20th and 21st Dahlia Arrangement (At Least) of 2026 -

Below are photos of two arrangements that I made this week after snipping off some dahlia blooms from around the garden beds.  These two mark the 20th and 21st cut flower arrangement of the growing season (that I've documented¹).   These feature Ivanetti, Milena Fleur, Messenger To the Moon, Wizard of Oz, Blue Wish, that unknown orange ball one, a couple (Not) Rip City and....(of course) Saint Martin Waterlily dahlias:

The one on the left is in a blue glass Ball mason jar.  On the right is in a thrifted vase.

The first one of the season was all the way back in July.  (Not) Rip City, Blue Wish, Saint Martin, that bubblegum cactus/semi-cactus one.  The most recent one was from last week that featured Crichton Honey, Brown Sugar, Milena Fleur and...Saint Martin.   You can see the other 20 from this year here at my [Dahlia arrangement] tag.  

Going "big" with dahlias in 2026 was one of my priorities.  Seems like 20+ arrangements hits that mark. 

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^{1. [There are certainly arrangements that I made and gave away that I didn't photograph. Often, I would be out in the front yard using my snips to take off blooms and end up handing out a handful of stems to a neighbor who was out walking their dog.  Also, there were certainly arrangements that Nat brought to a friend's house that I forgot to photograph.  Nevertheless, 21 documented this year is pretty good, right?]↩}