November Meeting
This month we will be discussing:
Annual membership elections (must be a member to vote).
Pie Social
October Meeting
This month we will be discussing:
Digging, dividing & storing
Favorite tool show
CANCELLED: WCDS Dahlia Show in partnership with Bellingham Parks Department (Sunday)
CANCELLED: Whatcom County Dahlia Society is hosting its annual dahlia show from Saturday, September 14, 2024, from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm and Sunday, September 15, 2024, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
DUE TO BLOEDEL DONOVAN CONSTRUCTION, WCDS IS NO LONGER HOLDING A SHOW FOR 2024. WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT YEAR.
CANCELLED: WCDS Dahlia Show in partnership with Bellingham Parks Department (Saturday)
CANCELLED: Whatcom County Dahlia Society is hosting its annual dahlia show from Saturday, September 14, 2024, from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm and Sunday, September 15, 2024, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
DUE TO BLOEDEL DONOVAN CONSTRUCTION, WCDS IS NO LONGER HOLDING A SHOW FOR 2024. WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT YEAR.
September Meeting
This month we will be discussing:
Annual Parlor show where members can bring staged dahlias.
Photography in the garden
Seed collecting
August meeting
This month we will discuss:
Being able to identify various forms & sizes.
Becoming a clerk for shows & judging.
Beginning a discussion on collecting dahlia seed.
July Meeting
This month we will be discussing:
Plant care & diseases
NW Federation of Dahlia Growers workshops
May Meeting
This month we will be discussing:
How to plant our tubers.
Provide a panel of growers with different methods on growing dahlias.
Whatcom County Dahlia Tuber Sale
Whatcom County Dahlia Societies’ annual community tuber sale on Saturday, April 6, 2024, at Bloedel Donovan Park from 10am - 3pm.
April Meeting
This month we will be discussing:
Upcoming tuber sale
Prepping the garden
Dahlia Auction
March Meeting
Multiplying Your Dahlias through Cuttings
This month we will be discussing:
We will have a hands-on demonstration on how to take cuttings from our dahlia tubers.
We will show the second part from waking up tubers to potting them up.
You will learn how to care for these young plants inside the house.
February Meeting
Our first meeting of the year is a time to reconnect, discuss soil sampling for our gardens, show newly introduced dahlias in the ADS world, and look forward to beginning our dahlia cutting beds.