Summer Care for Dahlias

CC Image courtesy of Eric in SF on Flickr Interested in learning how to grown dahlias? Check out the Amercian Dahlia Society (ADS) website for tips on growing dahlias. Also, come out to one of our meetings where you learn hands on how to grown dahlias and you can ask experienced growers for advice. Click…

This is just a reminder that the Victoria Dahlia Society Show is free for anyone to enter. You do not have to be a Society member, you just need to have some dahlias in your garden. You also don’t have to have any experience showing dahlias as there are many Society members who would be…

The 70th Annual Dahlia Show (2016) will be held Saturday September 10 and Sunday September 11 at the Prospect Lake Community Hall, 5358 Sparton Road.  The doors will be open to the public Saturday 1pm to 5pm, and Sunday 11am to 3pm.  Admission is free.

It’s early-July and the dahlia garden is starting to come to life in Victoria. Below is a photo of Jomanda growing in Rob and Sarah’s garden – what’s growing in your garden? Send your dahlia photos to vdspublicity@shaw.ca so we can post what’s blooming in your garden.

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…

Novice growers encouraged to submit their blooms! Entry is free to all (you don’t need to be a member!) Please come by to see some of our best growing efforts with these spectacular flowers!!