Here are some interesting photos of some industrious ants from the 2016 garden. These ants were keeping a herd of aphids under a dahlia flower. They actually milk the aphids by rubbing them with their antennae. These ants were under a Hollyhill Pinky, and as you can see the plant was in no way distressed about it.
Nature seems happy to be in a balance.
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Dahlias Ottawa (also known as Dahlia Heaven (Ottawa) is an amateur garden in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, dedicated to growing Dahlias and thereby increasing beauty in the world.
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Welcome To Our Dahlia Garden in Ottawa.
Welcome to our Dahlia garden located in Ottawa Canada. To care for Dahlias and to see their own joy as they mature, give themselves ...
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Snoho Storm, purchased in March 2017 from Connie's Dahlias. This variety makes a splash every year.
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"Claire's Sunshine" is a 2013 hybrid from "Red Pepper Wisdom" Here is the plant's first flower. In 2...
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