My Area Dahlia Show....

So I was all hyped when I saw how big dahlias could get so I went to the Dahlia Society's sale in the Spring. I bought a bunch of tubers and it is an understatement for me to say that mine have grown to look nothing like what theirs looked like. This makes me think that I am not so good at growing flowers that need TLC like these flowers do. I don't know if it is the plot of land I put them in, or what I know that it is my skills that need to improve before I can get anything from them so I will move them to another spot when I plant them next year.

On the other hand the dahlia show was here this weekend and my gosh the flowers entered were so beautiful! I was so envious and sad at the same time that my hours spent primping my flowers and pinching off the little side shoots have resulted in only one flower so far. Here are some pics I took from our show.