2024 Orders and Openings Chat

Juliarugula · 2023-08-01T22:12:46+00:00

I thought today might be a good day to start the 2024 thread, since I was browsing through the newly rolled over DahliaAddict site. Has anybody heard if Cle...

DarcyD

What a day! I actually scheduled my emergency root canal around the Rivers opening 😂 I was happy to get my most wanted which was Can’t Elope, then quickly went back and got Rivers Rosie, RNX Bonfire, Rivers Snow Cone, Rivers Penelope, Irish D Porter, WBs Lavender Ice and Wyns Sleepy Head. I missed out on Rivers Carla. Then hopped in the car and quickly went to my root canal. It made a really bad day better!! 🥳

Juliarugula

DarcyD What a day! I actually scheduled my emergency root canal around the Rivers opening 😂

🤣🤣🤣

Hope you’re feeling better now, tooth-wise too!

AndreaB

DarcyD That’s dedication, Darcy! Glad you were able to (mostly) get what you were after.

KitCMC

blown_dry I got one!! - I was also surprised it didn’t go faster. Missed out on Can’t Elope.

DarcyD

Juliarugula

Thank you! It was a bad idea for me to get a tooth infection over Christmas. Hopefully, just upwards from here. Definitely a good day! Tooth fixed and successful tuber purchase. 💃🏻🌸💃🏻

HiDahlia

Bulldog Dahlias is open. I picked up Hollyhill Moonsong and Hollyhill Finlandia. A nice surprise after losing the two I wanted from my cart at Rivers. I knew I should have gone for River’s Can’t Elope only but am hoping they will have it in their restock. They do plan on selling cuttings in the spring as well. I did get River’s Angel, River’s Cherry Bomb, WB’s Misbehavin’, and Glenmarc Skye. I had the pleasure of meeting Rosie and Eugene this summer on one of the tours at the National Show. The garden we were visiting had quite a few River’s cultivars growing. Kristine Albrecht was on the same tour and was admiring the color of River’s Rosie.

AndreaB

HiDahlia I loved WB’s Misbehavin’. It never got any of the random bi-color, but had
the prettiest pearl shimmer.

Krista

I was able to snag a few of the varieties I wanted most from River’s, but missed out still on some I wanted lots. The website worked well for me and my saved payment information auto-populated as expected which was great. I was a little thrown off by the prompt to type in a requested shipping date but was mostly just pleased to have the option to communicate a preference. I can never remember which suppliers provide that courtesy which sounds like a potential headache for small businesses come shipping time; very much appreciated though! It does look like the spring cuttings sale will make some available again that sold out quickly this round which is encouraging. I’m looking forward to growing Gretchen, River’s Can’t Elope, River’s Here Kitty Kitty, and Zephyr next year.

MIDahlias

Krista The date was another hiccup I forgot about. I think that took more time than removing the tubers from my cart. After the prompt, I was trying to get a drop down to choose from. I finally just typed, "April" and hoped it would go through. I read on their website beforehand the shipping dates, I assumed if I was good with their shipping dates I wouldn't need to put in a date.

calico20hill

I will probably be hitting the cuttings sale too as 2. or 3 I wanted had sold out, but I was glad to get the ones I did.

KitCMC

Juliarugula Something was up with Apple Pay. Mine wouldn’t work either.

Krista

MIDahlias Yes, reading the fine print accurately and quickly enough to accomplish the task! I’m not sure whether a drop down could be a formatting option but that does sound like a nice idea. I wonder if this hiccup is just great enough to perhaps slow down the super speedy buyers a bit, to the benefit of us slower folks in the long run 😅? I will say paying via mobile device wasn’t successful, but via computer it was.

MIDahlias

blown_dry I didn't realize Zephyr was an Iler's I will go back and check it out.

Teddahlia

Zephyr was one of Mike Iler's best ones it you like exotic good looking flowers.

Krista

Teddahlia An IC from Iler; be still my beating heart!

Juliarugula

Krista I will say paying via mobile device wasn’t successful, but via computer it was.

I chose to shop on my mobile device because I noticed ahead of time that the website was set up for Applepay, which is usually super fast on my phone with facial recognition.

My sister (not a dahlia person) was watching me over my shoulder as I got flustered with checkout and switched to PayPal. Me: “What?! Ship date?? I don’t know what ship date!!” Jenny, shouting: “March 1! Just put March 1!!” 🤣🤣🤣. I guess the dahlia-shopping energy is a bit contagious…

Krista

Juliarugula She sounds exactly like me during a sale I’ve beg / talked my partner into jumping into with me! The frantic insanity that sometimes overtakes is somehow unavoidable. And I try to forget everything that I said or did in those moments as soon afterward as possible. 🤣

[Edit: glad to hear you both made it out alive 😂 and with dahlias!]

MIDahlias

Juliarugula This is hilarious.

NCDahlia

I was able to get river coal mine, dumpster fire lol i love that name, RNX harley wild, RNX tana. Never grown any double orchids but willing to try them since clean slate for 2024. I put april 1 shipping

blown_dry

If something is named 'Dumpster Fire' 'Junkyard Dog' 'Shaggy Dog' it's meant for me.

calico20hill

AndreaB That is so pretty!

DarcyD

AndreaB

love that! So excited to grow this one next year. I loved Budapest Blush and I think it’s going to be similar.

HiDahlia

AndreaB

That is gorgeous, thank you for sharing! I would be delighted if it blooms like that here. I saw it on one of the garden/farm tours this summer and thought it was so fun!

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