Summer Care for Dahlias

click the link below to view/download the higher quality PDF version! Lady Darlene 2019 tuber and plant sale Poster

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…

Thanks to Wendy and Pat we have the following description of how to create tuber labels for the sale using the Avery software. Download and install the Avery software from one of these links. (If you don’t already have it) Avery for PC Avery for Mac The following description is for a PC Save the…

If you’ve ever wondered about how the Victoria Dahlia Society, the Pacific Northwest Dahlia Conference and the American Dahlia Society all fit together then this post is for you. One way to think about it is to imagine a dahlia plant. The American Dahlia Society is the main stem, Dahlia Conferences are the branches and…

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…

May 25 planting the learning garden at 2:00PM Saturday. June – Cathy F is doing more on spring and summer care of Dahlia plants along with insects. July – Teresa T and Lynn will do something on bouquets and cut flowers Aug.- Staging, and it will be held at Phils garden Sept.- Parlour Show