October 2003 Newsletter
Program: Root Cutting and Storage Demonstration & October Blooms
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an the growing season be coming to a close already? Seems like we were just getting our gardens ready for planting. Is it because summer didn’t really start until sometime in July this year?
Once again the CDS Annual show in August came off without a hitch. My sincere thanks to all of you that worked so hard to make this important event a success. You will find the list of winners of the various competing classes on the second page of this newsletter. The CDS membership also left their mark at many of our neighboring societies shows. Our members received many higher awards and some very nice blooms were brought into the shows. I believe Connecticut must win the award for most blooms brought to the shows as the vans, trucks and cars full of blooms arrived. Supporting our neighboring societies is important and I would ask that if you have not traveled to some of these shows that you give it a try. Great fun and fellowship! I would also like to thank our neighboring societies for their hospitality.
We will once again run the “Best October Bloom” competition at the October meeting. The two classes will be (AA, A or B) and (BB and smaller) Please bring your own staging containers.
Also at the October meeting we will hold a root dividing demonstration. This is a key part of growing that is easy to do but can be somewhat intimidating to newer growers. We will also answer questions about winter storage and provide tips for success on this aspect of root storage. It seems that storing dahlia roots over winter is one of the more challenging tasks of growing but it doesn’t have to be if you have the right technique. Please remember to put a few roots aside for out April root sale.
So that brings us to a close for now. Happy digging.
Jesse Peterson, CDS President
Display Garden
News
The garden is in
full bloom now and is certainly a focal point of the park. Many, many visitors
thank us for the garden and to listen to the comments from them the public finds
the blooms amazing.
We will be
digging and dividing the roots from the garden during October and if you would
like to participate in this activity please let me know. It can be both a
learning activity and a good CDS project.
Jesse Peterson, Display Garden
Coordinator
In Memoriam
Alan R. Grimm
Long time CDS
member Al Grimm passed away on August 1, 2003. Al was a long time member of the Long
Island and Mid Island Dahlia Societies as well.
He was a Senior
Judge and a faithful attendee of our CDS shows. Al originated the varieties:
Lady Darlene 213, B FD DB R/Y and Lady Linda G. 354 BB SC V OR/R, both in
1884 and Lady Rowena 268 B IC L in 1977.
To honor him,
the Long Island Dahlia Society has chosen his most famous origination “Lady
Darlene” as the Neckerman Classic variety for their 2004 NADC show.
We extend our
sympathies to his wife Rowena and family.
Marge Schnerr, Editor
Award |
Variety |
Exhibitor |
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Award |
Variety |
Exhibitor | |||
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KING
of Show |
Inland
Dynasty |
Roger
Miller |
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Best
1 Stellar |
Camano
Pet |
Joe
Bonomo | |||
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QUEEN
of Show |
Elsie
Huston |
Ed
Miller |
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Best
3 Stellar |
Alloway
Candy |
Ken
& Sylvia Keith | |||
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PRINCE
of Show |
Hamari
Accord |
Bob
Preuss |
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Best
1 Waterlily |
Taratahi
Ruby |
Larry
Carlson | |||
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PRINCESS
of Show |
Taratahi
Lilac |
Roger
Miller |
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Best
3 Waterlily |
Taratahi
Ruby |
Ed
Miller | |||
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Best
1 AA FD |
Kelvin
Floodlight |
Anthony
Marzullo |
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Best
1 OCD |
Christmas
Carol |
Doris
& Jay Hexham | |||
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Best
1 AA ID |
Zorro
|
Vincent
Graziano |
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Best
3 OCD |
Honka |
Dot
& Dave Crockett | |||
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Best
1 AA SC |
Inland
Dynasty |
Roger
Miller |
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Best A Basket |
Verda |
Roger
Miller | |||
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Best
1 AA CAC/LAC |
Clara
Huston |
Roger
Miller |
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Best
B Basket |
Magic
Moment |
Doris
& Jay Hexham | |||
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Best
1 A FD |
Kidd’s
Climax |
Mark
Fitzgerald |
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Best
BB Basket |
Orange
Hamilton Lillian (303) |
Ed
Miller | |||
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Best
1 A ID |
Elsie
Huston |
Ed
Miller |
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Best
Mini Basket |
Bristol
Sunny |
Ed
Miller | |||
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Best
1 A SC |
Verda |
Roger
Miller |
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Best
Mini Ball
Basket |
Riisa |
Ed
Miller | |||
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Best
1 A CAC/LAC |
Camano
Messenger |
Mark
Fitzgerald |
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Best
Pom Basket |
Poppet |
Roger
Miller | |||
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Best
3A FD/ID |
Elsie
Huston |
Ed
Miller |
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Best
Waterlily Basket |
Mixed
Colors |
Roberta
Achtermeier | |||
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Best
3 A SC/CAC/LAC |
Vicki |
Marge
Schnerr |
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Best
OCD Basket |
2001-1 |
Dennis
Kirchner | |||
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Best
1 B FD |
Lady
Darlene |
Larry
Carlson |
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Best
Top Mix Basket |
Rival |
John
Lheron | |||
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Best
1 B ID |
Normandy
Lisanne |
Roberta
Achtermeier |
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Artistic
Arrangement Class I |
“Cinderella” |
Annie
Radcliff | |||
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Best
1 B SC |
Hamari
Accord |
Bob
Preuss |
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Artistic
Arrangement Class II |
“Fall
Splendor” |
Dot
& Dave Crockett | |||
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Best
1 B CAC |
Nita |
Steve
Lawless |
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Artistic
Arrangement Class III |
“Dueling
Dahlias” |
Jo-Ann
Pronovost | |||
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Best
1 B LAC |
Nenekazi |
Marge
Schnerr |
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“People’s
Choice” (Arrangement) |
Class
III – “Dueling Dahlias” |
Jo-Ann
Pronovost | |||
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Best
3 B FD/ID |
April
Dawn |
Mark
Fitzgerald |
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Best
Dahlia Bouquet |
Dahlia
Bouquet |
Annie
Radcliff | |||
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Best
3 B SC/CAC |
C
G Paragon |
Bill
Aldridge |
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Best
Waterlily Bouquet |
Waterlily
Bouquet |
Dot
& Dave Crockett | |||
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Best
3 B LAC |
Minerva
Magic |
Marge
Schnerr |
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Novice
1 Bloom AA/A |
Kelvin
Floodlight |
Anthony
Marzullo | |||
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Best
1 BB FD |
Amorous |
Bob
Preuss |
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Novice
1 Bloom B/BB |
Dark
Magic |
Anthony
Marzullo | |||
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Best
1 BB ID |
Goldilocks |
Marge
Schnerr |
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Novice
1 Bloom Min or smaller |
Cornel |
Dale
Drzwecki | |||
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Best
1 BB SC |
Embrace |
Bob
Preuss |
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2003
New Intro - AA/A/B |
Glorisa |
Bill
Allgeier | |||
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Best
1 BB CAC |
Taratahi
Lilac |
Roger
Miller |
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2003
New Intro - BB or smaller |
Amorous |
Joe
Jasonis | |||
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Best
1 BB LAC |
My
Beverly |
Joe
Jasonis |
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CT
Origination - AA/A/B |
Elizabeth
Park |
Marge
Schnerr | |||
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Best
3 BB FD/ID |
Miss
Jillian |
Mark
Fitzgerald |
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Bill
Neckerman Classic |
Taratahi Ruby
(1st Place) |
Dave &
Dot Crockett | |||
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Best
3 BB SC/CAC |
Taratahi
Lilac |
Bob
Preuss |
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(2nd
Place) Larry Carlson |
(3rd
Place) Ed Miller | |||
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Best
1 MIN FD |
Rose
Toscano |
Roger
Miller |
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Largest
Bloom |
Inland
Dynasty |
Roger
Miller | |||
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Best
1 MIN ID |
Prom
Queen
|
Walt
& Dot Taylor |
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Smallest
Most Perfect Pompom |
Lismore
Moonlight |
Steve
Nowotarski | |||
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Best
1 MIN SC |
Bristol
Sunny |
Ed
Miller |
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1
Bloom Anemone |
Pasadoble |
John
Northrup | |||
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Best
1 MIN CAC/LAC |
Glenbank
Twinkle
Ed Miller |
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1
Bloom Single |
Northwest
Cosmos |
John
Northrup | ||||
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Best
3 Min FD/ID |
Rose
Toscano |
Roger
Miller |
1
Bloom Mignon Single |
Rival |
John
Lheron | ||||
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Best
3 MIN SC/CAC/LAC Glenbank Twinkle |
Roger
Miller |
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3
Bloom Mignon Single |
Top
Mix Yellow |
John
Lheron | ||||
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Best
Ball Dahlia
Jessie G |
Ken
& Sylvia Keith |
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1
Bloom Orchid |
Honka |
Dot
& Dave Crockett | ||||
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Best
3 Ball
Robin Hood |
Larry
Carlson |
3 Bloom Novelty Open
(NO) |
Lorna
Dawn |
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Steve
Nowotarski |
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Best
1 Mini Ball |
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