Every summer in Oregon locals and tourists alike head to the Swan Island dahlia farm in Canby for its annual showcase of stunning dahlia blooms. And every year it is one of Oregon's best sights. At the farm you can buy tubers or fresh-cut dahlias to take some of the gloriousness home.
This set of images is from a visit Elaine Schimek and I made in August 2018.
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We in the Portland Instagram group had an instameet today at the Swan Island Dahlia Festival in Canby, Oregon. There we saw thousands of gorgeous dahlias in the blazing summer sun.
In Canby, Oregon, a small farm called Swan Island has declared itself the dahlia flower capital of America. Once you visit, and walk through the explosions of color, it's hard to disagree. The only creatures happier there than flower-loving photographers are the bees. They ecstatically buzz like electrons around every flower...
The festival is the farm’s dahlia catalog come to life…
Each year the Swan Island Dahlia Farm has a dahlia festival. And it's impressive for any flower lover, with a huge range of dahlia varieties. I've tried to capture a sense of that range with the following images.
