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Monthly Meetings
February Meeting Cancelled -- Another Snow Casualty. The picture show of new dahlias will be presented at our meeting on March 10.
February 10 - Bethesda Library
7400 Arlington Road, Bethesda
March 10 - Davis Library,
6400 Democracy Blvd, Bethesda
Montgomery Country Agricultural Farm Park
(Derwood)
Beautiful Dahia Display Garden
Closed for the Season
Directions to Brookside Gardens 1800 Glenallan Avenue, Wheaton, Md. From the Beltway take Georgia Ave North. Go about 3 miles and turn right at Randolph Rd. In a about a half mile, turn right on GlenAllan Avenue. Another half mile takes you to Brookside Gardens, which is part of Wheaton Regional park.
Directions to Derwood Agricultural Center/NCDS Display Garden: Take 270 North to Exit 9A and 370, Metro Station. Proceed 2 miles to Shady Grove Rd. East. Go 1.4 miles on Shady Grove Rd. Turn right on Muncaster Mill Rd. At first light make a left on Muncaster Rd. Go 1.3 miles. On your left will be stone columns and a sign to Farm Park. Proceed to red silo. Up on the hill is the dahlia garden.
Directions to Bethesda Library: North (Gaithersburg/Rockville area ) South on Interstate 270. Take left fork (Wisconsin Ave./Silver Spring) to Old Georgetown Rd exit. South on Old Georgetown Road past Beltway, Cedar Lane Firehouse, NIH, Suburban Hospital to 5-way intersection where Wilson Lane, St. Elmo and Arlington Rd converge. Right on Arlington Road Library is 3 blocks down on the right. West (Virginia) Take I-495 across the American Legion Bridge at Cabin John to the River Rd exit. Turn right on River Rd to Bradley Blvd. Turn left on Bradley. Continue to intersection of Arlington Rd with Bradley. Turn left on Arlington Rd. Library is on the left adjacent to Caroline
Monthly Meetings at the Bethesda, MD Library --
Learn the basics of growing dahlias--Gardeners welcome!!!
All meetings begin at 7:30 p.m. unless noted in future Dahliagrams
If there is inclement weather, we will follow Montgomery County Schools evening activities cancellation alert for events in Maryland.