This year the Learning Garden will be planted by dahlia size from AA through MS. In the coming weeks this site will feature the plants that will be grown in each category.
AA – Giants over 10in in diameter
A – Large, from 8in to 10in
B – Medium, from 6in to 8in
BB – Small, from 4in to 6in
M – Miniature up to 4in
BA – Ball, over 3.5in
MB – Miniature Ball from 2in to 3.5in
P – Pompom up to 2in
MS – Mignon Single up to 2in
This is just a reminder that the Victoria Dahlia Society Show is free for anyone to enter. You do not have to be a Society member, you just need to have some dahlias in your garden. You also don’t have to have any experience showing dahlias as there are many Society members who would be…
We grow our dahlias from tubers because that way we know what we are getting (each tuber cut from a clump will produce the same flower). However there is another way to grow dahlias and that’s from seed. With this method you are never quite sure what you are going to get because the seed…
The most popular sell out early and stock is always dependent on how well the tubers overwintered. Here are some that are commonly available.
Are you interested in beginning to learn how to judge dahlia’s. If so then you are in luck. Barry will be putting on a one day seminar for new judges. The seminar will take place on Sunday July 24th from 9 until 4. If you are interested please email Ken (kbeswick@shaw.ca) or let him know…
In 1946 the Victoria Gladiolus Club was created and it held annual shows in the Crystal Gardens. In 1951 or 1952 two Club members, Bill Kempster and Dorothy Eveleigh started growing dahlias and exhibiting them in the Club shows which were then held in the Victoria Curling Rink. At about this time the Club changed…
The 2012 Victoria Dahlia Society Show catalogue is now available to view online. Click on the link below to see the catalogue and begin planning your entries for the August 25/26 show. 2012 Dahlia Show Catalogue You can also click on the Victoria Dahlia Society Show link at the top of the page for more…
