Dahlias come a close second to being my favorite flower- just behind roses. One of the best parts of summer is enjoying the flowers and fresh produce at Justy's. I picked this bucket of dahlias today and purchased his organic tomatoes, green beans and Italian prunes.
He's open from early June to late October. When I first met him, he'd sell me dahlia tubers for my garden out of burlap bags in the barn- each marked with a photo to identify its name and color. Now he has a large store and a growing family business.
The dahlia and sunflower fields always amaze me with their beauty.
Dahlias sketched earlier this week.
What a lovely post! I wish I had a bucket of dahlias! Your sketch is one of the best of yours I have seen!
ReplyDeleteI love all the different colors that dahlias come in. They are so pretty to photograph. Your sketch is very good, it captures all the colors also. This time of year is so wonderful at the markets they are full of such goodness!
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ReplyDeleteHi Paula, I saw your beautiful blog/site,thank you for kind words. Up-date;we have just finished planting all our flowers and vegetables for the upcoming season and now busy cleaning/stocking the store. The dahlia's are already breaking through the surface even with all this May rain. We should be open around the end of May or the 1st. of June for sure with local strawberries. If anyone has a gardening question I will be glad to answer it for them just call 503-659-4169 thanks again Justy
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