Everyone who comes to our gardens,
says how beautiful it is here.
We watch people
stand by the dahlias in amazement.
Men love dahlias,
Women adore dahlias.
There is a passion that goes along with
the hybrid dahlia family,
more than other flowers ever.
People say they wish they could just
come to hang out for a while.
And we tell them
you can certainly do that on
the scheduled Sundays
when we open our gates
for Spring, Summer, Fall 2011.
You don't know
until you take the drive into the country
that it has been worth your trip!
We also have acoustic concerts here
and would love to share it
with all of the kind-of-heart,
musically inclined,
horticultural brains,
and those who need some peace of mind.
P.S. We're No Big Deal!
The Rest of the Story
Jim and Colleen
met about 17 years ago
this property had no flowers,
it just had a natural
native plant, weeds and oak tree landscape
and Colleen started bringing
plants home almost daily.
[And still does! More like truck loads!]
She started a small cut flower business
so she could have her daughter home
for the summer
and make extra cash
for her daughter's horse lessons.
They turned it into
a very well known Dahlia Farm,
" Elkhorn Gardens"
and shipped Dahlias around the World.
Then, 11 years ago
while they were working
out in the Dahlia Fields ,
Colleen had a severe accident happen
She squatted on a plant stake
directly on her tail bone hard,
it broke her back,
and everything came to a halt.
Finally, with the help of alternative doctors,
no surgery, no pain killers!
9 years later-
Colleen was strong enough again
to be out on the 5 acres.
Gardening has helped her
gain strength back to full health-
and in so doing,
they have restored the gardens!
Well..
She is tired of the broken back story....
It's all about the plants and music
It's about moving forward.....
It's about being happy....
The music gets better daily,
and
the gardens continue to grow!
Plants have a vibrational pull on people, they bring people up to a healthier vibration.
Every plant group has a feeling,
it has a memory, it has a DNA pattern.
It is completely submissive.
It has a scent, and a waltz with the wind.
It has a way to pull you in.
It has a way to bring a human back to peace
Especially during the summer.
P.S. If you are depressed and can't seem to find much that pleases you, plant a garden
and help it grow.
Or go to Europe- just as good.
