Our beloved Bill McClaren, former owner of Alpen Gardens, and founder of the Montana Dahlia Society, passed away on March 13, 2018 at the age of 89. Bill is survived by his wife, Lois; children, Steve, Marla, Mary, and Marjory; grandchildren, Jacy, Mandi, Dylan, and Jesse; and, great-grandchildren, Greta, Thomas, Vaida, Zachary, Ania, Drew, Devin, Will, and Addy.
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The American Dahlia Society – The Second 50 Years was published in 2015 in conjunction with the 100 year ADS anniversary celebration.
This publication is based on the Bulletins from 1965 – 2014 and is a buffet of tidbits-dim sum or tapas–of information that presents the ADS, the flower, and its people for your enjoyment.
It is not intended to … See entire post.
The revised 4th Edition of the nation’s most popular dahlia growing guide is now available.
This 48 page, fully illustrated publication is your month-by-month primer on dahlia culture; it offers well-seasoned, authoritative advice for beginners and expert growers. There is nothing like it!
This guide is a publication of the Puget Sound Dahlia Association. Find it in the ADS Store… See entire post.
With heavy heart we need to inform the dahlia community of the passing of Nancy Moore, who for more than the past half century, was a prominent member of the American Dahlia Society. Nancy was fully one-half of the “Moore Team” along with her late husband and past president of the ADS, James C. “Bud” Moore.
She passed on April … See entire post.
After a courageous battle with cancer, it is with sadness and sorrow that the Dahlia Society of New Brunswick announces the passing of John Armstrong on January 28th, 2018 at the age of 58. John was a well-known dahlia grower, exhibitor, lecturer and senior dahlia judge in Atlantic Canada. John was a great supporter of dahlia shows and exhibited for … See entire post.
We sadly note the passing, at age 86, of John Frater of Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand. John was the originator of the Taratahi line of dahlias. He also won prizes as a bagpiper and was a respected pipe major with his local band. John opened numerous dahlia shows by leading a procession with his bagpipes down the streets to the … See entire post.