KITSAP COUNTY DAHLIA SOCIETY Inside this issue: KCDS Officers 2 KCDS Board Notes 2 Meeting Schedules 2 Club News 3 2016 KCDS Show Arrangements 3 2015 Fab Fifty List 4 KCDS Membership Form 2016 Dates to Remember 18 February, 6:30 PM General Meeting 17-21 February NW Flower & Garden Show 19 March, 9:00AM 3:00 PM FNWDG Spring Wkshp 16 April, 9:00 AM Tuber Packaging 20 April Sale Setup 5 21 April, 5:30-6:30 PM Members Only Sale 22 April, 9:00 AM 6:00 PM General Public Tuber Sale 23 April, 9:00 AM 5:00 PM General Public Tuber Sale P. O. Box 502, Silverdale, WA 98383-0502 www.kitsapdahlias.org General Meeting Chimacum Davi MB PK The January General Meeting showed why we are always expanding our dahlia gardens. Drew Brant expertly presented a slide show with the new introductions. As a side benefit to seeing the new dahlias, the slide show was also very informative, as seasoned dahlia growers in the audience gave their input on the qualities, both good and bad, of the various blooms. Many of us found ourselves adding to our 2016 wish list as we looked at these new introductions. For those who would like to add tubers which have stood the test of time to their garden, we have included the top 50 of the ADS Fab Fifty list in this newsletter. NW Flower and Garden Show Feb 17-21 Washington State Convention Center If you ve never been to the Northwest Flower and Garden Show, you are missing a real treat. Plan on spending at least several hours (all day is better) visiting the gardens, vendors and exhibits. If you need a break from walking, you can attend some of the informative (free) seminars. Spare yourself the stress of driving through Seattle and trying to find parking around the Convention Center by catching a taxi from the Ferry to the venue for around $10.00. (Three of us shared the cost) Several major dahlia suppliers will be selling tubers, so why not get started on your 2016 wish list? This year, there will be several new food vendors, and a wine tasting garden as well another reason to take a taxi!! Purchase your tickets by 11:30 PM on Tuesday, February 16th at the Early Bird rate and you will pay $17.00 instead of $22.00. Tickets can be purchased online at www.gardenshow.com or at the locations listed on the website. Of course they are available at the show as well. You will want to charge your camera batteries before you go as there will be many photo opportunities and great ideas to incorporate into your gardens. We hope to see you there! 1
KCDS 2015 OFFICERS: President Dan Van Natta 360-908-8054 Vice President (programs) Drew Brant 360-473-3131 Treasurer Bill Jones 360-297-2134 Recording Secretary (minutes) Kim Van Natta 360-692-7231 Regular Board Meetings Held on the first Thursday of each Month at 7:00 PM LOCATION: All Star Lanes, Silverdale, WA Board Meeting Dates 3 March 2016 General Meetings Held on the third Thursday of each month at 6:30 PM EXCEPT FOR: July (Club Picnic) August (Club Show) LOCATION: Crystal Grange 2160 NE Paulson Rd Poulsbo, WA 98370 KCDS NEWSLETTER E-MAIL ADDRESS Please forward all comments & suggestions to: REFRESHMENT SIGN-UP February Carol Derrick March Bobby Merrick April??? Email or call Allyn or Debra to sign up for 2016 Corresponding Co-Secretaries (newsletter) Allyn Arnold 360-621-0699 Debra Kurre 360-373-8346 Trustees Steffany Mootry 360-731-7114 Pat Paulsen 360-698-0123 Bob Overly 360-377-4531 ADS Representative Leone Smith Federation Representative Drew Brant Sunshine Committee Carol Derrick 360-782-0802 Contact any of these people regarding club events. BOTH meetings are open to all. If you have an item for discussion, contact Dan Van Natta by the Tuesday before the meeting and he will put you on the agenda. REMEMBER: Snacks for monthly meetings are reimbursable up to $15.00 per month. Provide the completed KCDS reimbursement form, together with receipts, to our Treasurer. KCDS BOARD NOTES An updated Treasurer s Report and Budget were submitted, showing we are within our budget. The bill for rental of the President s Hall was received today (we will probably be given the Pavilion at the same price). Bob and Eric will be in charge of the Silverdale gardens this year. They will get a tuber list for the garden made up. Eric has ordered some tubers for the gardens from outside vendors. Debra and Allyn will put mushroom compost on the National Avenue gardens soon. There have been no volunteers to take over the Port Gamble grow garden. A motion was passed to order 50 copies of the Monthly Guide and 11 copies of the Dahlias of Today booklet. It was also decided to give away the club s very old copies of the ADS Bulletins and Dahlias of Today. The tubers were inspected on January 27th; about 350 were discarded. Bob has made up 100 flyers. He and the board members have taken care of the advertising. Bob will have Wanda s daughter change the sale dates on the signs. Bob will take care of getting food for the 4/16/16 tuber packing. The Grange submitted a 3 year rental proposal for 2016 2018, with costs to be the same all three years. The club would only pay for one year at a time. There were a couple of items that needed to be corrected before this is done, and Drew will contact the Grange to correct the errors before proceeding. Drew will fill out the forms for the club s insurance. He and Pat will give the dahlia presentation to the Indianola Garden Club. Bill will order trimming scissors which will be evaluated before a larger order is made. The 2016 KCDS show schedule info is being updated and will be sent to T. Schroeder. 2
It won t be long before Jazzy gets another chance to help dig in Wanda s dahlia bed. She was right in the middle of the digging process last fall as Wanda and Marv worked to get the tubers out. (Hopefully she ll make the transition from taking them out of the ground to leaving them in this Spring!) Many thanks to Mike and Shirley (pictured) and all our club members who supported the dahlia inspection process on January 27th. Most of the dahlias inspected were in good shape and put back to rest for another few months. Approximately 350 were discarded during this process. 2016 KCDS SHOW ARRANGEMENTS CATEGORY It s official the arrangement category for this year s show is Houses. There is a lot to work with in this category, which we hope will inspire many beautiful arrangements. Start planning now for your entries in the following classes: TREE HOUSES, Class 301, using a vertical design, incorporating wood and other natural elements; DUPLEXES, Class 302, using two identical containers; WATERFRONT, Class 303, using a water feature; CASTLES, Class 304, mass design, featuring stone or rock; YURTS, Class 305, featuring a circular element and textiles; TINY HOUSES, Class 306, miniature design, limited to 8 inches in height, width, and depth. Unless otherwise specified, arrangements can have a maximum footprint of 24 inches square. Carpoolers Wanted: The Federation Spring Workshop will be held in Burlington this year on March 19 from 9:00 AM 3:00 PM, at the Burlington Community Center, 1011 Greenleaf Avenue. If you are interested in carpooling to this event, give Pat Paulsen a call or see her at the General Meeting in March. If you have not yet paid your KCDS dues, this will be your last newsletter. Also, you must be a current member to take part in the Members Only Tuber Sale. A membership application is included in this newsletter. 3
1 EMBRACE. 3211 BB SC BR 2 ELVIRA 8005 PE DP 3 VALLEY PORCUPINE 7610 NX LB 4 PARKLAND RAVE 3408 BB IC L 5 AC ABBY 2312 B C FL 6 LAKEVIEW GLOW 3402 BB IC Y 7 AC BEN 0210 AA SC LB 8 PAM HOWDEN 7310 WL LB 9 BADGER TWINKLE 4213 M SC DB 10 FANCY PANTS 9408 OT L 11 CHIMACUM TROY 6109 MB PR 12 SPARTACUS 1107 A ID DR 13 BROOKSIDE J COOLEY 4102 M ID Y 14 WESTON SPANISH DANCER 4312 M C FL 15 LULU ISLAND MOM 9601 S W 16 VERRONE'S MORNING STAR 9401 OT W 17 MEXICO 8208 AN L 18 HAMARI ACCORD 2202 B SC Y 19 CLEARVIEW DANIEL 6002 BA Y 20 MAKS ROYAL RUBY 7306 WL R 21 KIDD'S CLIMAX 1010 A FD LB 22 KENORA JUBILEE 1201 A SC W 23 HOLLYHILL COTTON CANDY 2405 B IC DP - 24 SIR RICHARD 6105 MB DP 09 D 25 HONKA 9202 O Y 26 SHOW'N'TELL 1513 A LC DB 27 LO - BLUSH 9710 MS LB 28 EDNA C 2002 B FD Y 29 MARY'S JOMANDA 6005 BA DP 30 KELSEY DWARF 9708 MS L 31 INLAND DYNASTY 0202 AA SC Y 32 ZORRO 0107 AA ID DR 33 APRIL DAWN 2110 B ID LB 34 VISTA MINNIE 7613 NX DB 35 VASSIO MEGGOS 1108 A ID L 36 CAMANO SITKA 2410 B IC LB 37 MIDNIGHT STAR 9207 O DR 38 ROSE TOSCANO 4003 M FD OR 39 IRISH GLOW 6206 P R 40 AC ROOSTER 7006 ST R 41 BARBARRY RED DWARF 4007 M FD DR 42 CORNEL 6007 BA DR 43 SNOHO STORM 1401 A IC W 44 CAMANO PET 7010 ST LB 45 BLOOMQUIST BARBARA 3002 BB FD Y 46 NICK SR. 0106 AA ID R 47 CLARA HUSTON 0403 AA IC OR 48 CLEARVIEW EDIE 1201 A SC W 49 CLYDE'S CHOICE 0003 AA FD OR 50 CRAZY 4 JESSIE 3413 BB IC DB The Fabulous Fifty list includes 106 cultivars. (The list to the left shows the top 50 ) During the 2015 growing season these cultivars have received at least 50 blue and higher awards in sanctioned ADS dahlia shows throughout the United States and Canada. 4
KCDS MEMBERSHIP FORM Date: (Please Print) Member of KCDS since(yr): Receive Newsletter by E-Mail Only: NAME (S) Street Address City State Zip Code PHONE ( ) E-MAIL KITSAP COUNTY DAHLIA SOCIETY New Member Renewal Single - $10.00 Family - $15.00 Student - $5.00 (under age 18) Please complete this form and send it along with your payment to the Treasurer using the club*s mailing address, or pay your dues directly at a meeting. FEDERATION OF NORTHWEST DAHLIA GROWERS New Member Single - $10.00 * Name Renewal Couple - $15.00 (Sharing same garden) Junior 16 & Under (No cost if sponsored by Fed. Member) After 1/31/13 - $12.00 per person (For renewal only) If you join the Federation of Northwest Dahlia Growers, you will receive a show book after March 2012. You must indicate your judging status and showing status for the Federation records. Judging status will be verified by the Judges Evaluation Chairperson. AMERICAN DAHLIA SOCIETY New Member Single - $24.00 * Name Renewal Couple - $27.00 Student - $5.00 ADS dues must be paid by December 31. Membership in ADS entitles you to receive a current Classification Book and the ADS Bulletin (quarterly). This membership is optional for the general membership, but mandatory for all judges. *Indicate which person is applying for membership if applicable ADS & Federations Information Name Judging Status (circle one) Clerk Candidate Accredited Senior Name Clerk Candidate Accredited Senior Judging Credentials from: Federation or Conference Name Exhibitor/Showing Level (circle one) Novice Amateur Open Name Novice Amateur Open Do you wish separate exhibitor numbers for each person? Yes No Note: Members sharing the same garden must exhibit in the division of the more advanced grower. Paid by: Check Cash Amount Bring this form to a meeting or send to: KCDS TREASURER: P0 Box 502; Silverdale, WA 98383-0502 Rev 9/015/12 5