:38.089-06:002010-09-03T14:03:38.089-06:00They are truly tempting, Noelle.
PS: I will now,...They are truly tempting, Noelle. <br /><br />PS: I will now, and forever, giggle when I visit your blog. With visions of you and that chainsaw! :)Kate/High Altitude Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-43707234661137122612010-09-03T12:51:53.412-06:002010-09-03T12:51:53.412-06:00Oh, I think I may need to try growing Dahlias. Yo...Oh, I think I may need to try growing Dahlias. Your pictures are what I needed to see to try. I hope you had a great vacation :-)Noelle Johnson https://www.blogger.com/profile/12198931083102476324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-90445406610681456832010-09-03T12:24:41.562-06:002010-09-03T12:24:41.562-06:00Thx, Monica! :)))Thx, Monica! :)))Kate/High Altitude Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-58115717392357474232010-09-03T11:04:50.359-06:002010-09-03T11:04:50.359-06:00YAY dahlias and welcome home!YAY dahlias and welcome home!Monica the Garden Faeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-28651129061149320782010-09-03T08:56:40.085-06:002010-09-03T08:56:40.085-06:00Hi, Melanie;
I'll bet that's because they ...Hi, Melanie;<br />I'll bet that's because they aren't pink. :DKate/High Altitude Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-61176643099931402172010-09-02T21:07:30.622-06:002010-09-02T21:07:30.622-06:00A friend gave me some red pom pom dahlias several ...A friend gave me some red pom pom dahlias several years ago. I overwinter them in vermiculite and plant them out when it is warm. Every now and again I throw water at them. On the whole I find them boring, not marvy at all :)Melanie J Wattshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03265452434129642917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-80305043499499107422010-09-02T20:23:12.283-06:002010-09-02T20:23:12.283-06:00Hi, Joey!
Happy September (am I allowed to say tha...Hi, Joey!<br />Happy September (am I allowed to say that? So sad to say bye-bye to summer.)<br /><br />Sunita ~ I am green with envy over the passion fruits. You lucky gal...Kate/High Altitude Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-4328198153442293222010-09-02T20:18:03.393-06:002010-09-02T20:18:03.393-06:00I swear those dahlias in the last were beaming at ...I swear those dahlias in the last were beaming at me!And asking me, why the hell aren't you growing me? Time to rectify that.Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-16632350119821801562010-09-02T19:29:01.672-06:002010-09-02T19:29:01.672-06:00Welcome home ... stunning photos! September ((hugs...Welcome home ... stunning photos! September ((hugs))joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-1022071352648859852010-09-02T19:12:41.960-06:002010-09-02T19:12:41.960-06:00Hi, Kiki!
You are always an inspiration. :)) I don...Hi, Kiki!<br />You are always an inspiration. :)) I don't know what I'll do with them but I'm very excited to try something wild.Kate/High Altitude Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-6036094547351633512010-09-02T17:37:37.496-06:002010-09-02T17:37:37.496-06:00Oh my..how gorgeous ans dazzling! I used to plant ...Oh my..how gorgeous ans dazzling! I used to plant them..they are pretty stunning..but havent in a few years..!Gorgeous post..welcome home..yay! Enjoy!<br />Thanks for always stopping by and adding sparkles to my day..! Cool about the new rocks you got..cant wait to see what you create with them!<br />yay!<br />Kiki~Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09280128561139519596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-71362687925000726792010-09-02T17:26:23.694-06:002010-09-02T17:26:23.694-06:00Hi, Rosey;
I'll send you some seeds later in t...Hi, Rosey;<br />I'll send you some seeds later in the year, if interested. I always have tons. :)<br /><br />I'm with you, Lisa. The idea of having to dig them out every year, strategically timed after the first killing frost, sounds like a pain in the you know where.<br /><br />Hi, Shelle;<br />Home is where my heart is... at least for now anyway. :DKate/High Altitude Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-89418533649654279322010-09-02T17:19:39.517-06:002010-09-02T17:19:39.517-06:00Hey, Gloria!
Now that I'm back I must get the ...Hey, Gloria!<br />Now that I'm back I must get the skinny on your Wall Street Journal debut. You rock star! :))<br /><br />Hi, Caite;<br />Join the club. :D I think they're best viewed from afar... as in my neighbor's garden who has time to deal with their high maintenance ways.<br /><br />Hi, Lona;<br />If I take the plunge it will be with the cute little poms. They are so darling!<br /><br />Thank you, Jodi! Very sweet of you to say. :)Kate/High Altitude Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-23241120515892568052010-09-02T14:12:21.732-06:002010-09-02T14:12:21.732-06:00wow those are super sonic! yes, i think that is ex...wow those are super sonic! yes, i think that is exactly what a vacation should do...make us want to stay home all year.Killara girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03898411873060238009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-29097122370270688912010-09-02T12:41:27.931-06:002010-09-02T12:41:27.931-06:00You can't beat them for dramatic color, but I ...You can't beat them for dramatic color, but I don't like to bother with digging anything up to store over the winter! Fantastic photos! gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-6679569858023629172010-09-02T12:38:09.724-06:002010-09-02T12:38:09.724-06:00I don't grow dahlias or anything else I have t...I don't grow dahlias or anything else I have to dig up to save. I do like looking at dahlias. I would grow them if I could leave them in the ground year round. I think the ones with those dinner plate sized blooms are amazing.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-838065335935478792010-09-02T12:25:48.853-06:002010-09-02T12:25:48.853-06:00My Dad is obsessed with Dahlias and he gave me som...My Dad is obsessed with Dahlias and he gave me some that I promptly proceeded to kill. <br />I am hoping for a few more blooms from the remaining Dahlias I have before the frost does it's job on them. <br />Hope you had a good break. <br />Nice to have you back.<br /><br /><br />p.s. I will see what seeds I can come up with. If if freezes hard then probably not many this Fall. I still am crossing my fingers.Chloe mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265196480664185330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-32110053954416692602010-09-02T11:36:49.268-06:002010-09-02T11:36:49.268-06:00Welcome back Kate! We've missed your cheery pr...Welcome back Kate! We've missed your cheery presence. <br /><br />Like you, dahlias are too fussy for me but I sure do enjoy them in other people's gardens. We're also just a bit too cool in my garden to have them flower in a timely manner.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-38601359984978023512010-09-02T10:27:51.254-06:002010-09-02T10:27:51.254-06:00Hi Kate. Glad you were able to go on vacation and ...Hi Kate. Glad you were able to go on vacation and unwind. I love dahlias but have mixed results with some of them in different years of growing them. Those PomPoms are so pretty though!Lonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07060003333138052194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-13624287281430043612010-09-02T10:11:35.029-06:002010-09-02T10:11:35.029-06:00I am another who has never had any luck with dahli...I am another who has never had any luck with dahlias...which is a shame since they are so pretty.caitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824538078958999767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27385862.post-34784721145138479842010-09-02T09:54:20.057-06:002010-09-02T09:54:20.057-06:00Hi Kate - so glad you had a great vacation! Beauti...Hi Kate - so glad you had a great vacation! Beautiful blooms. We are feeling the cool hint of fall and I am thinking of changes in the garden. So many ideas so little time and muscle power :)Gloria Bondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10747664817254721613noreply@blogger.com