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Our January meeting is on the 12th. at the Trinity Reformed Church, 909 North Landing Road, Rochester, NY 14625.

Social hour starts at 12:00 with the meeting starting at 1pm.

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2019!

By now all your tubers should be dormant and resting for the new growing season coming up. Be sure to check on them to make sure they are alright. If they are dry, spritz them with a little bit of water. If you see any mold, spritz them with a light spray of Lysol.

By now many dahlia growers are open for pre-ordering tubers. Make sure to get out there and see what is now available for purchase!

Come to our meeting on Saturday, January 12th and learn all about cuttings!
Till next month,
Patti Pirz
Rochester Dahlia Society, President

Here are some pics from our 2018 Dahlia Show

Monroe County Fair 2018

On Friday, August 3 - A dozen dahlia enthusiasts gathered at the new site for the Monroe County Fair. We put together a small show, and judged our own entries. This was a good warm-up for larger shows to come this summer. Judges brushed up on their skills and we enjoyed each other’s company as well as the flowers.

Our RDS judges narrowed the "Best Dahlia" down to five and the general flower chair picked two winners instead of one. Tom had "Javier" and Al had "Fancy Pants". Carol was another big winner, but hers was not picked this time. Below are a couple of pictures from the fair.

2019 Sale dates are as follows:

May 11th, 2019 Webster Arboretum
May 12th, 2019 Flower Days @ Rochester Public Market
May 19th. 2019 Flower Days @ Rochester Public Market
May 25th, 2019 Market in the Park. @ the Rochester Civic Garden Center

Rochester Public Market

Webster Arboretum

Market in the Park

Here Comes the Judge, Here Comes the Judge!

Congratulations to Al Cocco on his new Judgeship!

At our February RDS meeting Mary Feasel, Senior ADS Judge, presented Al Cocco with a certificate from the American Dahlia Society. Al has advanced from Candidate Judge to Accredited Judge. Congratulations, Al!