tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post4044274799502065452..comments2024-03-28T18:25:54.816+00:00Comments on Corners of my Mind: Dahlias at Dorothy CliveRosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-41717095127805941442012-09-29T19:54:48.899+01:002012-09-29T19:54:48.899+01:00Oh, no - earwigs are quite unpleasant aren't t...Oh, no - earwigs are quite unpleasant aren't they? I think if I grow some next year they will stay in the garden:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-72834433517561927012012-09-29T13:03:24.355+01:002012-09-29T13:03:24.355+01:00They certainly look like dahlias to me. The first ...They certainly look like dahlias to me. The first year we grew dahlias I cut them enthusiastically and put a vase of them on my dining table. Imagine my horror when I returned to find the table alive with earwigs! Dahlias stay in the garden now!Rosalind Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05363027308436257933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-45168244831452149642012-09-28T09:15:52.893+01:002012-09-28T09:15:52.893+01:00Lovely to see you here, Heidi. Life can get very ...Lovely to see you here, Heidi. Life can get very busy can't it? Your Halloween High Tea sounds wonderful, I hope you all have a great time:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-27074869380426134962012-09-28T09:14:05.293+01:002012-09-28T09:14:05.293+01:00What a shame you lost all your dahlias. I may try...What a shame you lost all your dahlias. I may try to grow some next year:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-37484067754476929172012-09-28T09:13:17.941+01:002012-09-28T09:13:17.941+01:00How lovely - I hope she is bright and cheerful too...How lovely - I hope she is bright and cheerful too. The only Dahlia I've heard of is Bertie Wooster's Aunt Dahlia:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-73763728869469784352012-09-28T09:11:49.454+01:002012-09-28T09:11:49.454+01:00What a super idea! I may try that too:)What a super idea! I may try that too:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-81290777977383738862012-09-28T09:10:40.170+01:002012-09-28T09:10:40.170+01:00I just love dahlias! I have them in both the front...I just love dahlias! I have them in both the front and back garden. They are not doing as well this year as last due to the weather I think. But they bring a smile to my face each time I see them. It took me moving here for them to work. In my last garden, the slugs would eat the bulbs so that there was nothing left. <br /><br />Sorry I have not been around. Life is very busy as I plan a big Halloween High tea party for my quilt group. I am making them all a quilted surprise which is taking a good deal of my time. Reading time is lacking at the moment as well as time to quilt, crochet or stitch for myself. <br /><br />Hugs from Holland ~<br />HeidiHeidiInHollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06042160177913867405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-91864653839402388622012-09-28T09:10:21.954+01:002012-09-28T09:10:21.954+01:00There were so many different ones I began to wonde...There were so many different ones I began to wonder if they really all where Dahlias - they were very cheerful:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-91764726325820313682012-09-28T09:09:05.956+01:002012-09-28T09:09:05.956+01:00Usually the sedums are covered with butterflies at...Usually the sedums are covered with butterflies at this time of year. Must try the 'Chelsea Chop' as they get very straggly as they are dying off:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-46643720246580376652012-09-28T09:07:35.953+01:002012-09-28T09:07:35.953+01:00It is cute isn't it? There were quite a few m...It is cute isn't it? There were quite a few made for the trail and dotted around the city of Chester. I wonder what happened to the others?:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-67953119714443937522012-09-28T09:06:40.723+01:002012-09-28T09:06:40.723+01:00The DC gardens are particularly lovely at this tim...The DC gardens are particularly lovely at this time of year but they are spectacular when the rhododenrons and azeleas are out in May/June:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-34271983570720032242012-09-28T09:05:18.222+01:002012-09-28T09:05:18.222+01:00They do make you smile don't they?:)They do make you smile don't they?:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-30215468413318183842012-09-28T09:04:46.225+01:002012-09-28T09:04:46.225+01:00Ugh! Earwigs! I've never know a year like it...Ugh! Earwigs! I've never know a year like it for weather - I like the old saying:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-42313649458125626772012-09-28T09:03:29.395+01:002012-09-28T09:03:29.395+01:00Hope you have a good week too! Let's hope for...Hope you have a good week too! Let's hope for a few more sunny days for the butterflies. It's not looking too hopeful at the moment:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-32494973876754369062012-09-27T00:18:19.847+01:002012-09-27T00:18:19.847+01:00I do love dahlias they bring such colour to the ga...I do love dahlias they bring such colour to the garden - unfortunately this year I didn't have any due to the fact that they rotted over winter. I do miss them. Maybe next year I will have better luck.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-80520156436827066522012-09-26T18:31:38.555+01:002012-09-26T18:31:38.555+01:00I have a good friend who named her charming baby g...I have a good friend who named her charming baby girl... you guessed it... Dahlia.<br />The name suits her perfectly.<br />xo,<br />pPamela Terry and Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-70020681319218451862012-09-25T19:49:11.933+01:002012-09-25T19:49:11.933+01:00Dahlias are so versatile, I will plant some in pot...Dahlias are so versatile, I will plant some in pots to fill gaps in the borders next year, and then you don't have to dig them up in winter.Lilacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15782125673448880397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-55013806583445421632012-09-25T18:09:40.260+01:002012-09-25T18:09:40.260+01:00I had no idea that Dahlias came in so many shapes ...I had no idea that Dahlias came in so many shapes and colour-ways. What a pretty display! JxJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07341377291617694838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-47393708732985789182012-09-25T17:32:45.525+01:002012-09-25T17:32:45.525+01:00I gave my sedums the 'Chelsea Chop' so the...I gave my sedums the 'Chelsea Chop' so they've come out quite late this year (but also really compact, not floppy at all). All of a sudden the borders are just brimming with butterflies. When it's not raining that is.. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-16245728906564085782012-09-25T17:19:20.481+01:002012-09-25T17:19:20.481+01:00The rhino just fascinates me. I find it very appea...The rhino just fascinates me. I find it very appealing.Ruth Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15649059834123681889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-11751641131789575602012-09-25T15:46:34.404+01:002012-09-25T15:46:34.404+01:00I love Dahlias but I don't much much about the...I love Dahlias but I don't much much about the either. Some I know definitely are and I think they're lovely flowers but I was wondering the same, at Biddulph Grange on Saturday, along the dahlia walk there - are all those different looking flowers dahlias? I assumed so! I love the dahlia garden at Tissington Hall too. I've never been to Dorothy Clive, though it's been on my 'list' for a few years!Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16043065727770116407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-759454924746874472012-09-25T15:10:58.732+01:002012-09-25T15:10:58.732+01:00Dahlias are such happy looking flowers! I wonder ...Dahlias are such happy looking flowers! I wonder why they ever went out of fashion? I am glad that you had a nice day out and were able to experience some dry and sunny weather. xSimonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02766240849932971541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-75000430740415524142012-09-25T14:03:48.060+01:002012-09-25T14:03:48.060+01:00How pretty! I've missed so much Dahlias in my ...How pretty! I've missed so much Dahlias in my garden this year, they got devoured by common earwigs :(<br />I'm slightly concerned about the weather this Autumn..the weatherman says October will be quite warm and in November we will get some snow! Such crazy weather..that's why "it has never got married!" (old saying)<br />Hope you can still spend some time outdoor this week!<br />xA garden just outside Venicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02261189412302206670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-35271740638194119602012-09-25T13:49:44.549+01:002012-09-25T13:49:44.549+01:00Ah, dahlias - I love them. They went out of vogue ...Ah, dahlias - I love them. They went out of vogue for years but now they're back in fashion. Love your photos of them. We too spotted numerous butterflies on Saturday. The weather here is rotten - although we have a glimpse of sunshine every now and again it is the rain that is most dominant!<br />Have a good week,<br />JuneJunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07519222546233157254noreply@blogger.com