12.19 It's paradise. Perfect all of them!!

@cottoverdi

3 ай бұрын

Gosh, thank you so much! 😁

Annette your dahlias are stunning! Thank you for sharing them.

@cottoverdi

8 ай бұрын

You are so welcome, thank you so much.

What a fabulous collection of dahlias you have! Bonny

@cottoverdi

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Bonny. I'm trying to figure out how I can squeeze some more in....!

They are absolutely beautiful!

@cottoverdi

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Elizabeth! 😁

They look so beautiful!!

@cottoverdi

3 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

I love all the dahlias and I really love the bumblebees landing on the flowers….so cute and sweet. Dahlia April Heather……when I think of April, I think of all the beautiful pastel colours of Easter with flowers such as gorgeous yellow daffodils. A bit like a fresh start to the growing season and new life such as lambs in the fields. Well that’s my take on it and April is my birth month, so I think I will have too try and get a tuber xxx I love how all the single dahlias look like they are dancing in the bud vases because of the breeze 🐝🐝🐝😃

@cottoverdi

11 ай бұрын

That makes so much sense about April Heather - not sure why that wasn't the picture I had in my head too! 🤣 Thanks Susie.

Great video!!! Suddenly my Dahlia wish list has grown!

@cottoverdi

8 ай бұрын

😁 Sorry abut that! 🤣

I always really enjoy your dahlia reviews Annette. Thank you for taking the time and the effort to make them. The only problem I have, is that when I watch them, I always end up adding more varieties to my “Must Have” list! I don’t know where I’m going to put them all! I already have over 50 different varieties and am running out of space!😂

@cottoverdi

11 ай бұрын

🤣 I know that feeling Aileen...it's a real struggle trying to find the space!

@youlamatou

3 ай бұрын

@aileenstewart3083 Gosh! 50 varieties?

@youlamatou

3 ай бұрын

16.56 It's coral colour.

@youlamatou

3 ай бұрын

19.10 The bees can read your thoughts, that's why they go on the ones you want to pick.

Прекрасная коллекция прекрасных георгин! И очень приятная хозяйка георгин и повелительница шмелей😊.

@cottoverdi

6 ай бұрын

Большое спасибо. Я рад, что тебе понравилось. 😁🐝

Wow ,your dahlias look amazing! My must have list is getting longer, and I’m out of room . Thanks for sharing .💐

@cottoverdi

11 ай бұрын

Thank you and.... sorry to add to your list 😁

Thank you ❤. Love listening to you and see your wonderful garden 🌺🌸😍

@cottoverdi

11 ай бұрын

So nice of you, thank you 😁🌸

Wow! just wow!

@cottoverdi

11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Your bees are cute and different colors than my bees in California Mine are mostly yellow and yours have black and chubby and fluffy I love it

@cottoverdi

10 ай бұрын

🤣🐝 yes they're so fun and cute and it brings me so much joy to have a garden that they love to visit 😁

Not sure what I enjoyed the most. I quite love the dahlia's for sure, but I'm totally smitten by your enthousiasm 😃

@cottoverdi

11 ай бұрын

Wow, that means so much to me, thank you, thank you. 🥰

All are pretty. I like the color of the April Heather. I like your necklace also.

@cottoverdi

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Yes, April Heather is a firm favourite 😁

Love love love your collection ! You did such a good job by color coordinating your dahlias.

@cottoverdi

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! That's so kind. It took me a while to decide how to combine them but I do love the display this year so it was worth all the effort!

Soooo magnificent!! Thank you!

@cottoverdi

3 ай бұрын

My pleasure - so glad you like it.

Love love your tours❤

@cottoverdi

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😁

Really enjoying these videos Annette. How fantastic it must be to see all that colour in those amazing beds! I find that dahlias have good and bad years so I always grow a variety for at least two years before deciding its future. Plants grown from cuttings should do as well as a tuber in their first year. I admire your Bells of Ireland which look really good. And finally, the anemone flowered Totally Tangerine is worth a look. I think you would enjoy the colour.

@cottoverdi

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Jan. Yes, I too, thought that the dahlias from cuttings would be just as good, in fact, I've read that they're more vibrant and that tubers tend to wane in energy after a few years. I've had Totally Tangerine in the past but lost it last year in the 'big freeze' and haven't replaced it yet - it is gorgeous though. The Bells are all self-seeded - my efforts at germination in a damp towel/plastic bag were rubbish so I'm really glad that I have these - although Richard did 'weed' quite a few before I pointed out the error of his ways 🤣

@karenholt9744

11 ай бұрын

I agree with good years and bad years. It seems they take turns being the star. My peonies do that too!

It’s amazing the variation in colors It’s amazing have different they all are

@cottoverdi

10 ай бұрын

Hi Fariba, yes, they are all so different and so beautiful. I'd love to have a bigger collection one day! Thanks for watching. Annette 🌸

Annette, I love all your Dahlias but particularly Richard's Fortune, Mary Evelyn and Bright Eyes. Love the name Poodle Skirt. At first I thought it was an Echinacea. It's good to see so many bees. It's the same in my garden and one of these days I'm going to get stung on my nose as I'm always putting it in the flowers to get their fragrance!

@cottoverdi

11 ай бұрын

🤣 I got bitten quite badly in 3 places by a spider whilst I was deadheading - occupational hazard I guess. But every bee that lands on a flower just fills me with joy 💚

Thank you very much, wonderful collection ❤

@cottoverdi

10 ай бұрын

Hi Titiana, I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching. Annette 🌸

Love your beautiful Dahlias! I had blue bayou last year and it was gorgeous and about 6 feet tall! Sadly, the tubers didn’t survive the winter but I would love to get it again for next year. Enjoy!!

@cottoverdi

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Gail. Hope you manage to get your hands on another tuber - they are gorgeous. Blue Bayou was one of the very first dahlias I ever bought.

love it

@cottoverdi

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Annie 🌸

First video of yours I've come across and love it. I had heard of several varieties, but most were new to me. I grow doubles now, but seeing yours all together in the vases at the end has convinced me I need to expand into singles (singles on purpose- not like Maxime, which I've renamed "Bedhead" because it almost never looks as good as the catalogue picture). I've never seen anything quite like Mary Evelyn, which is my favorite of yours. I also really like Princess Nadine and Edith Jones. I love how dahlias just look great together no matter what color combo. After I deadhead some tired-looking double blooms and put them in a trash bag, I look down inside the trash bag and even they look beautiful all in a pile! I get a lot of pests here in zone 7A Maryland, USA, especially leafhoppers, but they're worth it and bloom sometimes as early as June and certainly to mid November. I even learned that with a little covering, mine can stay in the ground in winter, too. 😀 I'll be sure to check out your other videos. Thanks!

@cottoverdi

11 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you Karen. Yes, Edith Jones is FANTASTIC. Highly recommend. It sounds like your garden must be looking fabulous with all your dahlias. 🌸

You're blessed and the pollinators show how good you take care of your plants ❤️

@cottoverdi

9 ай бұрын

So nice of you, thank you 😁🌸

Just beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing your dahlia’s with us and giving the side by side. The bees were an added bonus :)

@cottoverdi

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Elle. I'm so glad you enjoyed it - and the bees - they make me so happy 😁

Fabulous dahlias. I grow Bishop's children as a single for my pollinators. I adore the anemone flowered dahlias. I already had Mambo but added Richard's Fortune this year- what a fabulous dahlia- continuously in bloom- love it.Going to buy Molly Raven and Blue Bayou for next year. Slowly build my stock. I wonder if there is a pale pink anemone flowered plant? Would love something that colour to complement the deep pinks and purples of those I already have or plan to buy. Thank you for sharing your beautiful dahlias with us. Happy gardening :-) x

@cottoverdi

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Be. The pinkest one I have is Mambo but maybe that's too dark for you. You could try Take Off - I used to have that but lost it this winter. Also, there's one called Lambada that may suit you. 🌸

@bewoodford2807

11 ай бұрын

thank you so much for the suggestions- I will follow them up :-) happy gardening :-) @@cottoverdi

What an absolutely incredible dahlia collection!

@cottoverdi

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! 🌸

So pretty! I adore swathes of flowers in your garden. Will you be doing an episode about pom pom dahlias?

@cottoverdi

11 ай бұрын

Thank you - yes, pom pom are the next in my series - I'm hoping to have that filmed and uploaded in the next few days. 🌸

@laitae

11 ай бұрын

@@cottoverdi excellent :-) I have a couple of pompom dahlias and they are so sweet

How do you remember all the names You’re amazing with amazing flowers

@cottoverdi

10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! I think I remember the names because I love them so much 😁. Thanks for watching. Annette 🌸

Just love all your dahlias. I have some in pots that I will soon be planting out. How close together can I plant them? Thank you.

@cottoverdi

2 ай бұрын

Hi Susan, thank you. Gosh, everyone has different ideas about this. I plant mine quite close together, about 40cm. But it's not a good idea to do this if you're in a climate that is humid - they will suffer. If you can give them 60cm, that is even better. - it does depend on the variety too; the shorter varieties won't spread as much as the really big ones like Great Silence. 😊🌸

@susanmelling5272

2 ай бұрын

@@cottoverdi Many thanks for your help.

Do you have to deal with thrips or earwigs? (I really love your gardens. 😍)

@cottoverdi

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Lynn. I don't really have to worry about thrips in my garden but I do have lots of aphids and black fly, especially when the viburnum are putting on new growth. I haven't had problems with earwigs in the past but this year is the first one where I'm noticing nibbles on my dahlias that aren't caused by slugs (don't get me wrong, I have slug problems too!!!).

Where are you located? Your dahlias are ones I recognize but you have an accent. It's making me think UK. Am I correct?

@cottoverdi

8 ай бұрын

Hi, I'm in South Buckinghamshire, UK - yes, you're correct!