A Gathering of Dahlias by auntietk
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There was once a wonderful man who had a beautiful garden. His great love was dahlias, and he had a wide variety of these gorgeous blooms growing in his yard. Every year he would dig up the tubers, label them, and carefully store them away for the winter. He cared for them, talked about them, and loved to show them off.
He died a few years back, and his daughter wanted to try her hand at growing dahlias. It was a way to stay connected to her father, to continue the cycle, to honor his passion for gardening. She gathered tubers from his collection, and now every year she and her husband plant them in their garden ... and her father's legacy of beauty lives on.
These are those very dahlias.
I hope you enjoy seeing them as much as I do. They're so beautiful in person, in August, in the sunlight. The best way to view them is to stroll through the gardens with a glass of wine, visiting with the people who planted this lovely garden.
Comments (32)
sharky_
They are beautiful and the memories will never be forgotten. Nice job and story. Have a Safe and Very Merry Christmas... Aloha
beachzz
This is absolutely beautiful; I heard this story from Cindy and seeing these makes them come alive!! This goes into my faves for sure!!
cfulton
Great capture and story! Seasons Greetings, Clive
barbdennist
What a beautiful picture and what a beautiful story. Before I read your story I was thinking of my mother. I love dahlias but don't have good soil for growing them so my mother grew them for me and provided me with many beautiful bouquets. Whenever I see dahlias I think of her and think of all my good memories. She grew dahlias for me and roses for herself.
Faemike55
A delightful display of decorative Dahlias' Well done and a beautiful story to go with the picture
bmac62
I do like this a lot. Your story provides a great backdrop for the photo. This reminds me of three older men here who loved to garden. One loved flowers. The other two vegetables. Today their beloved gardens plots are gone but I can still drive by and remember them fondly. Dahlias/roses/tulips, tomatoes, potatoes and turnips were their specialties. What a combination :-) Bill
babuci
Wonderful touchy story and I recon this way daughters never let go of Daddy, hang onto what he left behind! Wonderful cheerful capture of many dahlias.
Kelena
nice flowers
lyron
Wonderful image. Merry Christmas!!
anahata.c
oooh, god this is beautiful. You caught such a fine separation, they're each little blooms in that sea of greens & ambers. So often we see flowers close to each other, but this is like a ballanchine ballet. I remember from your earlier posts how you presented flowers in so many different ways...A beautiful image right before Christmas, and the upper band of dark green (background) is a beautiful accent to the whole. Much peace & joy to you this season, and wishes for a great new year. (ps, beautiful story behind this. many thanks.)
flora-crassella
f a n t a s t i c !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
durleybeachbum
What a wonderful story! I've always loved these flowers, not least because they last so long in water! I didn't lift mine this year, we'll see what comes up! A lovely reminder of what seems such a short time ago.
helanker
So beautiful they are. What a wnderful sight. Thanks for sharing, Tara. Happy Holiday, my friend.
BessieB
Very pretty flowers in wonderful colours. Such a heartwarming story behind their existence. Happy Christmas and may 2009 be good to you and yours.
awjay
beautiful
cannonn
so much beautiful
PD154
Excellent, got some wine for me too :)...I love these blooms, great capture!
MrsRatbag
I love dahlias too, they're so big and outgoing! This is a wonderful garden, and a touching story--well done!
emmecielle
This is a sweet way to remember her father that there's more! Beautiful image!
drag
They are one of my favorite flowers and these along with the story are beautiful. Have a Merry Christmas Tara.
goodoleboy
Rich, vivid colors and textures of the pretty dahlias are beautifully contrasted against the lush green of the flora below. I didn't know dahlias grew on individual stems right out of the ground. Looks like each bloom was planted separately. Reminds me of toy plastic pinwheels.
dorothylee
Great capture of this gorgeous assortment of beauties!
Charberry
Most beautiful Dahlia garden. I love Dahlias, too. I used to have some, but it seems my garden is so stuffed with other flowers there isn't much room for them right now. But I must have some more, maybe next planting season. The colors are so amazing in these flowers. It's a beautiful story, and a daughter keeping a legacy of her father alive in this way is tremendous.
vlaaitje
what a wonderful garden this is, so lovely
MrsLubner
Very sweet story. Very stunning blooms. :-)
Susank
Absolutly beautiful. Merry Christmas to you
lucindawind
so pretty... its a few months here before I see flowers again :)
NekhbetSun
I've always loved dahlias....what a beautiful picture !
Merrylee
How beautiful and what a great thing to do to remember her father...
shutterbugs
great DOF!