Spent 30 minutes with my dahlias - they're almost done for the year. Stuck a bunch in my Dahlia Gallery - http://www.pbase.com/ed_k/dahlias
The four bags of bulbs from Costco this spring have paid off - not only in terms of photo enjoyment but in hard cash as well. I just got an email from a publisher who wants to use one of the dahlia images for the front cover of a book. That will more than pay for the minimal investment in the bulbs.