Andover Blooms

01/08/2025

Salish Twilight Girl!
This was a new addition in 2024 and I just love the two tone petals 🤩 I grew one from tuber and 3 more from cuttings and they all grew really well and bloomed prolifically. The leaves are more narrow than most varieties and she didn’t get super bushy which I actually kinda liked!
Definitely will be growing again in 2025!

01/02/2025

Cold and windy out today, but the days are now getting longer and we will have blooms again before you know it 🌸🩷☺️

12/28/2024

Pretty in pink!
I need to add a few more pinks to my garden next year, but here a few that will be coming back are:
Budapest Blush
Sylvia
Veronnes DF
Salish Twilight Girl (kinda a purple/pink)
Skipley Spot of Gold

What are your favorite pinks?

12/17/2024

Already thinking about ways to jazz up my little flower stand in 2025! I think I’m going to add a back shelf and it will def need a fresh coat of paint. I also need a laminated Venmo code and a cute cash box. Any other ideas to help step it up??

12/16/2024

Color Spectacle put on a show this season! I’m not a huge fan of the red/orange dahlias but this one pumped out the blooms and the autumnal color was so pretty! Anyone else counting down the days until dahlias are back in bloom???

PS don’t forget to go enter my celebration giveaway!!!

12/16/2024

It’s my birthday today and then next week we have both Christmas & Hanukkah on the same day! So I wanted to celebrate with a giveaway of some of my favorite garden things!

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Winner will receive:
20 mixed ranuculus corms
A potting mat
2025 pocket planner
Plant Lady hat
Hair ties

*open to US residents only. Winner will be announced Monday December 23rd

12/14/2024

If you grow dahlias, do you remember the first one(s) you grew?

For me it was Colorado Classic and a few others from that I bought on a whim. I only grew a few dahlias the first few years of growing cut flowers, but Colorado Classic is a beast and survived my rookie gardening years including some very sub par storage 🤪
I still grow it today and I think I don’t have plans to nix it any time soon!

12/13/2024

Let’s compile a list of upcoming dahlia tuber sales!
In the comments section of this post, tag anyone with an upcoming dahlia tuber sale (or your own sale!) and include the date and time 🌸

I also love the dahlia addict website for checking out upcoming sales, but there are so many awesome growers not listed there 😉

12/08/2024

I’m still working on narrowing down my dahlia list for 2025, but here are a few that made the cut!
Kelgai Ann- beautiful waterlily/peony vibes and was an awesome producer!
Bracken Sarah - such a pretty variegated soft yellow and peach color!
Bloomquist Blush- one of my favorite intros this year! The pink edging on the creamy yellow petals is stunning!
Caitlin’s Joy- this cute ball variety has the perfect pinky purple coloring and fits super well in arrangements
Veronnes DF - I LOVE the shape of this one so much and it always stands out in the garden and bouquets
Honeydew Can’t Elope- another new fave this year, HCE throws blooms in a variety of creamy peaches, soft yellows, and raspberry!
Hillcrest Kismet - WOW! This one sparkles and has the most vibrant color…I will be growing A LOT of this one next year.

Did you grow any of these beauties?

12/07/2024

Berner Oberland! This was a new variety for me this year thanks to Its deep magenta color along with the water lily shape had me smitten 😍 It’s a robust dahlia that was one of my fastest growing plants and got tall fast! I’ll definitely be growing it again next year and some of you even snagged it during my tuber sale 🌸

10/22/2024

My tuber sale is this Saturday (the 26th)!!! So I thought it would be fun to do a tuber giveaway of some of my favorite dahlias!! The winner will receive a Bloomquist Blush, Bloomquist Ginnie, and Kelgai Ann tuber shipped this fall!
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Winner will be announced Sunday 10/28 at 8pm eastern time
My tuber sale will be Saturday September 26th at 12pm eastern time, but if you sign up for emails (link in bio) you’ll receive a passcode at 11:30am eastern time to shop 30 minutes early! Tubers are for fall shipping only

*giveaway is for USA residents only at this time

10/14/2024

Andover Blooms’ new website is LIVE!
You can see all the dahlia varieties I grew this year, many of which I am planning to have in my sale on October 26th!
Head over the the site for more details!

Dahlia tubers, cut flowers, dahlias

10/08/2024

Blooms are robust but Friday will be the last day of my season! Can’t believe it’s almost over but I need to cut the dahlis back in preparation for the great dig and divide. Also super excited to be doing a fall tuber sale at the end of October!! More info to come later this week including an email sign up to be the first one to be notified of the sale and early access 😊🌸

09/16/2024

The dahlias are cranking and there are only a few weeks left of the season! Message me for a bouquet of these beauties before they are gone until next summer 🌸🩷

09/07/2024