Budget-Friendly Options

Dahlias can be expensive, and newbies can get caught up in thinking they must have certain varieties. There’s nothing wrong with this! Go for it. But, if you are on a budget, this section lists the various Spring sale options.

Palette Collections. New for the 2025 Growing Season! While it's fun looking through hundreds of varieties, it can also be overwhelming and time-consuming. With palette collections, you will save time and money, and I will have flexibility in fulfilling your tuber order once I see how successfully my tubers have overwintered. Tubers will be labeled.

Mysteries and Ugly Duckling Grab Bags. Sometimes, despite my best efforts, dahlias end up getting mixed up. If there’s any question about a variety, I mark it as Unknown and sell it at a discount. Also, sometimes tubers look “funny,” or skinny, or have been chopped in half. These will still grow just fine, but don’t have that sleek tuber look you see in a lot of pictures. Your dahlia tuber just needs an eye on the crown, a neck, and a body (or part of a body) to grow into a healthy plant. Many farmers prefer to plant smaller or chopped tubers in their fields because then as roots are established, they can send nutrients and water directly to the plant instead of trying to sustain a giant tuber. Tubers may or may not be labeled.

Half-Off Memorial Day Sale. This is a great option if you’re just beginning with dahlias. However, there’s always a chance I may sell out before Memorial Day, and it’s likely that not all varieties will still be available.

Tuber Inventory Methods

Each Fall, as I harvest my tuber clumps, I list about 50% of my inventory online for either Fall or Spring shipping.

Each March, I pull my dahlia tubers out of storage to see how they have overwintered. I then update my Tuber Shop with more precise quantities. I do NOT do one of those sales where there is a countdown and everyone has to race the clock to win the tubers they want. That seems stressful for everyone, and guarantees disappointment for a lot of customers.

I am a one-person operation, and I sit down each week or so to answer all orders with a personal email. I want the process of buying tubers from me to be pleasant. I want you to feel like you can ask me questions and take your time. When orders come in at a natural pace, that helps me think through each order as they arrive, remember who is a returning customer and what they’ve bought in prior seasons, things like that. Part of what I love about this business is getting to know my customers over many seasons, and if I were to have thousands of orders arrive in one day, this business would become something else entirely.

The Fine Print

I have a current nursery license from the State of Maine, cull any plants that look unhealthy during the growing season, and sanitize between plants. I grow my dahlias without pesticides or chemicals, and follow organic, integrated pest management practices for pest control. By purchasing, you understand that even with these practices, sometimes dahlias may not perform well, or may pick up diseases from insects or soil once planted.

Please unpack and examine your tuber order within 48 hours of receipt. You don’t want them sitting in a sealed cardboard box in your mailbox or garage for weeks. By the time you open the box, if something doesn’t look right, it will be hard to tell if the tubers were damaged in transit or while they were sitting in an unopened box for weeks. If anything seems amiss when you receive your order, please reach out either through my Contact page or through your order’s email thread.

Most tubers have either a visible eye or sprout at the time of shipping. Some cultivars may not have eyed up yet, so please consider putting in a baggie of soil (not wet) to help them along, or just plant them in the ground if you are past your last frost. In the rare case that it ends up being a “blind” tuber, please email me a photo of the blind tuber by August 31. Refunds are given on a case-by-case basis, and I always err towards the benefit of the doubt.

Once the tubers are in your possession for 48 hours, your purchase is considered a final sale. I want you to be happy, but also, once they are in your hands, there are many factors at play that I have no control over. Please understand I am not responsible for damage due to bad weather, pests, poor soil, negligence, or plant performance.

Orders are final. Your order is only confirmed when you receive an order confirmation number and email. There can be no cancellations or changes to an order once it is placed; though because tubers are a perishable product, I reserve the right to cancel and fully refund any order during quality control checks.

I am happy to answer individual questions as time allows, but there are times when I am working 60-hour weeks at the farm. If you are new to dahlias, please check out my Education tab for pages on Planting Dahlias, and Dahlia Basics. I have workshops coming up, and also offer home consults! I also offer educational content on my Instagram, and some on my Facebook page.