| March Bulletin List of programs 2020 Revised Jan 2020 Yes, we have a Facebook page! Portland Dahlia Society Facebook Page Federation Newsletter March 2019 |
| 2019 Show Schedule 2018 Show Results 09-18-18 Annual Picnic Pictures and article 2018 Show to be held at Oaks Park. 2018 Show Catalog Dance Pavilion Table Layout Soil Test Interpretation Guide by OSU |
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| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE1lOuAROuM&feature=youtu.be Our Larry Smith talks about micro dahlias Paste into your browser. |
| Larry Smith talks Dahlias on television. https://vimeo.com/345077095 Paste into your browser |
| Map of Oaks Park, click to enlarge |
| PORTLAND DS MEMBERS WIN! The American Dahlia Society's Derrill W. Hart Medal is awarded annually to varieties scoring highest in accredited Trial Gardens located across the United States and Canada during the previous growing season. Only seven Hart medals are awarded each year and two have been won by PDS originations: "Allen’s Country Roads," an A size (Large) red incurved cactus, originated by Allen Manuel. This is Allen's third consecutive Hart medal, previously winning with "Allen's Blackbeard" and "Allen's Arctic Fox." My Forever, an orange waterlily, originated by Nicholas Gitts of Swan Island Dahlias. This is Nick's second consecutive Hart medal following last year's win with "Dancing Queen," a pink stellar form dahlia. It is very quite the feather in the caps of these local hybridizers to have won in consecutive years. |
| My Forever |
| Allen’s Country Roads |
| Zoom Meeting We have scheduled a Zoom meeting on March 9th, 7PM. . Zoom address: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87049877617?pwd=bkFUdDRHbjF5aE9EQ3YwYW4wUTg2QT09 Program List for Meeting Pictures for Cutting Presentation |
| Dahlia Calendars for 2021... What a great idea for a no touch- contact Christmas Gift! This is a fundraiser for the Portland Dahlia Society sponsored 2023 ADS National Show. Calendars for 2021 are being sold by the National Capitol Dahlia Society (Wash. DC). The calendar is 8-1/2" x 22" and the images are of high quality. They can be ordered through Teresa Bergman. Contact her with any questions and to order -- teresa@dahlias4u.com. A small portion of the sales will benefit our own National Show to be held in 2023. Each calendar will be $10.00 plus postage. To receive by Christmas, please order by 12/15/20. |
| Speaking of the 2023 national show...Eric Toedtli is heading up a contest for naming our show theme. Our theme in 2012, when we last sponsored a National Show, was "Follow the Oregon Trail of Dahlias" Gordon Jackman has suggested, "The Place to Be in Twenty-Three". Usually, the show theme is tied in with the classes for the Arrangement Section. The society is offering a $25 prize for the winning theme. Please send your theme entries to etoedtli@yahoo.com |
| News on our annual photo contest... Here are the categories for the annual Portland Dahlia Society photo contest: 1-dahlia portrait-one bloom 2-macro view (close up) of a dahlia 3-two or more blooms 4-dahlia gardens 5-dahlias with people 6-dahlias with critters (bees, frogs,pets, etc.) $10 for the winner in each class. There is no limit of entries. Digital photos should be “recent” (use your own discretion—this has been a strange year). Digital images should be sent to Larry Smith at thebodysmith@hotmail.com Winners Videos Video (1) https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=n_DrZphH6z Video (2) https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=gap7Xrjqpik Video (3) https://youtu. be/uqrLlGO2hOc Video (4)Judges and Their Pictures https://www.youtube. com/watch? v=7VnrAGt1n8M (5)Gardens and then People https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=uqrLlGO2hOc (6) 28 minute version of the above for media outlets https://www.youtube. com/watch? v=30mOGyHQmZI |
| Giant Blooms of Walter Hardisty shown by Bob & Cynthia Patterson |
| SHOPIFY WEB TUBER SALES By Shirley Bankston The Shopify store will be open on April 5 through April 10 for PDS members and friends. This year all orders placed will be shipped to the address on the order. A PDS presale discount coupon of 20% will be available (only during this time) to use that will lower the price and help pay for shipping. On April 13th, Shopify will be launched to the USA! Domestic shipping of tubers only – no international to Alaska or Hawaii. The base price for tubers will be $5.00 each. Some “more recent” varieties will have a higher set price and will be noted on the site. |