5 – Cherry Blossoms
4 – Daffodils blooming
3 – First Swallows of the year (Photo by: Jen Goellnitz)
2 – Victoria Dahlia Society members start returning from places like Hawaii and Arizona (sorry, no photo)
1 – Dahlia tubers eying up for the VDS Plant and Tuber Sale (April 30 at Westshore Town Centre).
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…
Day One will be from 9:30am to 2:00pm Saturday April 21st 2018 at the Knox Presbyterian Church, 2964 Richmond Rd. map
“SHOW TIME 2021” The Victoria and Nanaimo Dahlia Society Shows were both a “GREAT SUCCESS” with many winning blooms and lots of wonderful volunteers. Without our volunteers we could never accomplish so much in such a short time so a BIG THANK YOU to each of you!!! Many novice exhibiters showed blooms for the first time, and…
Work has been progressing on bed building in the Learning Garden. Below are the pictures to prove it.
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 –…
