Stories and Photos about the Dell
A musical moment at the Dahlia Dell.
Irish Glow (Deborah Dietz) wins BEST IN SHOW 2022. Check out its perfect Fibonacci sequence. Click image to learn more about the Fibonacci sequence.
What happened here? Wolf petals. Click to find out more!
An immature bloom. Center with many more petals yet to open up. Two more days? Three?
Sandia Sun Bonnet (Anemone)
Daddy's Girl
Poodle Skirt
Pam Howden
Red Velvet
Abby - BB Formal Decorative
Just picked
Find the eye!
Cute dahlia, but petal flaw, so not for competition
One tuber turned into 14!
The old hillside garden before 2024 - unstable ground, rusty nails, gopher tunnels.
Another day in the Dell (SF Conservatory of Flowers in background)
Lots of work all year long!
Annual Tour of the Dell 2022
Michi, Deborah, and Sarah
Ladybugs eat aphids
The world's most beautiful compost pile. Deborah has been composting in her section for decades. Her soil is sublime.
The sign at the end front of the garden, faded but informative!
These young volunteers started along the outside of the Dell under Deborah's supervision. Now they can work on the inside!
Mayor Rolph and DSC president Larsen celebrate the dahlia being named SF's official flower in 1926
Bottoms up!
Deborah's pickings for the 2023 DSC show
The Information Table for our free public tours
This woman borrowed a dahlia to balance on her nose!
As if on cue, this gopher posed for Dell Tour crowd. They are so smart and hungry for dahlias.
Do you have photos of the Dell?
If you have a photo or two to add to our gallery, please send them to Sarah at the link below and your photo might be chosen!
