Category: News

Members,

Please read the Open Letter from President Brad Freeman, dated 6/28/2021, available from the Members Info page. … See entire post.

Hooray for Dahlia Shows!  After being severely limited last year due to COVID-19, dahlia societies across North America are so excited to invite you to their 2021 shows.

Shows will be listed as information is made available to this site, so come back often to see what shows have been added.

The ADS National Show will be open to the … See entire post.

Members,

Hopefully you are using the Online Classification Guide (OCG) in the public area of the site.  It is one of our most popular features. 

Now for members only, we have an expanded search capability.  You can get detailed color information and origination information that is not available in the public OCG.  You can also print or copy your results … See entire post.

ADS member Harry Rissetto has been awarded the American Horticultural Society’s, Meritorious Service Award.  Congratulations Harry!

Visit the American Horticultural Society’s website for more information.… See entire post.

ADS member, Julie Huynh Moore, was feature in The Oregonian/OregonLIve.  Congratulations Julie.  Thanks for spreading the dahlia word!  See the article. … See entire post.

Learn to take cuttings from this short video featuring ADS Vice President Mark Oldenkamp,… See entire post.

Local societies are a great place to get tubers and plants.  Check the websites of local societies for information.  Find local society web sites on our societies’ page.

Here are sales that have been reported to us.

With nearly 700 entries, the 2020 ADS Photo Contest is an archive of our favorite flower and our lives this unusual year. The large number of entries was a bit challenging. How do you chose the top four out of 182 entries in class 2? Trevor Hoff’s photo exemplifies the category: Sandia Melody is a portrait of a dahlia, … See entire post.

Kristine Albrecht, ADS member and Genome Project co-ordinator, was recently featured on the  Flower Power Garden Hour Podcast talking about – what else – dahlias!  Listen to the podcast here (scroll down to the December 20, 2020 podcast). 

Great job Kristine.… See entire post.

On December 9th, 2020  a small group of members of the Washington State Dahlia Society (WSDS) and Puget Sound Dahlia Association (PSDA) presented the first Les Connell Medal to Vivian Connell at her home.  Don Filand, WSDS, who spearheaded the efforts to create the Les Connell Medal, presented the first medal to Vivian.

The second Les Connell Medal … See entire post.