10/14/2026
Calling all local flower friends: paid fall work days are here!
Hi friends of my little flower world! 🌸 If you’re local, this post is for you.
I’ve been getting lots of questions lately: How do I store my dahlia tubers? What do I do now? How do you get these things through the winter?
Traditionally, I’ve hosted six to eight fall work days, a “you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours” situation. I walk you through my dig-and-divide process with my tubers, and you learn how to do your own. In the past I’ve traded for tubers or bouquet subscriptions, but to keep things simple, this year I’m paying good hard cash. So dust off those Venmo accounts, pump a little iron, and come work with us!
I’m leaning more on my employees this year, but there are still a few spots to help.
💚OPPORTUNITY #1: Fall Cleanup (nothing to do with dahlias!)
I just need H-E-L-P. A good, long day of it.
I’d planned it for this Friday, October 16, but it’s looking windy, rainy and cold. Boys and girls, I can handle rainy and cold, but the wind will do me in. If you know me for even a second, you know this is true. I’d be out there sputtering and hollering and complaining, and it just won’t be good. So the rain date is Monday, October 19.
The to-do list:
• Chop down all the annual plants
• Pull back the fabric
• Roll up or fold the Hortonova netting
• Put supplies away
• General tidying and brushing up
I’ll buy pizza and pay by the hour. 🍕 DM me if you’re interested and I’ll send details. This is for adults. Teens I’ve personally invited are welcome, but otherwise I’m maxed out on teenagers!
💚 OPPORTUNITY #2: Dahlia Dig & Divide!
Whether or not Jack Frost has shown up is irrelevant. We’re chopping and digging starting next week!
📅 Tuesday, October 20
📅 Thursday, October 22
📅 Tuesday, October 27 and
📅 Friday, October 30
Sign-up sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jWgq9rN7EpU-6V_hYEaVdAaFCx-CCJvvtvP1LU0s48Y/edit?usp=drivesdk
New this year: a big tent and heater in case of bad weather! ⛺
You’ll learn how to dig and divide dahlias my way, which is a little different from other folks’. I’m always happy to talk through other methods as we go.
Hope to see you out here! 💐
