Dahlia 'Peaches 'n Cream'

Dahlia 'Peaches 'n Cream'

 I could not let October go by without posting a few more of the photos I have from this garden beauty, Dahlia 'Peaches 'n Cream'.

She is situated in our Driveway Garden and has reached nearly 6 feet (her tag said to expect 48 inches). She just started blooming this month, so I am glad that our frost held off so that we could see some blooms! (Though I see today that it is expected on Oct 28th in our area... *sigh*. All good things must come to an end, until heaven.)

Dahlia 'Peaches 'n Cream' in her early days

Sited in our Driveway Garden by the sidewalk and strapped to the trellis

Catching the morning sun... you might remember this shot from GBBD October

I love all of the variation in her coloring.

Perfect coloring for October, especially in front of our yellow maples.

I started all my dahlias this year (also see D. 'Heat Wave') in pots in our basement in April. I placed them on my little pot rack, gave them a little water and brought them out into the ambient light from the window bit by bit as they started to send out shoots. They were over a foot tall by the time they went in the garden in June.

Hope you can enjoy a sunny day today wherever you are in the world!
It is rain for us, which is not all bad... perfect planting weather, if you can convince yourself you do not mind getting a little wet.