'deep red' dahlia in the garden at Dunster Castle last summer by quietpurplehaze

'deep red' dahlia in the garden at Dunster Castle last summer

My dad used to grow lovely dahlias. The earwigs liked them too!
http://365project.org/quietpurplehaze/365/2012-01-12
Oooh nice!
January 12th, 2013  
This is a lovely deep velvety red. I grew a lovely red dahlia in our garden a couple of years ago but would not cut them for indoors because of the earwigs!
January 12th, 2013  
@purplehaze12 So we can have red dahlias in common too?! My little sister and I used to jump about squealing when the earwigs ran out ot the dahlias - they run so fast!
January 12th, 2013  
what a beautiful flower!!
January 12th, 2013  
Lovely flower. My Grandfather grew them to show. I can still see my Grandmother shaking out the earwigs onto a paper. As a child I thought they would crawl in my ear!
January 12th, 2013  
@chris17 Well I guess that was a logical thought! I like it here on 365 how these little memories pop up and are shared. My dad used to tell a VERY crummy joke: '"Earwigo" said the earwig as he fell off the wall'
January 12th, 2013  
@nicoleterheide There was a whole garden full of them, different colours, shapes and sizes. Photographically, I didn't know where to start, or to finish!
January 12th, 2013  
Beautiful. I have just started growing these but not to successful.
January 12th, 2013  
GORGEOUS!!!! A FAV!!
January 12th, 2013  
@gnilrets Thanks - I would have loved to pick a bunch!!!
January 12th, 2013  
Lovely! Just wish they smelt nice! My dad grew them too and I remember the earwigs!
January 12th, 2013  
Gorgeous shot for deep red.
January 12th, 2013  
Beautiful shot!
January 12th, 2013  
There is a war between the planter and the earwigs (free to L.Cohen )
You dad did a wonderful growing job. My comliments
January 12th, 2013  
Sam
Wonderful colour congrats :))
January 12th, 2013  
@pyrrhula Thank you - I didn't understand your comment in brackets?
January 12th, 2013  
The line I `ve borrow from a song of Leonard Cohen and put some of my one words to it
January 12th, 2013  
@pyrrhula Oh thanks for explaining - you have the advantage of me there!
January 12th, 2013  
Wonderful capture of this beautiful dahlia.
January 13th, 2013  
beautiful colors!
January 14th, 2013  
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