2009 NCDS Happenings toattend the spring 2009 tuber sales sponsored by the National Capital Dahlia Society. Start with high quality, time tested, climate appropriate tubers from your local gro area --- all very affordable. More variety, better plantTs, vTUaluable growing tBe sure to attend

ips, and all the free advice you can handle. Join us for another

Attend a Dahlia Show in your area.  It is the surest way to get the Dahlia-Bug 

Bethesda Library --Meetings

7400 Arlington Road, Bethesda

Wednesday, September 9  7:30 pm

 

Brookside Gardens

1800 Glenallan Avenue, Wheaton

74th Annual Dahlia Show

September 26-27

Montgomery Country Agricultural Farm Park

(Derwood)

Sunday July 26, 10 am Monthly Meeting and

Groom and Prune Party

August 30, Mid-Summer Dahlia Show

 

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.