Floret Farm's Discovering Dahlias

This breathtakingly beautiful book is a fantastic resource and guide to growing, harvesting, and arranging dahlias. I can't wait to apply the teachings and grow beautiful flowers! Many thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the advanced copy.

I had no prior experience with dahlias, since I didn't grow dahlias, and neither did my relatives, since they have to be dug up in northern winters. I read this book to learn how to grow these beautiful flowers.

In Discovering Dahlias, the flowers jump off the page and make you long for planting season. Rich and descriptive writing covers everything from planting and propagating to harvesting and enjoying in your home. This is the ultimate how-to guide on incorporating dahlias into your garden. Discovering Dahlias is a visual delight!

Thank you to Chronicle Books and Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for my review.

Great book, gorgeous photos. I'm a very novice dahlia grower. This book answered my questions much more efficiently than trying to compile information from dozens of contradictory websites. Highly recommended for gardening enthusiasts.

Wow...,, wow.... and wow. What a gorgeous book! Grow some dahlia’s they look beautiful! This book is so picturesque that it completely blew my mind!

What did I like! I was completely gobsmacked by the amazing photography and schematic color of the gorgeous flowers. Such a devastating array of color! Makes you want to grow your own variety! The book is eye pleasing and gives detailed instructions on how to grow these gorgeous stems. I will definitely be trying to grow some!

Would I recommend or buy? If this isn’t a coffee table beauty I don’t know what is! This was a delightful find I recommend to anyone. Anyone! Such beauty should be shared! Gorgeous book! Five stars! I would cherish a copy!

I received a complimentary copy to read and voluntarily left a review! Gorgeous book and high praise!

Really beautiful book, filled with amazing photographs of stunning flowers. I loved the attention to detail and how the information was organized. The book was very educational but stunning enough to be set on the coffee table.

This is a gorgeous book filled with luscious photographs along with easy-to-follow directions on how to grow dahlias from tubers, cuttings and seeds. There is also a with a list of the author’s recommended dahlia varieties divided by color. Truly a don’t miss “Wow!” publication! After reading it I plan on buying other books by this author.

This is a lushly illustrated guide to dahlias that provides detailed information about how to grow, propagate, store and cut them, with lots of beautiful pictures. There is a sort of high end floral catalog feel to the second half of it with varieties pictured by color if you want to order specific looks, colors, sizes, etc. The photos are gorgeous but they're taken from the author's beautiful dahlia farm. I would have loved to see photos of dahlias being used well in gardens as well. This will be a valuable book for anybody who'd like to start growing dahlias, learn more about them, or find some new varieties.

I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for review.

This book is absolutely gorgeous and full of such great information. This is going to be such a useful resource for flower growers and those wanting to get into dahlias. I love how the book has information for beginners and up to expert level for people who are more familiar with the plants and have more skills and expertise.

I've been following Floret Flowers on Instagram for a while now and when I saw this book I had to check it out. I am a sucker for beautiful flower displays, and there is just something about dahlias. I had NO idea there were so many kinds! I likely won't be growing any of my own at this point, but I did enjoy the section on flower arranging. And honestly, just reading this book for the beautiful images is also worth it!

Last year I bought my first Dahlia and I fell in love. I knew very little about the flower. I ran across Floret Farm's on Instagram and it immediately peaked my interest in dahlias more then it had been. Then enters this book. If you enjoy dahlias I really feel you need to purchases this book. Everything is covered that you might ever need to know. The organization of this book if amazing, the writing is on point, the photos are to die for, and the information is everything you need to know. I can not wait until spring to try what I have learned. My mother is also a dahlia fan and I plan on getting her this book. There are so many tidbits that will help you along the way. I am just your average gardener and I feel this book is a must have. I will be buying multiple copies for gifts. This book is the complete package, loaded with great information, on growing, color choice, varieties, storage and dividing. and the pictures are amazing.

I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is a beautiful book!

There's lots of information on growing dahlias. It's a thorough guide that covers sizes, shapes, how to grow and trim them, maintaining tubers, and even information on putting together beautiful bouquets! The pictures are stunning and there is a lot of useful information. It's a helpful look at all the work that goes into growing dahlias. The bouquets are really nice too because the book breaks down each piece.

This is a great and beautiful book!

Absolutely stunning and comprehensive guide to dahlias. So many varieties to consider growing and much information on how to grow them well. The photography in the book is gorgeous. I found the information on arranging the flowers very interesting and useful.
Now, if only the snow would melt so I can plant. Definitely ordering some dahlias!

This is a stunning book.
When I was first married and owner our first home, one of our neighbor was dividing some dahlias and gave me some - they all came up -my husband loved them- and for the next 10year they just kept doing their thing and blooming their head off. A devastating bushfire put and end to those. I only just rediscovered them 2 yrs ago, different area, different soil and not doing so well until I was given this advanced readers copy to review.
From going on luck and gut feeling, I can now learn and understand the basics of growing these fabulous flower.
Dahlias went out of fashion for a few years, but I am so pleased to see that they are coming back beautiful, bigger and better.
About this book - firstly it is beautifully presented,and starts of with a section on understanding dahlias - size, colour and form. Then sections on Growing and care, harvesting, digging/dividing, and storing. Followed by cold weather care, anatomy of a tuber, storage and designing
The final part of the book is about varieties compiled in colours, and they are magnificant - stunning amount, beautiful forms and colours
As a learning tool, this book is amazing and very easy to follow, fabulous photos and easy to understand explanations. As a tabletop book it is fabulous. I have learnt so much and hopefully my 40 or so dahlias I have will thrive and benefit from my reading..I really can't stress enough how good this book is.

I am interested in learning more about raising dahlias. I love the large blooms. I learned more than I could ever imagine about growing dahlias. I learned about the different colors and sizes. The photos of the blooms were beautiful and give me hope that I might could raise some beautiful blooms as well. I loved all the tips and tricks that are included in the book. Now to grow some so I can use some in bouquets in my house.

Floret Farm's Discovering Dahlias is a tutorial and style guide to growing and using dahlias presented by Erin Benzakein. Due out 9th March 2021 from Chronicle Books, it's 224 pages (print edition) and will be available in hardcover and ebook formats.

Dahlias are wonderful flowers in the garden from old fashioned cottage gardens, to formal stately homes (and everything in between). This is a solid guide to selecting, using, propagating, and succeeding with dahlias. The book is laid out logically and information is easy to find (there's a solid index to contents in the appendices). The chapters on storing and cold-weather care and propagating tubers are useful and botanically correct. There's a good chapter on designing with dahlias with lushly gorgeous cut flower arrangements with very specific varietal info. The last 40% of the book is given over to the best dahlia variety selector arranged by colors which I've ever seen. The book is gorgeously photographed clearly in full color throughout. The author/editors have also included a resource guide for sourcing materials.

This would make a superlative selection for library or gardening group acquisition, gifting, or for the home gardener's (or gardening professional's) library. Gorgeous and inspiring.

Five stars.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.