Hank Solterman of the Greater St. Louis Dahlia Society passed away peacefully on December 5, 2018, following a long and exhaustive battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Hank was a member of the St. Louis society for 40 years and the Ritenour Garden Club of St. Louis for even longer. In fact, it was Oliver Ruffing and Rolla Zufall – members of … See entire post.
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Local dahlia societies and clubs within the ADS have a role to play in celebrating the 2019 Year of the Dahlia. If your organization has a working relationship with a local garden center or nursery, talk to the managers or owners about the 2019 Year of the Dahlia. You can offer to give presentations both on growing dahlias (spring time) … See entire post.
Various 2018 ADS awards were presented at the National ADS Show held at Longwood Gardens, September 22, 2018. These awards included:
2018 Gold Medal, presented to Donald Dramstad (details)
2018 Silver Medal, presented to Timothy Elkner (details)
2018 Silver Medal, presented to Gerry Livesey (details)
2018 Silver Medal, presented to Dean Thomas (details)
2018 Silver Medal, presented to James Thomas … See entire post.
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What is the difference between a garden dahlia and an exhibition dahlia? Where can I see examples of each?
In response to this sort of question, Alan Fisher, The Chairman of the Garden Dahlias Committee has prepared a presentation showing a couple dozen dahlias, examples of garden dahlias, exhibition dahlias, and dahlias that work for both purposes. He also provided … See entire post.
What is the difference between a garden dahlia and an exhibition dahlia? Where can I see examples of each?
In response to this sort of question, I prepared a presentation showing a couple dozen dahlias, examples of garden dahlias, exhibition dahlias, and dahlias that work for both purposes. I also provided a brief critique in many cases – what is … See entire post.
Those who know me as a highly competitive dahlia purist would consider me the last member of ADS to be writing about garden dahlias. However, in my 30 plus years growing dahlias, I have always included a number of dahlias that I would never expect to win in exhibition … See entire post.