Orange Nugget Dahlia Tubers - March 2024
2024 is the year when I need to continue to remind myself to get more comfortable with flowers. By that, I mean...I'm a gardener. But, I'm a foliage gardener. Because of my full-shade backyard, I've opted for focusing on foliage gardens - ferns, astilbes, shrubs, trees. Last Fall, I bought a couple of late-season flowering perennials and decided that I needed to do more - specifically in the new IB2DWs (extended) bed that is a conifer garden. At the end of last growing season (2023), I ran through my normal 'to-do list' grades, but I also wrote up some 'lessons learned' that included 10 things that I wanted to keep in mind including #6 : 6. Flowers continue to be a little bit outside my comfort zone. Change that. I started this Fall, but plenty more room to grow/go. Countertop arrangements need flowers. Try some dahlias, too. I've started down that path - at least in theory. Back in December, I ordered some Dahlia tubers from Longfield Ga