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August 1st Sunday, 10:00 a.m., Monthly Meeting, Display Garden Derwood, Judging Refresher Course
(Directions Below)
August 22nd Sunday, NCDS Mid-Summer Dahlia Show and Picnic/Monthly Meeting,
Derwood Agricultural Center/Mid-Atlantic Display Garden, Derwood, MD Setup begins at 7:00 a.m. Entries 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m., Judging 11:00 a.m.– 12:15 p.m. Open to public 12:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Picnic 1:00 p.m. Pot Luck Picnic. Bring your favorite dish!
August 24th Deadline for September Dahliagram.
September 5th Sunday, Maryland State Fair & Dahlia Show,Timonium, MD
September 7th Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., Monthly Meeting, Location: TBA, Topic: Blooms for Show; Cutting/Transporting/Staging.
September 10th Friday, Gettysburg Dahlia Show, Contact Annie Radcliff
September 18th-19th Saturday-Sunday, Greater Philadelphia Dahlia Society Show, at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA. Contact: Steve Thomas, 610-644-4581
September 23-26, National Show in Chattanooga, TN, Hosted by the TN Dahlia Society
September 24th-26th NCDS 74nd Annual Dahlia Show, Brookside Gardens, Wheaton, MD. Chairpersons: Don Dramstad, Karen Nordahl, Jeanne Edwards. Staging on Friday, Sept. 25, 5:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. Volunteers needed everyday. September 26th Saturday, 6:00 p.m., NCDS Show Banquet, Location: Crowne Plaza, Silver Spring
September 27th Deadline for October Dahliagram.
please submit your articles earlier if you can!
October 2nd Saturday, 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Bloom Sale, Display Garden, Derwood, MD., Rain date 3rd Please bring blooms by 10:00 a.m. Helpers needed! Rain Date Sunday 3rd!
October 13th Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., Monthly Meeting, Bethesda Library, Post-show dahlia display and judging demonstration. Bring your best dahlias and containers.
October 24th Sunday, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Dig up Dahlias at Display Garden, Derwood, MD. Volunteers needed. Lunch provided.
October 24th Deadline for November Dahliagram.
November 10th Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., Place TBA – Board Meeting and Elections
November 24th Deadline for December Dahliagram.
December 8th Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Special Holiday Party, Bethesda Library, Potluck! Bring your favorite dish. There may be schedule changes.
DIRECTIONS AND CONTACT INFORMATION
Directions to Derwood Agricultural Center/Mid-Atlantic 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 Brookside Gardens:
From the Beltway (495) take Georgia Ave North. Go about three miles and turn right at Randolph Rd. In about a 1/2 mile, turn right on Glen Allan Ave. Another half mile takes you to Brookside Gardens, which is part of Wheaton Regional park.
Directions to Bethesda Library:
(Gaithersburg/Rockville area ) South on I-270. Take left fork (Wisconsin Ave./Silver Spring) to Old Georgetown Rd exit. South on Old Georgetown Rd 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.
(Virginia) Take I-495 across the American Legion Bridge at Cabin John to the River Rd exit. Turn right on River Rd to left on Goldsboro Rd. Turn slight right onto Bradley Blvd. Turn left Arlington Rd. Library is on the left adjacent to Caroline Freedland Park.
Directions Maryland State Fair Grounds in Timonium:
Take the Baltimore Beltway (I-695) toward Towson. Take I-83 North (toward York, PA). Take the second exit from I-83, Padonia Rd., to the right (east). Take the first right, onto York Rd. Turn right at the entry gate. Ask for directions to the Horticultural Building for the Home Arts exhibits
Note:
If there is inclement weather, we will follow Montgomery County Schools evening activities cancellation alert for events in Maryland.
Dahlia People
If you have any questions, need more information or would like to be mentored please feel free to contact: Charles Miehm (540) 338-0549 - President miemoss@rstarmail.com
Karen Nordahl (301) 384-5187 – Vice President kkndahlia@verizon.net
Don Dramstad (540) 882-3602 dramstaddental@hughes.net Cheryl Shores (301) 368-3316 dahlianet@hotmail.com
Kathleen Hoxie (703) 435-1882 kathleenhoxie@aol.com
Jeanne Edwards (540) 349-8698 majiedw1@netzero.net
Alan Fisher (301) 424-6641
Nick Weber (301) 774-2806 heritagero@aol.com