Dig on Dahlias

Join Joann and Allison chat with Jeff Miner, ADS National Show Chair. Jeff shares with us a little sneak peak into what to expect for the 2026 ADS National Show at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He shares with us details about weekend tours and activities and how to stage and enter your blooms. 
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Join Joann and Allison talk with Levi of Levi's Dahlias and plant biologist friend Mike Qiu. Levi shares with us a bit of his dahlia journey and how he went from growing beauitful flowers to sowing his first dahlia seed. Levi shares his currently breeding goals. Levi and Mike dive deeper into how Levi focuses on healthy growing stock through virus testing. 
You can find out more about Levi's dahlias on his webiste:https://www.levisdahlias.com and on instagram @levi_tremblay.

Join Joann and Allison chat with Janell Weiss of the Pollinator Patch. With a professional background agriculture, Janell grows thriving dahlias in Ohio, placing a strong emphaisis on virus free dahlias. When she was first made aware of virus in dahlias, she set a goal to clean her garden and has stuck with it. Janell shares with us her experiences along this journey and how others can also achieve a healhty dahlia garden. 
Find out more about about Janell and the Pollinator Patch on social media @thepollinatorpatch and on her website www.thepollinatorpatch.com.

Join Joann and Allison discuss the Pacific Northwest Trial Garden in Tacoma, WA with Trial Garden Director Terry Schroeder. Terry has made significant contributions to the dahlia community. In addition to being director of the Tacoma Trial Gardens, Terry also serves as secretary for the Federation of Northwest Dahlia Growers and secretary for the American Dahlia Society.  
Terry shares with us how she and her husband, Bob, help coordinate all that is involved with running the Trial Garden. Its not as easy as just throwing some tubers in the ground. 
If you're interested in getting inolved, you can find Trial Garden Director contact information on the American Dahlia Society Website.

Join Joann and Allison chat with Dr. Jan Gawthrop of Oldoc Dahlias. Jan is a bovine pediatrician. He grows dahlias in Northeast Indiana and is a member, previously Vice President, of the Elkhart Dahlia Society.  Jan shares with us a bit of his dahlia history and reminds us how much joy sharing these flowers with others can bring. 
Jan new dahlia introductions are distributed through jsdahlias.com and missysdahlias.com.