The Lane County Dahlia Society will hold its October meeting Thursday, October 5th at 7:00 PM at the Celeste Campbell Center, 155 High Street, Eugene. For our October program, Eugene and Rosie will discuss "What's happening in the Garden" and will give tips on how to close out the dahlia season. October is also dahlia "Show and Tell" month, so we encourage all members and guests to bring some blooms to show off and share at the meeting. There will be door prizes and free refreshments. The meeting is free and open to the public! Whether you are a first-time visitor or a long-time L.C.D.S. member, we hope that you will join us!

The Lane County Dahlia Society will hold its September meeting Thursday, September 7th at 7:00 PM at the Celeste Campbell Center, 155 High Street, Eugene. Out September program will cover topics such as how to choose a bloom to show and how to stage your blooms. We will also discuss both design and basket entries and we will demonstrate how to fill out show entry cards. There will also be an opportunity to receive your show exhibitor number. If you have ever thought about entering our LCDS dahlia show, you won't want to miss this meeting! We will also have our regular feature "What's Happening in the Garden". We also encourage all members and guests to bring some blooms to show off and share at the meeting. There will be door prizes and free refreshments. The meeting is free and open to the public! Whether you are a first-time visitor or a long-time L.C.D.S. member, we hope that you will join us!
 

 The Lane County Dahlia Society will hold its August meeting Thursday, August 3rd at 7:00 PM at the Celeste Campbell Center, 155 High Street, Eugene. The arrival of August heralds two things; a garden full of gorgeous dahlia blooms and the arrival of dahlia show season. The August program will be presented by LCDS members Eugene, Rosie, and Camille. This dynamic trio will guide us all through the ADS classification book, explain how it pertains to a dahlia show, and then demystify our own Dahlia Show book. If you have ever thought about entering a dahlia show, you won't want to miss this meeting! We will also have our regular feature "What's Happening in the Garden". This month, the segment will include organic fertilizers and pest management. We also encourage all members and guests to bring some blooms to show off and share at the meeting. There will be door prizes and free refreshments. The meeting is free and open to the public! Whether you are a first-time visitor or a long-time L.C.D.S. member, we hope that you will join us!

 

The Lane County Dahlia Society will hold its October meeting Thursday, October 6th at 7:30 PM at the Celeste Campbell Center, 155 High Street, Eugene. October's meeting topic will concern "how to put your dahlia garden to bed for the season". LCDS Member Eugene K. will describe what processes he has successfully used over the years. Eugene will then discuss how he collects dahlia seed. This is a fun way to grow new dahlias and maybe the next big winner will come from your garden! We will also be hosting our last dahlia bloom "Show & Tell". With October's cooler weather, our dahlia plants have perked up and the bloom colors are deep and lovely. Please think about bringing some blooms to share. There will be door prizes and free refreshments! The meeting is free and open to the public. Mask wearing will continue to be optional. Whether you are a first-time visitor or a long-time L.C.D.S. member, we hope that you will join us!

 The Lane County Dahlia Society will hold its August meeting Thursday, August 4th at 7:30 PM at the Celeste Campbell Center, 155 High Street, Eugene. LCDS Member Eugene Kenyon will share his ideas about what we can expect and what to do in our gardens this month. With show season fast approaching, there are ways to start prepping and grooming our dahlia plants to harvest the most beautiful and healthy blooms. Members and guests are also encouraged to bring blooms for our dahlia Show and Tell. Additionally, there will be floral arrangements on display to ignite your imagination and encourage entries in the design division of our September dahlia show. There will be door prizes and free refreshments! The meeting is free and open to the public. Mask wearing will continue to be optional. Whether you are a first-time visitor or a long-time L.C.D.S. member, we hope that you will join us!

October Meeting

The October meeting of the Lane County Dahlia Society will be held on Thursday, October 3rd., at 7:30 PM at the Celeste Campbell Center, 155 High Street, Eugene. Please join us as we celebrate our favorite flower as the growing season nears its end. This month's program will feature LCDS member Eugene Kenyon, owner of River's Dahlias. Eugene will talk about the end of the dahlia season and how he prepares his dahlias for the first frost. He will also touch on dahlia seed collecting. Learn how you can successfully save seed from your plants. We are also encouraging all LCDS members and guests to bring dahlia blooms from your gardens. This will be a great opportunity to share a bit of this year's dahlia garden with the group and also begin formulating ideas for next year's garden too. There will be free refreshments and door prizes. As always, the meeting is free and open to the public. We hope to see you there!

September Meeting

The Lane County Dahlia Society will hold its September meeting on Thursday, September 5th at 7:30 PM at the Celeste Campbell Center, 155 High Street, Eugene. This month's meeting will focus on how to enter a dahlia bloom into a dahlia show. We will discuss how to improve bloom quality on your plants, how to safely transport blooms to the show, and demonstrate how to stage a 1-bloom and 3-bloom entry. We will also have a demonstration on how to float a dahlia bloom and will hear how to gather all of the materials that you will need. We will have the new Show Books to distribute and will give a quick talk on how to read the Show Book and understand it. Limited amounts of foam will be for sale. We also encourage all members to bring some dahlia blooms for our "show-and-tell". The meeting is free and open to the public. Free refreshments and door prizes will be provided. We look forward to seeing you there!

August Meeting

The August meeting of the Lane Country Dahlia Society will be held Thursday, August 1st at 7:30 PM at the Celeste Campbell Center, 155 High Street, Eugene. We are so excited that this month's speaker will be Wayne Lobaugh of Lobaugh's Dahlias in Washington State. Wayne is an expert dahlia grower, exhibitor, and hybridizer. His topic for our meeting will be "Hybridizing Open Centered Dahlias". Wayne has introduced many wonderful open centered dahlias such as RaeAnn's Peach and Apopa Beauty. His talk is sure to be a fascinating look into his methods for creating these wonderful new varieties. We will also have our regular dahlia "show-and-tell" and we encourage members and non-members alike to bring in blooms to share. As always, admission is free and there will be door prizes and refreshments served. We look forward to seeing you there!

October Meeting

The October meeting of the Lane County Dahlia Society will be held Thursday, October 4th at 7:30 PM at the Celeste Campbell Center, 155 High Street, Eugene. Please join us as we celebrate and share our favorite flower as the growing season nears its end. This month's program will feature our annual dahlia bloom "Show-and-Tell". We are encouraging all LCDS members and guests to bring dahlia blooms from their garden to share with the group. Ideas include cutting blooms of your old favorites, brand new varieties that you are loving, and sharing blooms that work well in the mixed flower bed. This will be a great opportunity to share a bit of this year's dahlia garden with the group and to also begin formulating ideas for next year's garden too. There will be free refreshments and door prizes. As always, the meeting is free and open to the public. We hope to see you there!