It's an amazing view, the big wall of freshly cut dahlias at the Puyallup Fair. One flower diva who strolled by this week called it "the floral quilt," said Sherry Matthews, superintendent of the Floral Building at the fair.

Whatever you call it, the eye-popping wall of dahlias will convert you to dahlia-ism, if you're not already. It's on display through Sunday at the fair.

The display is tended by the folks at Connell's Dahlias (on Waller Road in Tacoma). "They come in every night and replace about a third of the display to keep it fresh," Matthews said.

Fellow GetGrowing blogger Craig Sailor and I saw the dahlia wall earlier this week after we greeted TNT readers at the official TNT fair booth (located right next to the Blue Gate if you want to stop by and grab a paper). We gazed at roses and hydrangeas, but it was the dahlia display I spent the most time enjoying. The wall is about 30 feet long (my bad guestimate, of course, it could be longer), and loaded with hundreds of freshly cut flowers.

"Just to see how many colors and varieties of dahlias there are, it's just amazing," Matthews said.

The dahlias and a handful of other floral competitions will be held in the Floral Arts building through Sunday at the fair. For more fair info, visit www.thefair.com.

Here are a few more photos from Craig Sailor. Revel in his photo mastery!