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Leah...Again...The "Lady Darlenes" were beautiful...thanks again for helping me get this variety back. I've sent out 2 Tuber orders this last weekend and have 3-4 orders going out this week.....busy time of the year...I'm still digging...have about 500 more plants to go. My ewe sheep are all...

I'm sending out a few early tuber orders this week and was wondering if anyone else wanted some sent this week as well.....(?) I want to send them out before we get any real cold weather for those who want to get them early.....Thanks for your orders and business, best to all, Rusty:)

I know this isn't a photo of anything in the Garden....but he was sitiing above my Dahlia bed....thought I'd share..... And here is one of some Dahlia/Pumpkin arrangements that I did for our Farmer's Market....

I thought I would show this photo of a visitor I had a couple of years ago sitting In one of my Black Walnut trees over the dahlia bed.

Steve...I grow the Anise Hyssop as well.....use it all the time for tea.... I also grow Lemon Balm (2 varieties)....Choc. Mint, Peppermint, Spearmint, Kentucky Colonel Mint, Lebanese Mint, Apple Mint, Pineapple Mint, Orange Mint, and Ginger Mint....along with a few different varieties of Thyme...

Yep.....I clean them out but not too much, ......you don't want any holes and get water leaks. I place apiece of soaked oasis in and some extra water.....then I add some greens and Fall leaves, maybe a sprig of crab apples, pussy willows, wheat stocks, cat tails,,,,and then my flowers. Here...

I'm not sure of the variety name...this Calendula is one of the many colors I got as a mix of seeds from a lady in our Garden Club. The mix has all colors....cream, orange, yellow, almost white, bi-colors...etc. I plant seeds every year and almost always a few "surprises" pop up somewhere...

Great photo Steve...... I grow them as well, not as many this year. I use them in Potpourri (dried) and as a garnish and a little color in salads. I use them sometimes in smaller arrangements and as "filler" flowers along with Zinnias in bigger arrangements. Beautiful color on that bouquet.

Welcome Nelson.....this is a great group of people all willing to listen and help anyone that has a question.:)

Thanks Steve and Lesa......I've done arrangements in Citrus fruit as well.....no need to clean them out....just cut the tops off and stick flowers and greens in. The Citric acid helps preserve them....it works great for just a quick, small arrangement for the dinner table......just an idea to...

Let me know when you are ready to spin....I'll send you some free Blackface fleece for you to practise with. The Blackface wool is unique in that it has some fibers that will take up most of the dye and some will take a partial bit of the dye and some won't take it at all....that is why "Tweed"...

Yes....One day I took 13 arrangements...some in my Blue Jarahdale Pumpkins and sold them all.....not too bad for 3 1/2 hours there. I'm doing some for the indoor Market for Thanksgiving too....but my Dahlias are toast....I'm using mixed evergreens and Fall flowers that are still going strong...

Wow....Super-Tater....I have the tri-colored Sweet Potato Vines and they have NEVER produced anything near that size. Congrats.!!!!

These were some Dahlia/Pumpkin arrangements I did for our local Farmer's Market just before Halloween......

I've received poultry supplies as well....Yes...that is a sheep. They are used for meat and their wool....(Tweed). The breed is "Scottish Blackface".....I've had the breed for about 17 years. Here is a photo of some of the sheep on Spring pasture. Enjoy!!!

Thanks, The Orange Dahlia is "Color Spectacle" ....it usually has white tipped petals but this one is solid Orange.....it produces like crazy. I've been digging tubers all day and prob. will for the next few days. I would have more than enough tubers if any of your friends would be...

:D:D:DYou sound like me....I always ask for pratical gifts (for me):/........I once asked my mom for a trash can for Christmas to store my chicken feed in....I got it! A few years ago I received a couple of garden hoses that I requested...... Tractor Supply and Home Depot Gift certificates...

Smart Red, Do you have a variety/color that you prefer? Bloom size? I have varieties that range from 2 in. blooms to up over 12 in. and in most colors and color combinations. Bloom shapes are different as well....Formal shape...Cactus, Anemone, Collarette, Semi-Cactus, Informal.....just...

Dahlias.....and maybe gardening with Poultry.

I will be digging up Dahlia tubers from about 1,200 plants (about 80 varieties) this week......tuber prices range from $2.00-$6.00 each depending on variety. Discount on larger orders..... Please contact me here or e-mail: irishacres@hotmail.com