Visit beautiful Wenatchee, Washington – located in the scenic Columbia River valley on the eastern edge of the Cascade mountain range for a National Show like no other.
The Apple Capital of the World will become the Dahla Capital of North America from September 5 – 9, 2024. The show will feature exhibits by many of the world’s top dahlia … See entire post.
How does a bloom get to be the grand champion at an ADS Dahlia Show? A recent champion tells how! Read her report.
Members who are ready to move from a Candidate Judge to an Accredited Judge may now take the test online. Be sure to coordinate the process with your local Judging Chair/Instructor. More details.… See entire post.
Share the beauty of your dahlias with other dahlia lovers and enter your photos in the 2024 ADS Photo Contest and the People’s Choice Photo Contest. The deadline for both is December 15th, 2024. You can submit your photos to adsphotocontest@dahlia.org . More details.… See entire post.
Last fall the ADS Cut Flower Committee started working on a Farmer’s Market Bunch with the intent of it becoming a class in our dahlia shows. Not a mandatory class but a class that a society could add to their show if they chose to.
Many societies have seen an increase in membership and many of the new members sell … See entire post.
We have received sad news that a friend of the American Dahlia Society has passed. David Reid of the United Kingdom, a prominent contributor to the National Dahlia Society of the UK, was in his nineties. To say that Dave was dedicated to the NDS would be an understatement.
He traveled to the United States on more than one … See entire post.
Members Only – Please check the member section of this site for important news about the 2024 CHD and an available addendum.… See entire post.
It is with heavy hearts that the National Capital Dahlia Society reports the death of long-time member, Don Dramstad. Don died March 28, 2024 at his winter home in Florida. At Don’s request, there will be no funeral. Rhonda plans to have a celebration of Don’s life in the fall during dahlia season.
Don joined the National Capital Dahlia Society … See entire post.
People Choice (voted on in 2024 from pictures submitted in 2023)
Videos of all the entries are available here.… See entire post.
Seedling Bench forms for 2024 are now available in the Member Section of this website. You must be signed in to access these forms.… See entire post.