http://blog.gardora.net Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:06:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://1.gravatar.com/blavatar/d3c1a524a7d5f33aa5c524a633cf2f49?s=96&d=http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://blog.gardora.net http://blog.gardora.net/2010/08/29/deadhead-dahlias/ http://blog.gardora.net/2010/08/29/deadhead-dahlias/#comments Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:10:21 +0000 Gardora http://blog.gardora.net/?p=5080 ]]> Care for your dahlias: deadhead them to prolong the display colour into early autumn! Great pictures: http://j.mp/aTp9Xv

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