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.
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.
Join us for a virtual tour of the 2020 Canby Trial Garden, where new dahlia varieties are scored for future potential by American Dahlia Society judges. Located at Swan Island Dahlia Farm, the garden is maintained by members of the Portland Dahlia Society.
Thanks Larry Smith, Portland Dahlia Society, and the trial garden crew for sharing this video.… See entire post.
The 2020 President’s Award is presented to Dick and Danielle Parshall. See the Awards 2020 page for details.… See entire post.
The National Capital Dahlia Society prepared a high quality dahlia calendar for 2021 to help support the 2022 ADS National Show, which NCDS will be hosting. To see additional photos coming in the calendar, go to nationalcapitaldahlia.org (website for the National Capital Dahlia Society). The ADS and NCDS web sites have low resolution copies only, to help preserve the copyrights … See entire post.
The 2020 Seedling Bench Report is now available, click here .… See entire post.
The Overseas Supporter annual subscription will allow dahlia enthusiasts in other parts of the world to connect with ADS members in North and South America.
The annual subscription (November-October) will provide, via email, quarterly (December, March, June, and September) electronic copies of the Bulletin in addition to the most recent version of the Classification and Handbook of Dahlias. More details.… See entire post.
Depending on where you grow dahlias, it may be time to start thinking about storing the tubers for the winter. In climates with cold or wet winters, you’ll want to lift and store your tubers after the killing frost or anytime four months after planting. Visit Dahlia University or our tuber page for everything tubers.… See entire post.