Swan Island Dahlias, August 2018
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…
Swan Island Dahlia Festival, 2017
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...
Swan Island Dahlia Instameet, August 2016
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.
Swan Island Dahlia Festival, Oregon
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.
