Are you new to planting dahlias? Let us show you how we do it at Triple Wren! Despite being a large scale grower, all our dahlias are lovingly prepared and planted by hand. This lets us keep our literal fingers on the pulse of our dahlias’ health and gives us the...
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THROUGH DAHLIA EDUCATION
• the latest from Triple Wren •
Sharing beauty
THROUGH DAHLIA EDUCATION
• the latest from Triple Wren •
How to Make Rooted Dahlia Cuttings at Home
Hey friends! Here is our quick, easy tutorial on how to multiply your dahlias by taking herbaceous cuttings and rooting them. (Don't miss the important links about how we make dahlia cuttings below the video!) https://vimeo.com/936028058/3d9b53e331?share=copy Here are...
Your Dahlia Tubers Have Arrived!
It's so exciting to receive new dahlia tubers in the mail. There's just so much potential for beauty in those little packages when they arrive! Here are a few important things you should do when you receive your dahlia tubers so that you care for them properly. First,...
How to Fertilize Dahlias
How to Fertilize Dahlias Are you looking for information about fertilizing dahlias? We can help! There are three main things to know about properly fertilizing dahlias: Use a balanced fertilizer toward the beginning of the season. Switch to a lower nitrogen...
Healthy Soil is the Key to Healthy Dahlias
Good healthy soil was one of the main things we considered when we purchased our farm, because a foundation of soil health is essential for growing healthy food, flowers… and, of course, especially dahlias! So today we want to talk about the 4 most important things...
Do You Know Where to Start Your Flower Seeds?
How do you choose whether to start seeds indoors or wait and start them outside? There are a few key things to consider when making this decision. Light. Seeds that need light to germinate can be difficult to direct sow. The wind can easily blow them away, but a...
Introducing our Novice Hybridizer Class of 2024
It’s the first year of our exciting new Novice Hybridizer Program! We designed this program to help growers overcome the biggest barriers to sharing their dahlia creations with the world, and we are so pleased to introduce to you today the 8 dahlias beginning their...
What Is Your “Why”?
Figuring out why you garden is the key to finding fulfillment in gardening Do you have a WHY for deciding WHAT you'll grow in your garden this year? I feel like in our culture, we hear a lot of talk about finding a vision or clarifying mission statements for...
How to Start Dahlias from Seed
Did you know you can grow dahlias from seed? It's not the same as growing a dahlia from a tuber because each dahlia seed makes a unique dahlia. Dahlias have 8 sets of chromosomes, which means they have some marvelous genetic diversity. The seeds from one “mother” seed...
Dahlias and Biodiversity
From our earliest farming days, we've worked to build a sustainable farm. Our first days of learning to farm were spent in a beautiful apple orchard. It was a gift in so many ways, and we learned so much about farming a monocrop on acres and acres of land. One big...
Variety Comparison: Hollyhill Pink Martini and Gerrie Hoek
Today, let's compare Hollyhill Pink Martini and Gerrie Hoek - two beautiful pink waterlily dahlias that we love growing in our fields. Despite their similarities, side by side they're easy to tell apart. Hollyhill Pink Martini Gerrie Hoek Hollyhill Pink Martini is one...
Variety Comparison: Bracken Rose and Rock Run Ashley
These two beautiful hybrids, Bracken Rose* and Rock Run Ashley, have a lot of similarities, and I chose to feature them today because I've seen them frequently mixed up in gardens and on social media, and I wanted to show how they have some obvious differences....
Bloomquist Pink Parfait
https://vimeo.com/928134611?share=copy Bloomquist Pink Parfait is a perfect medium-pink dahlia bloom with kisses of blush pink at the tips of the petals. This 3” formal decorative dahlia is our first choice in any situation for a light-to-mid pink dahlia, whether...
We’re Just Getting Started…
Right now, there are 10 varieties of virus-tested, tissue culture rooted dahlias cuttings available for pre-order in our online store. All these varieties are from our Legacy Collection, and are all really special varieties that make great cut flowers. But these ten...
Cultivate Evenings at Triple Wren Farms
Since 2020, we've created a beautiful Christian Women’s Evening each summer at the farm. It’s a lovely event, full of beauty, and holds a really special spot in our hearts! In 2024 we are not having any open farm events at Triple Wren, but we plan to hold our...
Variety Comparison: Sandia Panama and Polka
"Sandia Panama" and "Polka" dahlias: if you're not careful, you might mistake these two varieties for each other on their own, but side by side, it’s super easy to tell them apart. Let’s compare these two! Sandia Panama Polka Sandia Panama, a 2019 introduction from...