The Connecticut Dahlia Society

October 2005 Newsletter

 

Meeting Date:                      Saturday, October 8th, 2005

                                               

Time:                                                 7:30 p.m.

 

Place:                                    Thomaston Savings Bank

                                                985 Watertown Avenue

                                                Waterbury, CT

                                               

Program:                              -    October Best Bloom Mini-Show

-          Dividing Dahlia Roots Presentation

-          Installation of Nominating Committee

 

President's Message…

 

The 2005 growing season will soon be coming to an end with the arrival of the first killing frost.  It will surely be remembered as one of the hottest and driest in many years.

 

Our Annual Show, held in August at Elizabeth Park's Pond House, was well attended.  The number of blooms entered was down from previous years, but with such bad weather and our show being so early we managed to have many beautiful blooms. Many thanks to all of our members who worked so hard in making a great show!  Show results are enclosed.

 

Other Dahlia Shows that were held in neighboring states were well attended by our Connecticut members.  Connecticut growers won many top awards and I wish to congratulate each and every one of them on a job well done!

 

Our October program will be a busy one since we had no September meeting due to the hectic show schedule last month.  A Nominating Committee must be chosen for the election of officers for the 2006-2008 term.  New officers will be elected at our November meting.  Those officers will take over in December.  Please attend and cast your vote if you have a member in mind for a particular office - this will allow them to be on November's ballot.

 

We will once again have our October Best Bloom Flower Show.  Two awards will be given - Largest (AA, A, or B) and Smallest ((all other sizes).  Please stage your blooms in your own containers.  Same show rules apply that were in our show schedule.

 

If you are a new member to our society, it is important to note that we'll also have a dahlia root dividing and storage demonstration at this meeting.  There will be lots of great techniques shown so that you'll be able to get your dahlias packed away correctly for their long winter nap.

 

New members who joined at our show in August are encouraged to attend our monthly meetings.  Lots of great information is always shared among our growers, plus there is a monthly program to help both new and seasoned growers become even better at growing great dahlias…please try to attend!

 

See you at the meeting…

 

Kevin Wasilewski       

C.D.S. President