{"id":6235,"date":"2021-08-30T12:38:27","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T19:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/?post_type=book&p=6235"},"modified":"2023-07-06T15:25:50","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T22:25:50","slug":"floret-farms-discovering-dahlias-a-guide-to-growing-and-arranging-magnificent-blooms","status":"publish","type":"book","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/book\/floret-farms-discovering-dahlias-a-guide-to-growing-and-arranging-magnificent-blooms\/","title":{"rendered":"Floret Farm’s Discovering Dahlias: A Guide to Growing and Arranging Magnificent Blooms"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"We have several books on dahlias in the Miller Library collection, but none provide as much photographic detail on the different forms and the methods of growing, especially the harvesting, storing, and dividing of dahlia tubers as \u201cFloret Farm\u2019s Discovering Dahlias.\u201d\u00a0 This how-to section also has a demonstration of hybridizing and creating your own dahlia varieties.<\/p>\n

As to be expected from Floret Farm, the use of dahlia flowers in arrangements is the heart of the book.\u00a0 This includes a catalog of recommended varieties, divided by color.\u00a0 These emphasize subtle differences.\u00a0 For example, pink, coral, raspberry, peach, and blush each have a separate entry.<\/p>\n

Excerpted from the Fall 2021 issue of the Arboretum Bulletin<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We have several books on dahlias in the Miller Library collection, but none provide as much photographic detail on the different forms and the methods of growing, especially the harvesting, storing, and dividing of dahlia tubers as \u201cFloret Farm\u2019s Discovering Dahlias.\u201d\u00a0 This how-to section also has a demonstration of hybridizing and creating your own dahlia varieties. As to be expected from Floret Farm, the use of dahlia flowers in arrangements is the heart of the book.\u00a0 This includes a catalog…<\/p>\n

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