Dahlias

The dahlias were at their best a couple of months ago but the bushes are still flowering.  I have to remember to deadhead the flowers once they are wilted and in the heat they do not last long.

In this flower bed of azaleas are two varieties of dwarf dahlias.  They were planted by the previous owner of the garden and they keep coming back each summer.  I have not done a thing to them in the almost nine years I have taken over the garden, except dig in fertilisers in spring and autumn.

A close up of the Burgundy dahlia.

A pretty variegated form, in cream and pink.

A tall bushy variety, brought over from my old garden.