We love the dahlias in the garden, they are all looking at their best at the moment, but this is one of our favourites and it looks like someone else thinks so too… 
Taken on my cameraphone…
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That’s so beautiful Barry!
What a deep red it is!
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I really like that flower, Barry! The colour is fabulous and all the perfect little petals! Nice bee capture too!
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Lovely to look at, Barry! Both the bee and the dahlia. Makes me smile.
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Good photo Barry. A nice looking flower and no wonder the bee thought it worth a visit. 
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Barry, do these have special names? I mean, is there a way of telling what they might look like before they bloom, or is it a surprise?
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Rosemary keeps a mental record of which grows where Pixie, but I don’t think she knows the variety names as most of the plants were given or inherited from different places.
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@Barry what a beautiful colour Barry , I grew some from seed this year not knowing what colour they were and they have turned out to be a none descript orange.
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Nice flower.
Ok now I know why we were asked what computer device we used.
I wish I never answered that.
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You are very good at the flowers!
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Ours grow from tubers Meg, Rosemary used to take them up every autumn and store them frost free in the garage before replanting the following spring, but now she just cuts them down to the ground when they’ve finished flowering and they just reappear the following year. 
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Those are gorgeous, Barry.
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I do like Dahlias, my snails enjoy them too when they start to show in the ground
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It’s a fact Vlad, those little critters really need deterring in the spring…
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I have tried nearly everything Barry I am averse to using slug pellets, any tips?
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We have hedgehogs visit but the slugs still do damage,
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A layer of grit around each plant ? dad used to grow them yrs ago and would put the ashes from the fire on them, throughout the winter , that was successful.
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