I haven't planted tall dahlias before this spring, my obsession is with peonies. I picked up a pack of tall dahlias at Walmart this spring just to try them to have something of a different shape and bloom time between the masses of peonies in my gardens--by mid July it always looks like a sea of green with a few daylilies thrown in. Absolutely fell in love with the dahlia when it bloomed, though! I've already learned that I'll have to support them. I didn't put anything with the 1st ones and they're lying on the ground now--still blooming. Tough plants! I will try to overwinter the tubers I have and I've put in orders for more for next spring already, think I have around 25 coming. I'm hoping I can keep that first one from rotting over winter, I'm getting tips from your posts. I've haunted this forum for the last few weeks and fell in love with most of the blooms you all have posted pics of.....I can see my peony obsession has to share my attention now.....I hope I'm not too much of a pest, I'm sure I'll have lots of questions!
