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Press Releases

2022

  • 2021 Les Connell Medal Awarded  (pdf)

2021

  • 2021_Stanley_Johnson_Medal  (pdf) 
  • 2021 Hart, Dudley, and Gullikson Awards   (pdf)

2019

  • 2019 Stanley Johnson Medal Winner Announced 

2018

  • 2018 Stanley Johnson Medal Winner Announced 
  • Hart, Dudley, and Gullickson Medal Winners Announced
  • 2017 Stanley Johnson Medal Winner (pdf)
  • Derrill W. Hart and Evie Gullikson Medal Winners (pdf)
  • Lynn B. Dudley and Evie Gullikson Medal Winners (pdf)

2017

  • 2016 Stanley Johnson Medal Winner (pdf)
  • Derrill W. Hart, Evie Gullikson, and Lynn B. Dudley Medal (pdf)

2016

  • 2015 Stanley Johnson Medal Winner (pdf)
  • Trial garden recipients of the Derrill W. Hart Medal and Evie Gullikson Medal (pdf)

2015

  • ADS introduces “The Second 50 Years”, a compiled history of the last 50 years of the ADS (pdf)
  • Best Dahlia of the Past 50 Years (pdf)
  • 2014 Stanley Johnson Medal Winner (pdf)
  • Trial garden recipients of the Derrill W. Hart Medal and Evie Gullikson Medal (pdf)

2014

  • 2013 Stanley Johnson Medal Winner (pdf)
  • Trial garden recipients of the Derrill W. Hart Medal and Evie Gullikson Medal (pdf)

2013

  • Border/Container Dahlia of the Year (pdf)
  • Stanley Johnson Medal Winner (pdf)
  • Lynn B Dudley Medal and Evie Gullikson Medal Winners (pdf)
  • Trial garden recipients of the Derrill W. Hart Medal and Evie Gullikson Medal (pdf)
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      • Border / Container Dahlias
        • Border/Container Dahlias Overview
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        • ADS Border / Container Dahlia of the Year
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  • KNOW
    • Online Classification Guide
      • OCG – General
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    • Trial Gardens
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      • Trial Garden 2021
      • TG Locations
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      • Archive
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    • Intros, Cream of Crop, Fab 50
      • New Intros
      • Cream of the Crop
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    • External Links
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      • Article – WEALTH OF SPECIES DAHLIAS
    • FAQ
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  • RESEARCH
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      • Virus Documentation Index
      • Virus Testing for YOUR Garden
    • Genome Project
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  • NEWS/EVENTS
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