Sarah Raven Made me Do It
It was Witchcraft !
It all started this week when the temptress Sarah Raven sent out a missive that she was offering cut price dahlia tubers. It was one quick sidestep to her website and I was hooked and drawn into that one click wonder of purchasing a little clutch of dahlias which will be added into our existing dahlia meadow in our garden.
Don’t get me wrong – I love and adore Sarah and will sing her praises and admire her endlessly . She fills up my senses with gorgeous catalogues and aspirational visions of delight ! she cannot go wrong .. so nor neither can I !
So what have I chosen and why ?
Thanks to the Sarah Raven website we have all the pictures to see what was in my basket (a basket which could have been added to many times over .. but rare for me , I was reasonably restrained and stuck with five favourites ! )
- Dahlia Magenta Star
Love made this choice happen ! Paul and I treated ourselves to a night at Gravetye Manor for our wedding anniversary last year .We saw this dahlia planted en masse there and utterly adored it.Tom makes a spectacular display by threading it through his borders and with its glowing , luminous flower and very dark stems and leaves it is stunning. So that one was a must !
2. Dahlia “Blanc y Verde”
its always a good idea to have a white dahlia for cutting and adding into bunches . This one has a luminosity and delicate verdant green within it which sings out to me . Also a perfect single open flower will be super for our bees. Its a cool , calm and collected sort of dahlia !
3. Dahlia “Waltzing Mathilda”
Not only was the colour combination within the flower beguiling – pink and burnt orange is thrilling to me- but it reminded me of that song and then I couldn’t get it out of my mind .. you won’t either.
4. Dahlia “Burlesca”
emm again .. it seems to be that orangey pink colour way which has caught me in its clutches.. but obviously that tight perfect form of the flower shape is wonderful and will add flower shape interest to bouquets .The name conjured up that whiff of the nightime and the fascinating intrigue of burlesque nightclub burlesque !
5.Dahlia “Darkarin”
oops .. that colour again ! well I really loved the name of this one .. a hint of mystery , mood and magic and brooding jewel box velvet.
Now Waiting for Despatch
phew sorted ….order is in , free postage and packing applied, we are on our way . More soon once the tubers arrive.
What happens next
Once the tubers arrive I will show you how to plant them , and then the magic will start ! I will then reveal to you how one can become two and two four (I will for the first time ever do the math !) and we can make a meadow with the few becoming many ! Dahlia cuttings – we love them ! so easy to do when you know how ! and soon you will !
Top tip protect from frost! Last night our ‘stay in the ground’ dahlias, potatoes and courgettes were frosted – well we live near the sea so we don’t get frosts except last night!! Linda and Keith
yes we had an icy time of it too ! dahlias in the meadow are probably all mush .. will have to start again .. oh I am !