Dahlias: A little tour for Lenjo, 1 by Poochella

Poochella wrote:
All that talk of 'W' made me actually break out the hose today. It was quite dry and no rain in sight for another week, plus 60-70's and sun! Whooee. That's what they say anyway- we know how that can change. It's really cool here in the mornings- won't be long before the windshield needs scraping.

You like cut leaves left on the ground for the maid to pick up later? The lawn and pathways are riddled with leaves as I cut and run! Here's a shot of the lower dahlia patch. It parallels a longer perennial bed on the other side of our curving driveway. The dreaded deer have savaged my perennials this year, eaten raspberries down to the stalk within a foot of the closest dahlia, yet that dahlia is untouched. I think this is a sign to rip out all perennials and go for another 50 dahlias, don't you?