Eugene and Rosie of River's Dahlias
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Join Joann and Allison chat with Eugene Kenyon and Rosie Cooper-Vert of River's Dahlias in Oregon. We discuss what they are up to on the farm, how they are invovled with their local club and what breeding goals they currently have. You can find out more about River's Dahlias on their website www.riversdahlias.com and on social media Instagram: @riverswbdahlias Facebook: River's WB Dahlias.
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Jim Kassner: 2025 ADS Nationals Show Chair
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Join Joann and Allison chat with Jim Kassner. Jim is the Show Chair for the 2025 ADS Nationals in Chicago. He is responsible for making sure everything is in order for another fantastic national show. While we didn't spend much time discussing it, Jim is an excellent exhibitor and senior judge. Jim covers a few of the differences between exhibiting dahlias in the Pacific Northwest compared to exhibition in the Midwest. We also get a sneak peak into the speaker line up.
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Marryn Mathis of The Farmhouse Flower Farm
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Join Joann and Allison interview Marryn of The Farmhouse Flower Farm. Marryn shares with us a bit of her journey starting up a flower farm and how it has transitioned to focusing on dahlias and sweet peas. Marryn has recently released her book Sweet Pea School: Growing and Arranging the Garden's Most Romantic Blooms. They are also beginning a new adventure in agrotourism remodeling a nearby farmhouse to offer some in-person flower farm experiences. You can find out more about Marryn on her website and on Instagram @thefarmhouseflowerfarm.
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Adrienne of Tah-Dahlia!
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Join Joann and Allison interview Adrienne of Tah-Dahlia! Adrinne is back on the podcast and gives us an update on her meristem and tissue culture experiment with Hapet Old Charm. You can find her first interview here: To follow Adrienne's dahlia journey, follow her Instagram account @tahdahlia.
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Joe Morse of Wood Lily Farm
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Join Joann and Allison interview Joe Morse of Wood Lily Farm. Joe recently married into a family of dahlia giants and is taking on growing the legacy of his wife's late grandfater Lewis Bloom. Lewis has many introductions under the Bloom prefix that Joe is working hard to find and grow out. Joe didn't stop there and has been on the hunt for nearly lost varieites of the past. You can find out more about Joe on instagram @WoodLilyFarm.
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Ellen Frost of Local Color Flowers and FlowerMore
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Join Joann and Allison interview Ellen Frost. Ellen owns a local flower cooperative, Local Color Flowers, shares a weekly newsletter and hosts an online community of growers called FlowerMore. Ellen shares with us how dahlia growers can effectively market themselves to local florists. To find out more about Ellen, visit or on instagram @ellenfrostflowers. While you're there, don't forget to sign up for her newsletter that provides weekly tips for florists and growers at no cost!
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Alison Kutz with Sound Horticulture
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Alison is back for a second episode! Join Joann and Allison interview Alison Kutz of Sound Horticulture discuss biological controls for pest and disease managment. She is a wealth of knowledge and always a delight to have on the show. A little of what we cover today includes soil dwelling pests and the symbiotic relationship among plants. To find out more about Sound Horticulture, visit their website www.soundhorticulture.com or follow along on social media @SoundHorticulture. To listen to Alison's first episode with us, visit...
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Emily Fontes of Idlewild Blooms
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Join Joann and Allison interview Emily of Idlewild Blooms discuss how she incorporates data collection into her growing and hybridizing of dahlias to help her more effectively make growing decisions. You can find out more about Emily and her farm and her data collection system at as well as on social media @idlewildblooms.
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Anne Maria of the Dahlia Legacy Project (DLP)
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Join Joann and Allison interview Anne Maria of the Dahlia Legacy Project (DLP). Anne Maria shares with us all about the purpose of the DLP and all the exciting things they are doing. You can find out more about the DLP online at https://www.legacy.nwdahlia.org or on Instagram @the_dahlia_legacy_project. The DLP is hosting a "Once-In-A-Decade" tuber sale starting April 28th! Find out more online. A sale not to be missed!
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Steve and Sandy Boley of Birch Bay Dahlias
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Join Joann and Allison interview Steve and Sandy Boley of Birch Bay Dahlias. Steve and Sandy share what they consider important when you are planning your garden specifically for hybridizing. Steve and Sandy have a wealth of information available on their website . They are reciepients of a long list of dahlia cultivar awards and acknowledgments from the American Dahlia Society. It comes as no surprise that they are well respected and appreciated among the dahlia community.
info_outlineFollow along as we continue our discussion with Cory Wynne of Wyn's Dahlias. During this episode Cory elaborate on how her and Walt grew and hybridized their introductions.