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22 January 2008 (4th Tuesday):
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A gathering
open to new members. We will meet at the Fredrick
Meijer Gardens classrooms at 7:00 PM in the basement. We will discuss what
dahlias you may want to grow in 2008.
Do you want great show flowers, or cut flowers for bouquets for the
garden? Black-green foliage,
or low growing dahlias that don’t need staking? Would you like a dahlia
that stands up well in the rain, or one that blooms early? Or do you just
want to know where to get the dahlias that are your “favorites”? Come and explore why we love
this flower, and discover what will exite you, too!
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22 February (4th Tuesday):
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Meet at Meijer Gardens
lower classrooms at 7:00 PM. In
preparation for our annual show, we are going to learn how ball, miniature
balls, and pom forms of dahlias are judged. Rick Peters, current American
dahlia society Vice President, will be the fetured speaker. For those that missed going to the
National show in 2007, we will also be showing pictures from that exciting
event.
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25 March 2008 (4th Tuesday)
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Our annual banquet for 2008 members will be held at a
local restaurant.
(Time and place TBA). We will be giving awards and ribbons obtained from this
past year’s show, and a slide show will be presented with photos from this
past year’s events. Maybe your picture will be on one of the slides!
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22 April 2008 (4th Tuesday)
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Meet at Meijer Gardens lower
classrooms at 7:00 PM. General
meeting open to new members. Spring fever is here, and we will
discuss how to start seeds and tubers. We will also be preparing our tubers for the annual
sale, and enlisting members for various duties at the sale. This is our
major fund-raiser, so please donate your extra tubers (named and in good
shape with an eye). Prior to this meeting, if you are planning to donate
tubers, please contact Jo Jepsen with the varieties that you plan to donate
so that she can print off the appropriate labels in preparation for the
sale. The stickers will have a picture of the bloom, size, shape, and
name. The earlier she gets your lists the better! You can e-mail her
at jojrn@aol.com.
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3 & 10 May, 2008 (Saturdays)
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These are the dates for our annual Tuber Sale. On
the 3rd, the sale will be held at the Fulton Street Farmer’s Market in Grand Rapids, near the
corner of Fuller and Fulton.
It will start at 8:00 AM and go until
noon. On the 10th,
the sale will be held at the Fulton Street
Farmer’s Market in Grand Rapids, near the corner of Fuller and Fulton. We have fun sharing with others, so
help us and sign up to work at our sales!
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27 May 2008(4th Tuesday)
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A Gathering of the members will take place at Frederik Meijer Gardens at 7:30 PM. Dahlia question and answer session
with a panel of seasoned members and experts. We will discuss how to stake,
label and fertilize dahlias, and even how to try to grow organically. There is always something new to
learn!
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24 June 2008 (4th Tuesday)
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A Gathering at We will visit Carol DeVries’ garden at 6:30 pm.
This should be a treat, as she is on the Grand Rapids garden tour
circuit! We will have a
potluck dinner so please bring a generous dish to pass. 6:00 pm.
Directions will be in the newsletter.
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22 July 2008 (4th Tuesday)
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Garden tour at Jo Jepsen’s garden. Potluck 6:30 pm.
Directions will be in the newsletter. You can see her garden in the “member
gardens” link.
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23-24 August 2008
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The Grand Valley Dahlia Society’s Eighth Annual Dahlia
Show at Meijer Gardens. The
flower of the year is April Dawn. Come and bring your camera and a pen and
paper to write down your favorite dahlias. This is a judged show, and
judging will begin at 9am. One of our members will be discussing the dahlia
and answering questions at 2pm daily.
We will be signing up new members and there will be an information
desk with literature and someone there to answer all your questions.
Contact Rick Peters, show chairman if you have questions: 231-798-2915.
Show hours: August 23rd:
9-5. August 24th: 12-5. (Photographers welcome). Click Here
to see pics from 2007!
Click
Here for winners of our 2007 show!
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26 August 2008
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Garden tour at Rick Peters’ garden. Potluck 6:30 pm. Directions will be in the newsletter.
You can see his garden in the “member gardens” link.
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28 October 2008 (4th Tuesday)
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General Meeting at Meijer
Gardens classroom at 7:00 PM.
This is our annual election of officers. We will also discuss how to use
dahlias in an arrangement.
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