The 50th Anniversary Dahlia and Chrysanthemum Flower Show

The welcoming committee out front of the Royal Botanical Gardens was unique.

The dahlias were magnificent - everything was perfect.  Each bloom, the leaves, everything.  There's a lot of work activity to getting a stem to be this perfect - including techniques to get the flower to 'face' a particular way.  Chrysanthemums were a great combination as the size of the blooms could match the dahlias for the Wow Effect.

Ralph Suttell, master grower and competitor from Beamsville posed for me with his winning stem which was the size of his head.  I appreciate being able to photograph at Ralph's growing field and growing house.  He's nearby, so I am very lucky.

The show included an excellent and large floral design show.  The grand prize floral design is shown below.   It was imaginative and interesting.

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The Chrysanthemum and Dahlia Show Today at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington - Sep 21 2014

Hi everyone,
One of my favourite flowers to photograph is the Dahlia.  I seem to also photograph a lot of Chrysanthemums.  So today is a good day for me - the Chrysanthemum and Dahlia Flower Show at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington Ontario.

Here is one from master grower, Ralph Suttell, in his competition growing garden.

I am pleased to say that most of these beauties are from Ralph's garden.  They are in the "Dahlia a Day" portfolio on Redbubble.