Learning Garden – Building New Beds
Work has been progressing on bed building in the Learning Garden. Below are the pictures to prove it.
The Flowers of the Year for 2013 have been announced. This year the flowers of the year were selected by the Nanaimo Galdiolus & Dahlia Society (we alternate years selecting the flowers of the year). The single will be Gwyneth which is an orange waterlily (WL OR). Photo from http://www.mountainvalleydahlias.com The triple will be Lakeview…
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…
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…
2018 Show Poster Show Catalogue 2018 v5 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.
A reminder to club members that Thursday’s meeting is being held outdoors at Connie’s house (directions provided to club members in Teresa’s email). Members of the general public who would like to attend should send an email to vdspublicity@shaw.ca and we will send you the details .
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…