Dave (left) accepting the 2021 ADS Silver Medal Award.
Pictured with Jerry Landerholm and fellow recipient Barb Miner.
With great sadness the Dahlia Society of Ohio (DSO) informs you of the sudden, unexpected passing of Dave Cap. Dave was our Show Chair for well over 20 years. He spent countless hours organizing our shows at Cuyahoga County Fair, Summit … See entire post.
The deadline for the 2021 ADS Dahlia Contest is December 1st, 2021. Winning photos are announced in late January 2022. The grand prize photographer receives $50.00. Each first-place winner receives $20.00, second place $10.00, and third place $5.00.
Except for the People’s Choice and the Undisseminated/seedling class, the dahlias photographed should be ADS classified dahlias. The classification handbook … See entire post.
Hopefully by now members have received and are enjoying the September 2021 Bulletin. Among the highlights of the publication are the local society reports. But mistakes happen, and somehow the Kitsap County Dahlia Society report was not published in full. Please see the full report below. Thanks Kitsap for your report. Please accept our sincere apology for the error.… See entire post.
Local societies are a great place to get tubers and plants. Check the websites of local societies for information. Find local society web sites on our societies’ page.
Here are sales that have been reported to us.
The National Capital Dahlia Society prepared a high quality dahlia calendar for 2021 to help support the 2022 ADS National Show, which NCDS will be hosting. To see additional photos coming in the calendar, go to nationalcapitaldahlia.org (website for the National Capital Dahlia Society). The ADS and NCDS web sites have low resolution copies only, to help preserve the copyrights … See entire post.
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In the past, the American Dahlia Society presented a Border/Container Dahlia of the Year Award. In order to select and showcase exceptional border/container dahlias, the ADS conducted annual garden trials of border and container dahlias in all areas of the country. Evaluators at the trial sites reported results and a committee selected one variety to be the ADS Border/Container Dahlia … See entire post.
A general description follows, which expresses what Ernest Pitt in the 1983 NDS Annual states about the dahlia as a garden flower. Barry Jordan, a member of the National Dahlia Society, comments further about what constitutes a superior garden dahlia. In addition, we have added additional comments. It is clear for such a task that a general, loosely framed description … See entire post.
We have been growing dahlias for over forty years, about 30 years ago we moved to our present location to have space around us and continued with the dahlia growing. Through the years we have met many respected dahlia growers and often the topic of discussion was fertilizing dahlias. The majority of growers recommended fertilizing with phosphorus and potash but … See entire post.
Dahlia catalogs from a number of commercial growers will appear regularly from early-December to mid-January. These growers provide a great service for those of us who definitely desire to grow a specific variety. Many of us comb these catalogs at great length in order to structure our portfolio of garden/exhibition quality blooms. Additionally, one can visit dahlia suppliers on the internet. … See entire post.