Dahlia Dig 2013

Nothing like the gift of time and muscle power during the late Fall season to spend the day digging over 200 plants of dahlia tubers, washing, putting in trays and hauling to the storage shed to winter over for spring.  I can hardly wait for spring 2014 to arrive so they can participate in the "Planting Party" to put them back in the ground, plus the extra 50 + new tubers I have on order to arrive in March!!!

In full bloom

Bucket full of pleasure

Pretty Petticoat Pink

Pleasant eye candy for sure

Princess Pinelands

Oakleigh "resting up" for the big dig!!

Rick "pitching in"

Let the digging party begin

Final days of blooming 2013

Front bed "dug", 2 more to go

Josh tenderly removing the tubers

Meg cutting the stalks

Mrytle's Folly 

The kids working hard getting the 2nd bed done

Mr. Rick ready to go!!

Oakleigh waiting to play

Annie wants the play frisbee

Bison ready to haul the trays to storage

Future tractor restoration project....John Deere "L"