The
February 2005
Newsletter
Meeting Date:
Time:
Place: Thomaston
Savings Bank
President's Message…
Greetings to
all. Bad weather conditions forced the
cancellation of our January meeting. If
there is ever a question of whether the meeting is cancelled or not please feel
free to call any of the officers on your membership list for that
information. Also, at
the bottom of the newsletter will be posted my home phone number as well as
Marge Scherr’s to call if you can’t locate your
membership list.
Mother Nature has
once again blanketed our region with some extremely cold temperatures with wind
chill factors well below 0 F. Please
check your dahlia storage areas to make sure your roots are protected from
extreme cold. If you haven’t done so,
please also check roots in storage for any rotting or drying out problems.
Have you placed your
dahlia order yet for Spring 2005? Many of the new catalogs are now out and many
growers sell out quickly. Also many
dahlia growers can be found on the Internet at: www.dahlias.net/supplierlst.htm
(not a typo…watch your spelling of “list”). This site contains over 70 mail order dahlia
companies. Many of these sites have
color photos and lots of great information posted. If you’re looking for a particular dahlia
variety and want to know where to find it you can go to www.dahlias.net/dbiglist.htm
(this one is correctly spelled “list”). The list contains over 8,000 varieties
and lists which suppliers may be selling the one specimen you’re looking
for. Most growers sell out early so
place your dahlia orders now so you won’t be disappointed.
There will be a slide
presentation and an open discussion on creating a dahlia basket arrangement for
showing. We will also go over the
judging of dahlia arrangements and what the judges look for when picking a blue
ribbon winner. It should be fun to hear
from different growers how they go about creating a winning entry and give
helpful tips to those who would like to try putting a
basket together.
Just a reminder, your
Connecticut Dahlia Society Membership dues and A.D.S. dues are now due. A membership form was sent out in the last
newsletter. Please fill this out if you
haven’t already done so and get it in the mail ASAP! Thank you.
Sincerely,
Kevin Wasilewski
C.D.S. President