The dahlia just lost a world ambassador. John Menzel passed away peacefully at his home in Winkie, Australia, on April 10 after a long battle with a chronic muscle disease. John and his wife, Anne, traveled the world promoting and gathering information about the dahlia for decades.
John was a regular speaker at many dahlia gatherings and meetings including the … See entire post.
ADS member, Julie Huynh Moore, was feature in The Oregonian/OregonLIve. Congratulations Julie. Thanks for spreading the dahlia word! See the article. … See entire post.
Learn to take cuttings from this short video featuring ADS Vice President Mark Oldenkamp,… See entire post.
A great place to get tubers and plants is from a local society. Check the websites of local societies for information. Find local society web sites on our societies’ page.
Here are some sales that have been reported to us:
Puget Sound Dahlia Association
March 18, 2021 – May, 1, 2021
Link to sale: https://puget-sound-dahlia-association.myshopify.com/… See entire post.
With nearly 700 entries, the 2020 ADS Photo Contest is an archive of our favorite flower and our lives this unusual year. The large number of entries was a bit challenging. How do you chose the top four out of 182 entries in class 2? Trevor Hoff’s photo exemplifies the category: Sandia Melody is a portrait of a dahlia, … See entire post.
Kristine Albrecht, ADS member and Genome Project co-ordinator, was recently featured on the Flower Power Garden Hour Podcast talking about – what else – dahlias! Listen to the podcast here (scroll down to the December 20, 2020 podcast).
Great job Kristine.… See entire post.
On December 9th, 2020 a small group of members of the Washington State Dahlia Society (WSDS) and Puget Sound Dahlia Association (PSDA) presented the first Les Connell Medal to Vivian Connell at her home. Don Filand, WSDS, who spearheaded the efforts to create the Les Connell Medal, presented the first medal to Vivian.
The second Les Connell Medal … See entire post.
Awarded to the cultivar that has the highest average trial garden score in the accredited trial gardens located across the United States and Canada during the previous year as an AA/A; B; BB; M; Ball/Miniature Ball/Pompon; ST/NX; and Waterlily. The highest three scores shall be used to determine such highest average. In case of ties, … See entire post.
Join us for a virtual tour of the 2020 Canby Trial Garden, where new dahlia varieties are scored for future potential by American Dahlia Society judges. Located at Swan Island Dahlia Farm, the garden is maintained by members of the Portland Dahlia Society.
Thanks Larry Smith, Portland Dahlia Society, and the trial garden crew for sharing this video.… See entire post.
The 2020 President’s Award is presented to Dick and Danielle Parshall. See the Awards 2020 page for details.… See entire post.