Learning Garden – Building New Beds
Work has been progressing on bed building in the Learning Garden. Below are the pictures to prove it.
Work has been progressing on bed building in the Learning Garden. Below are the pictures to prove it.
Congratulations to VDS members Phil, Teresa, Paul and Connie for their showing last weekend at the American Dahlia Society National Show in Portland Oregon. Phil and Teresa won 5 ribbons , Paul won 2 Head table awards and Connie won 5 Head table awards and Best Bloom in Show.
The most popular sell out early and stock is always dependent on how well the tubers overwintered. Here are some that are commonly available.
For the 2013 season the Victoria Dahlia Society will be taking a break from the Learning Garden. But not to worry, there will be plenty of learning opportunities from coming to meetings, attending group events and, of course, from growing your own dahlias!
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…
Show Poster 2022 click the link above to open – its’ the 2022 show poster help spread it around!
It’s mid-June and my dahlias are growing well, soon it will be time to start disbranching and disbudding! It won’t be long before the blooms are ready and it will be time to bring them into the VDS Annual Show, taking place on August 16th and 17th at Westshore Town Centre. If you want to…