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  Rochester Dahlia Society




​Dedicated to sharing information on growing and showing dahlias​
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Covid - 19 is effecting us all.  Here is how we are dealing with it!
About our meetings:
Due to the Covid-19 outbreak, meetings are currently suspended for guests and are virtual for members only until further notice. Please keep an eye on the website for further information. 

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​May 8 and 9, from 10:00-4:00
Elmgrove Auto, 725 Elmgrove Rd., Rochester 14606
(Corner of Lyell Road and Elmgrove Road)
Telephone: (Angie) 585-455-2790 RDS members will be present to answer questions.   

​May 10-14, “honor system” sale from 9:00-5:00
754 Pinnacle Road, Pittsford, NY 14530
Telephone: (Patti) 585-359-0368 (voice messages only) 

​May 15 until sold out, "honor system" sale– 9:00-5:00
553 Klem Road, Webster, NY 14580
Telephone: (Ginger) 585-402-3267 


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    Let me introduce you to our Judges!

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This is Mary Feasel our Head Judge

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 Suzanne Zigrassi 
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Al Coco
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Carol DeCann

Some pictures from our 80th Anniversary show


Garden Tours

August and September are show and garden tour time for dahlia growers. Because of the Covid 19 Pandemic we did not hold these in 2020. Here are the 2019 pictures in Ginger and Jeff’s garden. It was beautiful, and Mary presented Bill with his certificate for becoming a candidate judge. RDS members visited our dahlias at the Webster Arboretum, then went to Liz and Tom’s garden, shown below.

The 2019 Wayne County Show
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                                                    2019 Potting Part
We had 41 members working in an assembly line.  We potted about 750 tubers to be sold at the May sales. 

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.
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Here Comes the Judge, Here Comes the Judge!​
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Congratulations to Al Cocco on his new Judgeship!

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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!


2017 Picnic

Webster Arboretum June 21st.
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Our Club planting Dahlias at the Webster Arboretum

We would love to have you visit our "Facebook" page or Email us with any questions you may have about our Society!


Email :  info@rochesterdahlias.org

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