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Dahlia Garden Hamburg
- Dahliengarten Hamburg
[www.dahliengarten-hamburg.de]
8:00 – 20:00 hrs
A particular nice spot for a small walk (not only on Sunday) is the
Dahlia Garden in Hamburg’s Volkspark.
[17 Aug 2005] — Today I am going on a “photographic excursion” to the Dahlia Garden. It is the oldest existing
dahlia garden in Europe and only few walking minutes away from my apartment.
Just take my camera and go! I’ve read on the Internet that the best time to visit the garden is between the middle of August and the end of September. That fits.
At the entrance in Luruper Chaussee a huge sign towers: “Dahlia Garden – exhibition of 10,000 dahlias.
Open daily from 8 am to nightfall”. Probably the sign isn’t up to date, since there are 14,227 dahlias
at the garden this year. More than 400 different types of dahlias in various colours have been cultivated lovingly.
All the flowers just seem to wait for visitors to present themselves of their “nicest side”. Just as if they want to be photographed for the photo album (or the private homepage 
).
On the left of the entrance there is a kiosk. At the counter they offer reading matter about the garden and about dahlia cultivation. Besides you can buy dahlia liqueur (I’ve never heard of that!) or place your order for dahlia tubers for your home garden.
The Dahlia Garden spans an area of 1.5 hectares (4 acres). It is maintained by the Horticulture
Department of the District Altona. The special feature of the garden is its own well, which is especially used
for the irrigation of the countless dahlias. Four full-time gardeners are responsible for the cultivation of
this marvellous arrangement. But the team of gardeners does not only look after the magnificent flowers. It also offers
small guided tours through the garden and maintains a telephone hotline for all questions about dahlias.
Last but not least the gardeners organise an annual photo competition as well as a dahlia election.
The garden is a true feast for the eyes. After the tour through the garden you can relax on one of the benches
to enjoy the variety of colours and the splendour of blossoms. No wonder that there are so many (hobby) photographers
on the move to catch this sea of colours with their objectives.
To sum up: This splendid garden is worth seeing anyway. 
