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.
Below are 2019 Show Results for those societies who chose to have their results posted on this website. Click on the links below to see the results.
ADS Reps – Send corrections to dahlia-info@dahlia.org
Badger State Dahlia Society (Wisconsin)
The Largest Dahlia in the World, 2019 contest results are in.
It is once again time to dig and store our tubers for the winter. For your convenience, here are some articles, web pages, and videos, to review the process:
Digging, Dividing, and Storing Tubers
What Does a Novice Dahlia Grower Do after Frost?
No Fuss: Store Your Tubers in Plastic Wrap
The 2019 ADS Awards were announced at the National Show in Grand Rapids. See details.… See entire post.
The ADS is sad to report the passing E.H. “Ted” Collins, MBE. Ted was a giant in the dahlia world not only in the United Kingdom, but worldwide. He is the author of several books about dahlias.
In the summer of 2017, the ADS awarded the ADS Silver Medal to Ted Collins of the United Kingdom. Here are the … See entire post.
The Board of Directors of the American Dahlia Society has authorized the issuing of a pin for those who have entered the judging program as candidate judges. To be eligible for the pin the individual must have been reported as a candidate after July 14, 2019. The pin will not be issued to those who were reported prior to that … See entire post.
Amazon has eliminated this program. Thanks to all who supported the ADS in this way.
We are trying out a new feature for the website. If you just want to relax and look at beautiful pictures of dahlias in the photo galleries of some of our members, visit our Photo Links page. There you will find links to Instagram, flickr, etc. galleries provided by our members.
Enjoy!
If you are a member of ADS and … See entire post.
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.