March Meeting

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The Lane County Dahlia Society will hold its March meeting Thursday, March 7th at 7:30 PM at the Celeste Campbell Center, 155 High Street, Eugene. The March meeting will feature a brand new power-point presentation titled " Dahlia Varieties 101: Choosing the correct dahlias for your Garden". Deb Gilmer and Lexa Cookson will share their current favorite dahlias for exhibiting, to grow for cut flowers, and to plant in a  mixed garden bed. They will also talk about how to choose dahlia varieties to create pleasing bouquets for your home and the latest unique  dahlia varieties available.There will also be door prizes and free refreshments provided. 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!

February Meeting

Our February dahlia meeting will be held Thursday, February 7th at 7:30 PM at the Celeste Campbell Center, 155 High Street, Eugene. The topic of this meeting will be new dahlia introductions for 2019. We will show a DVD that presents all of the new dahlias that earned a passing score at the 2018 trial gardens. Also, it is time to renew your membership, if you haven't already done so. It should be a fun winter's night full of lovely dahlia blooms and  help us all plan and dream about our upcoming garden. There will be refreshments and door prizes too.  As always, the meeting is free and open to the public. We hope to see you there!

Welcome to 2019 ! It's time to renew your membership.

January is the time to renew your dahlia society membership and pay yearly dues to help sustain our organization. If you joined the Lane County Dahlia Society after September 1st, 2018, then your dues are good through 2019. We encourage all members to join the American Dahlia Society and the Pacific Northwest Dahlia Conference as well.

Lane County Dahlia Society Dues are $10 per person, $15 each family; Members receive 11 issues of our newsletter The Dahlia Data

American Dahlia Society $24 per person, $27 for a family. Members receive the quarterly ADS Bulletin and the 2010 Classification Guild. The Bulletin contains timely articles pertaining to dahlias, information on new cultivars, and a host of other topics. The Classification book is indispensable as a guide that states which cultivars performed well in your region and lists winning varieties from around the nation. The ADS provides a great service to all dahlia enthusiasts at a bargain price.

Pacific Northwest Dahlia Conference $10 per person or $15 for a family. The PNDS hosts 3 trial gardens: Inland Empire Garden in Spokane, Canby Trial Garden in Canby, Oregon & the Victoria Trial Garden on Canada's Vancouver Island. The PNDS provides training for judges, maintains records for all member societies, and sponsors an annual show. Each member of the PNDS receives 3 newsletters a year, a membership booklet, and an exhibiting number.

Please renew your dues by mailing them to our Treasurer Phyllis Shafer at : 222 E. Broadway #501 , Eugene, OR 97401. Make all checks payable to : The Lane County Dahlia Society.

Our first meeting of the new year will be held Thursday, February 7th. at the Celeste Campbell Center in Eugene. Our program that evening will be a DVD of the new 2019 dahlia introductions. We hope to see you there!

November Meeting

Our November dahlia meeting will be held Thursday, November 1st at 7:30 PM at the Celeste Campbell Center, 155 High Street, Eugene. The topic of this meeting will be the proper digging, dividing, and storage of dahlia tubers. Society members will be set up at many work stations, giving hands-on demonstrations of tuber dividing.There will also be demonstrations showcasing various successful storage methods. This is one of our most popular meetings of the year and we expect a large turnout. As always, the meeting is free and open to the public. There will also be free door prizes and refreshments. We hope to see 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!

55th Annual Dahlia Show

55th Annual Dahlia Show 

Where: Wheeler Pavilion, Lane County Fairgrounds, Eugene, OR

When: Saturday, September 15th, Noon - 6:00 PM

            Sunday, September 16th, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Come help the Lane County Dahlia Society celebrate its 55th Annual Show. There will be hundreds of dahlia varieties on display, exhibited by dozens of growers from all over the Pacific Northwest. There will be an information booth staffed by LCDS members ready to answer all of your questions and free handouts too. Just outside the Wheeler Pavilion is a dahlia garden tended by LCDS members. Bring your camera and your questions and prepare to be amazed at the display. Admission is free! We will see you there!

September Meeting

The Lane County Dahlia Society will hold its September meeting on Thursday, September 6th 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 show cans 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!