Vancouver Dahlia Society

We have a special guest speaker at our next VDS meeting this Wednesday.

Connie Young Davis is coming from Victoria to share her expertise in growing and showing dahlias.

Connie is known around the world as one of the best dahlia competitors of our time. She has also made a splash with several new originations. She was the keynote speaker at last year's National Show held in Chicago.

Connie won Best in Show at our main show as well as 12 other head table prizes. Connie is very generous with her knowledge and will have lots of advice on how to grow the best dahlias whether you plan to show them or not.

We will also have a volunteer sign up sheet for the upcoming VDS shows at the meeting as well as show schedules and flyers will be available.

Hope to see you there!

Our next meeting is this Wednesday May 20th at 7:30 pm in the Fireside room at the Vancouver Unitarian Church, 949 W. 49th Ave.

VDS member and professional photographer Sandra Leung will be speaking on Dahlia Photography. Sandra will be providing some helpful tips and tricks on how best to use your smartphone to capture your dahlia blooms.

There will also be a live demonstration at the end of the presentation. All are welcome and hope to see you there!

A great week to kick start our dahlia plot at the Unitarian Church this week! Our team got busy pulling weeds and amending soil in preparation for planting for the season. Thank you to the Unitarian church for allowing us to grow dahlias in their space!

Our next club meeting is tomorrow Wednesday April 22nd for our annual tuber auction.

If you weren't able to make it out to our tuber sale this past weekend or missed out on snagging some of the very popular new 2026 introductions at the sale, then you don't want to miss out on tomorrow's tuber auction!

All proceeds help to support the club. Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow!

Our in-person tuber sale is happening this Saturday on April 18th at VanDusen Botanical Garden Floral Hall!

Current VDS members will have early access to the sale from 9-10am. Please note that there will not be preferred entrance for VDS members after 10am.

General sale to the public is from 10am -2:30pm or until sold out.

Please note access to the tuber sale does not grant you admission into Van Dusen Gardens.

A reminder that we are holding our April meeting ONE WEEK LATER THAN USUAL, on April 22nd at 7:30 pm in the Fireside Room at the Vancouver Unitarian Church. The highlight of the evening will be an auction of hard to find tubers!

Here are more introductions from VDS President Peter Krueger in order of appearance(all will be available at the tuber sale):

PGK George, BB-ID-OR
PGK Joel B -SC- FL
PGK Anne BA- DR
PGK Arthur S- FL

Another stunning intro from VDS member and hybridizer Connie Young Davis.

Connie Sheryl B SC DR will be available at our upcoming tuber sale on Saturday April 18th VanDusen Botanical Garden.

Current 2026 VDS members get early access to the tuber sale (from 9am - 10am) with General Public sale starting at 10am.

If you haven't already renewed your membership now is a good time to ensure your membership is up to date so you can shop for best selection. https://vancouverdahliasociety.ca/about-us/become-a-member/

Please note that non-members may purchase a membership that morning and will be allowed in at 9am.

After 10AM the doors will be opened to the general public with one single line up, and members will not be given preferential treatment to bypass the line.

Counting down t-minus 3 weeks to our in-person tuber sale happening Saturday April 18th, 2026 at Van Dusen Gardens.

This year we have many beautiful introductions to welcome from local hybridizer & VDS President, Peter Kruger.

First two to share are these incredible pink dahlias: PGK Rylee, St-DP and PGK Leah, BB-SC- LB, pk/w.

Both will be available as new introductions ($12 per tuber) at the upcoming sale

📸 : Peter Krueger

We're sharing an informative presentation on how to Grow and Show Dahlias by David Gillam, multi-time national champion and Chairman of the National Dahlia Society.

Thanks very much to Canadian Chrysanthemum and Dahlia Society for hosting this special online presentation and making it available.

CCDS February 2026 Member Meeting with Special Guest Dave Gillam Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

The first meeting of 2026 will be next Wednesday March 18th at 7:30 pm at the Vancouver Unitarian Church in the fireside room, 949 West 49th Ave.

We will be finalizing plans for the tuber sale, and have demonstrations on cuttings and growing from seed.

Membership cards will be available at the meeting.

Photo: 2026 Introduction from Connie Young Davis - Connie Zoey B LC LB

See you then!

Time to mark your calendars for our annual tuber sale! This year's sale will be held on Saturday April 18th at VanDusen Botanical Garden. Open to the general public at 10am until 2:30pm (or until sold out).

Tubers will be priced at $8 per tuber
2026 introductions at $12
Recent introductions at $10

A current 2026 VDS membership will grant you early access & best choices at the tuber sale (doors for members will open at 9am).

Non members may purchase a membership that morning and will be allowed in at 9am. After 10AM the doors will be opened to the general public with one single line up, and members will not be given preferential treatment to bypass the line.

Grab a membership today if you haven't already https://vancouverdahliasociety.ca/about-us/become-a-member/