Rain or Shine Picnic

June 16th was wet but it didn't dampen the spirits of our Utah Dahlia Society Members. 

 We came out to enjoy hamburgers, hot dogs and yummy salads with homemade ice cream and cookies for dessert.

Our youngest and cutest member.

Mark Hurst unveils our Utah Dahlia Society Demonstration Garden Sign. 

 Despite the heavy rainfall and colder temperatures most of the 64 dahlias planted showed up for the event!

Thanks to Mark we had a warm and lovely place to have our picnic out of the rain.  We also kicked off our photo competition for our members to take pictures of their dahlias and submit them for our 2011 Utah Dahlia Society Calendar.

Our next meeting will be in August.  Check your e-mails or this site for information.

Rained Out

We were rained out yesterday for our scheduled dahlia tuber sale for this year.
Don't worry....you can still get tubers from us by leaving a message here
or coming to the Red Butte Garden plant sale next Saturday, May 8th.

TUBER PARTY AND SALE 2010

Spring means Dahlia Tuber Sales to members of the

American Dahlia Society.

The Utah Chapter

joined in the fun with our

second annual Tuber Sale

hosted by

Millcreek Gardens.

Our President, Mark Hurst offered these lovely cuttings and seedlings.

We kicked off our Tuber Sale with a tuber party for members. It was a chance to have some fun, bag our tubers and get first pick of the many tubers donated for sale.

Cutting tubers......

the next step was to write the names on the tubers and then off to the next station......

to be bagged in vermiculite with a label including a picture and classification on the bag.

Don't forget to punch the air hole!

We all worked up an appetite and enjoyed a pizza buffet with all the trimmings.

A two hour drive each way to help out and bring tubers by our Logan members was much appreciated.

Mark Hurst and daughter Clea.

Mark does a book signing for his Dahlia Diary surrounded by

Eva Jensen, Megan Badger and Karen Crook.

Our 2010 Tuber Sale on April 24th was greeted by perfect weather and interest from new and more experienced growers alike.

Many thanks once again to Millcreek Gardens for hosting our sale and to the many members and growers that donated tubers.

We have some great tubers left and will be back to

Millcreek Gardens

again next

Saturday, May 1st at 10:00.

Spring 2010

The calendar tells us it is time to wake up from our long winter's rest and start to make our dreams of a beautiful dahlia garden a reality.

Just don't look out the window. If you do, don't let the snow keep you from getting your tubers out of storage so they will be ready for our annual Utah Dahlia Society dahlia sale on April 24th and and May 1st.

Millcreek Gardens will be our generous host again this year.

Be sure to attend our meeting on Wednesday, April 21st at the Garden Center. We will have the bags and vermiculite to bag and label your tuber donations for the sale. It will also be a members only chance at some of the tubers you have had your eye on. Watch for an e-mail with more details and a request for your donation inventory so we can get the labels made ahead of time.

In other news Mark Hurst, Eva Jensen and Megan Badger have been busy getting the Utah Dahlia Society's "Dahlia Diary" ready. It is a step by step guide to growing dahlias for the Utah grower. Be sure to get your copy at the tuber sale. The dahlia pictured above will be featured on the cover.

Remember to Save the Dates:

April 21st

April 24th

May 1st

2009 Dahlia Show

MARK HURST won Best of Show President's Award for his "Hana Hitosuji".

Hana Hitosuji

Best in their Class Winners
Best AA - Hana Hitosuji - Mark Hurst
Best A - Lovely Lana - Karen Crook
Best B- -Hamari Accord - David Ross
Best BB - Painted Lady - Vergil Young
Best M - Western Spanish Dancer - Karen Crook
Best Ball - Brookside Snowball - Mark Hurst
Best Pompon - Glenplace - Mark Hurst
Best Exotic - Pooh - Megan Badger
Best Three Blooms- Western Spanish Dancer - Stephen LeCheminant
Best Club - Mark Hurst
Best Arrangement - Pristine White - Kathy Young


SHOW WINNERS
101 AA Formal Decorative
2- Kelvin Floodlight - Mark Hurst
3- Bonaventure - Mark Hurst
102 AA Informal Decorative
1-Sam Huston - David Ross
2-Croydon's Masterpiece - Megan Badger
3-Vera Seyfang - Megan Badger
103 AA Semi Cactus
1-Penhill Andre's Memory - Mark Hurst
2- Grand Finale - Dick Taylor
3- Dr. Les - Megan Badger
104 AA Cactus
1- Hana Hitsuji - Mark Hurst
108 A Informal Decorative
1- Gitts Respect - Stephen Le Cheminant
2- Spartacus - Mark Hurst
3- Gitts Perfection - Dick Taylor
109 A Semi Cactus
1- Lovely Lana - Karen Crook
2-Inland Dynasty - Stephen Le Cheminant
3- Wildman - Larry Stevens
111 A Lacinated
2- Show n Tell - Stephen Le Cheminant
113 B Formal Decorative
1- Sterling Silver - Mark Hurst
2- Kiara Pompadour - Stephen Le Cheminant
3- Cafe' Au Lait - Megan Badger
114 B Informal Decorative
2-I'm a Hottie - Edna Young
115 B Semi Cactus
1- Hamari Accord - David Ross
2- Kenora Challenger - Stephen Le Cheminant
3- Jennifer Lynn - Dick Taylor
116 B Cactus
1- Sweet Dreams - Karen Crook
118 B Three Blooms
1- Miss Delilah - Mark Hurst
119 BB Formal Decorative
1-Formby Alpine - Mark Hurst
2- Clara Marie - David Ross
3- Mr. Jimmy - Karen Crook
120 BB Informal Decorative
1-Painted Lady - Vergil Young
2-Bahama Mama- Stephen Le Cheminant
3- Purple Beauty - Becky Clark
121 BB Semi Cactus
1- Embrace - Mark Hurst
2- Loverboy - Megan Badger
124 BB Three Blooms
1- Jomanda -David Ross
2- Herbert Smith - Megan Badger
125 M Formal Decorative
1- Regmans Polish Kid - Mark Hurst
2- Mardi Gras - Megan Badger
3- Daniel Edwards - David Ross
126 M Informal Decorative
1- Brushstrokes - Mark Hurst
128 M Cactus
1- Western Spanish Dancer - Karen Crook
130 M Three Blooms
1- Western Spanish Dancer - Stephen Le Cheminant
131 Miniature Ball
1-Woodlands Dufus - Karen Crook
2-Hy Suntan - Mark Hurst
132 Miniature Ball Three Blooms
1- Ivenetti - David Ross
133 Ball
1- Brookside Snowball - Mark Hurst
2- Brookside Snowball - Vergil Young
3-Paul Smith - David Ross
135 Pompon
1- Glenplace - Mark Hurst
136 Pompon Three Blooms
1- Glenplace - Mark Hurst
140 Single
1- Bashful - David Ross
145 Anemone
1- Dad's Favorite - Dee Jones
146 Collarette
1- Pooh - Megan Badger
147 Club Flower - Spartacus
1- Mark Hurst
2- David Ross
3- Sandy Burgess
148 Small Arrangement
1- Pristine White - Kathy Young
2- U of U - Megan Badger
3- Orchids - Sandy Burgess
149 Large Arrangement
1- Autumn Glory - Kathy Young
2- Dahlia Topiary - Megan Badger
3- All My Garden - Kathy Young

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS!
Thank you to everyone that participated and a special Thank You to Nick Spencer for his work as Show Head, Megan Badger and Mark Hurst for their efforts and Spencer Mortensen and others for their generous donations of flowers for our fund raiser.

2009 Dahlia Exhibition Show

The Utah Dahlia Society

2009 Dahlia Exhibition Show

Saturday, September 26th 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Sunday, September 27th 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

To be held at the Garden Center

at Sugarhouse Park 1620 East 2100 South

FREE ADMISSION

There will be cut Dahlias

and

Greeting Cards

with original photography of our dahlias

for sale

If you have dahlias you would like to exhibit you need to have your flowers at the Garden Center before 10:00 a.m. on the 26th.

You do not have to be a member to join in the fun.

Nick's Dedication

There are several people in the Utah Dahlia Society that are dedicated to this lovely flower.Nick's dedication is amazing to say the least.
He comes home each day at lunch time to install dozens of umbrellas to shade his precious blooms from the harsh afternoon sun or an expected storm.

The dahlia display in his garden reflect the patience and care they have been given.

If you would like to see Nick's and other's dahlias be sure to attend the State Fair that started today.

Better yet, be sure to attend our upcoming

Utah Dahlia Society show that will be held

September 26th and 27th.

We will post more details soon.

Hope to see you there!