2018 Annual Show

for a copy of the 2018 show catalog cover contact Anton (it’s too big to attach here)
Cathy presenting to Paul Mckittrick, Trophy for Best Single Flower of the 2018 Show.




for a copy of the 2018 show catalog cover contact Anton (it’s too big to attach here)
Cathy presenting to Paul Mckittrick, Trophy for Best Single Flower of the 2018 Show.



Day One will be from 9:30am to 2:00pm Saturday April 21st 2018 at the Knox Presbyterian Church, 2964 Richmond Rd. map
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.
A big thank you to everyone who came out to our tuber and plants sales over the past weeks. If you need some hints on planting or growing dahlias – check out our tab on the left entitled Growing Dahlias – it’s full to tips on how to get your tubers off to a great…
On Thursday, February 7th we gathered at the Wellesley Retirement Home for a tool demonstration given by Anne Roy with Lee Valley Tools. Anne did a great job of compiling an assortment of tools a dahlia gardener might use, even though she does not grow dahlias usually (hopefully we changed her mind?) What struck me…
Dahlias work extremely well as border plants and in pots and as an added benefit the bees and butterflies love them. Pictured below are some dahlia varieties that work particularly well in the garden border, including Rembrandt which grows to about 12″ tall and Bonne Esperance which grows to 18 to 24″.