Learning Garden – Building New Beds
Work has been progressing on bed building in the Learning Garden. Below are the pictures to prove it.
Show Reporting Form ADS 2019 for Bulletin
Hopefully everyone made it out to our 67th Annual Dahlia Show at Westshore Town Centre on the weekend of August 17th and 18th!! The blooms entered by everyone were absolutely spectacular and I for one enjoyed seeing everyone’s entries. Each bloom represents time and care and effort on behalf of the grower and I want…
The most popular sell out early and stock is always dependent on how well the tubers overwintered. Here are some that are commonly available.
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…
This year, for fun, we are encouraging our members to grow dahlias from seed to see what flowers they might get. In September, we will have an informal flower show where members can show off their favourite blooms (judging will be by popular choice, ie what people like just by looking, and not by ADS…
Teresa Thom awarding Anton deBree the trophy for best seedling 2018.