Dawn Anselmo passes 4/10/2020
The Spokesman-Review remembers dahlia breeder Dawn Anselmo, co creator of dahlia Inland Dynasty, who passed away April 10, 2020.
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Dawn Anselmo passes 4/10/2020
Plant/Tuber Sales 2020
We are now listing the local society Plant/Tuber sales and auctions. Check here for a sale in your area.
Attention ADS Reps:
IF your tuber/plant sales have changed or been cancelled, you may email changes to dahlia-info@dahlia.org for posting on the Tuber/Plant Sales page.
2019 Photo Contest
The deadline for the 2019 Photo Contest draws nigh. All entries must be received by November 30, 2019.
Day of the Dead? No! Day of the Dahlia!
For this year’s Central States Dahlia Society’s show the society sponsored a poster competition to complement their artistic design theme. Over 200 hundred votes were cast to choose among 16 entries. The winning poster by Larry Cole did a fun take on the Mexican holiday Day of the Dead.
In addition to the play on the name “Day of
Attention Hybridizers
The 2019 IMAGE SUBMISSIONS FOR 2020 NEW INTRODUCTIONS form is now available – Click here.… See entire post.
World’s Largest Dahlia Contest
Deborah Dietz, manager of the World’s Largest Dahlia Contest, invites you to include this fun category in your local and regional shows. The rules are simple:
- Bloom must be a named cultivar.
- Dahlia does NOT need leaves but must have stem and stand free in a show container.
- Dahlia can have blown center but not necessarily.
- Dahlia
Schedule of local shows 2019 is posted
Many societies have submitted the details about their local shows for the 2019 growing season. These shows are open to the public and are a wonderful place to see various cultivars (grown in your area) and to talk dahlias with local growers.
Visit Local Shows 2019 to see the schedule. Hope you can get to a show.… See entire post.
Larry Smith Highlights Micro Dahlias on TV
Larry Smith of the Portland Dahlia Society and board member of ADS, was recently interviewed on Garden Time, a TV show carried on several channels in the Northwest. Larry introduced the viewers to micro dahlias. See the interview here.
Virus in Dahlias – Become Part of the Solution!
One of the opportunities that has evolved from the virus work at Washington State University is for you to become an important part of the solution to the problem of virus in our dahlia patches. There are two key items that need to become a part of your routine practice in your garden. First is to watch for the appearance … See entire post.
John Thiermann passes away 8/19/2018
John Thiermann
August 19, 2018
With great sadness, the Midwest Dahlia Conference reports that long time leader in the dahlia world, John Thiermann, passed away Sunday, August 19, 2018, after a long battle with cancer.
John loved big dahlias, but was best known for his miniature introduction, Badger Twinkle. He was the proprietor of J T Dahlias, which, in … See entire post.