There are a number of growers at my neighborhood Farmers Market who have big white buckets full of Dahlias each week at this time of the year. Thus I am buying them rather than growing them myself. These bouquets all came from one bunch of flowers that I bought for $6.00. I told the vendor she should be charging more, though I did not admit I would easily pay double that price for such a glorious bunch of raw materials.
I added foliage to create 8 quick arrangements for the bathrooms, the kitchen windowsill, the Tea House and more. I mostly took casual photos in the basement where I arranged the flowers, but a few were taken where the flowers were intended to go.
We left the cabinets that are in the laundry area with their original 1950s orange paint. It goes beautifully with these Dahlias as does the childhood silhouette of my youngest sister.
There was one random yellow flower in the bouquet so it got its own vase with Hakonechloa grass.
These three Dahlias were joined by two varieties of Heuchera leaves and a few stems of noid Heuchera flowers.
Flowers continued to open along with a few buds in the days after I made the arrangements. The vase below inspired me to go looking for Dahlias at the market, but I think the ceramic flower is a Chrysanthemum. Plus the Marimekko flowers are daisies, so it's a mixed up theme!
"Fighting Bob" LaFollette is in favor of this floral group.
This last display is another floral grouping in the same Ikebana basket that I've been using in the Tea House. The lichened branch and the thorny berry stem are both wired to the basket handle.
I really enjoyed working with all these coral colored blooms against the orange and brown pegboard doors.
This arrangement ended up in the living room instead of the Tea House. I decided I wanted to see this display where I could enjoy it daily.
To see what other gardeners have put in a vase today, visit Cathy at Rambling in the Garden who hosts our favorite meme.
That was a bargain purchase! Your vases are all lovely.
Posted by: Barbara H. | Monday, September 09, 2019 at 07:01 AM
What a fortune in Dahlias, beautiful too. I don't blame you for keeping the basket inside where you can admire it. It is my favorite.
Posted by: Lisa at Greenbow | Monday, September 09, 2019 at 07:07 AM
Lovely! I enjoy my dahlias so much, and am hoping we don't have an early frost again this year. I have a running list of varieties to order when they are available, thanks to following the Impatient Gardener.
Posted by: Kristin | Monday, September 09, 2019 at 07:15 AM
I love Erin/Impatient Gardener. We have met each other and visited each other's gardens; only once but lots of fun and nice to know the real person behind the blog.
Posted by: Linda Brazill | Monday, September 09, 2019 at 10:46 AM
That's a LOT of dahlias for $6! So much for my idea of underwriting our home remodel by selling dahlia arrangements from my driveway;)
Posted by: Kris P | Monday, September 09, 2019 at 12:21 PM
I am guessing they sell for more at the big fancy Farmers Market downtown on the Capitol Square. She was definitely charging Midwestern prices; so I think you could get a much higher CA price!
Posted by: Linda Brazill | Monday, September 09, 2019 at 05:02 PM
I love dahlias in a vase, but I'm always disappointed when they fade so quickly. How long do yours last?
Posted by: Loree / danger garden | Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at 10:26 AM
Mine failed pretty quickly. I went to a cut flower workshop last weekend where they said that Dahlias are a "dirty flower," meaning they secrete a sap that causes problems when they're cut and put into a vase. She said you need to recut the stems and change the water daily for Dahlias; things I definitely did not do. Also you have to cut Dahlias for bouquets when the flower is open unlike many other flowers.
Posted by: Linda Brazill | Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at 12:36 PM
I'm always happy to share the obsession, Kristin!
Posted by: Erin | Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at 07:15 PM
Yours are lovely but what I like most is how you arrange them, especially the last arrangement. I find that dahlias arrangements have a way of getting formal on me, and I much prefer a more natural look. You always inspire me, Linda!
Posted by: Erin | Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at 07:16 PM