If you want to take time to stop and smell the flowers, then check out the more than 3,000 blooms at the annual Puget Sound Dahlia Association show Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 27-28 at Kent Commons, 525 Fourth Ave. N.
The free show runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 27 and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 28.
Take a look at the Challenger Flower exhibit for growers who grew the Ms. Zelda as well as the Dahlia of the Year (Skipley Spot of Gold, a miniature dark pink flower) competition. The Best in the Show flowers will be at the head table.
The blooms come in many colors and are as small as 3/4 inches and as large as 16 inches. Dahlias bloom from mid-summer through fall.
For more information, go to www.pugetsounddahlias.org.
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