Friday, November 6, 2009

Digging for Roots

One of the secret reasons I plant Dahlias is to dig up the roots in the fall and to safely stow them in sand for next year's garden. Growing Dahlias becomes an ongoing relationship with a plant - that beautiful flower lies dormant in the tuber. The root that I store buried in the sand over winter is the life force of that beautiful flower.

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