Thomas Bloomquist and Blake TeVelde of North Cascade Dahlias
Release Date: 02/04/2025
Heidi Zierdt ADS Chairperson, Trial Garden Director
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Join Joann and Allison chat with Heidi Zierdt. She is the North Central Trial Garden director as well as the ADS Chairperson for all Trial Gardens. We discuss what an ADS Trial Garden is as well as how to go about entering hybridized blooms to be evaluated.
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Jean Heeringa of Vista Dahlias
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Join Joann and Allison chat with Jean Heeringa of Vista Dahlias! Her niece Lindsey, of IA Flower Farm, joins in on the conversation. Jean truely has a love for growing this beautiful flower, paired up with her innovative husband, Ron, the two grew thousands of dahlias in Whatcom County. Jean no longer sell hers tubers. You can find them with Lindsey at and another family member, Stacy, . You can read more about Jean's dahlia history at the Dahlia Legacy Project webstie here: .
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Joann and Allison: Chatting about the season coming to an end
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Join Joann and Allison chat about our recent adventures and our emotional preparation for the seasons end.
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Melissa of Bee Merry Farm
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Join Joann and Allison chat with Melissa of Bee Merry Farm talk all things running a dahlia farm while simultaneously working two other jobs. Melissa's love for dahilas and compassion for others is very apparent in all the wonderful things she does. Listen in as she shares what she is up to! You can follow Melissa on social media @beemerryfarm and on her website . Follow her newsletter and her social media page to recieve updates on her tuber and seed sales.
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Nina of Trillium Finch and Heart Song Roses
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Join Joann and Allison chat with Nina about her new rose business Heart Song Roses. While Nina has been in the floral industry for years as Trillium Finch, she is braching out with a renewed love for old heritage roses selling varieties that are nearly impossible to find. Follow Nina on social media @trilliumfinch to find out more about Heart Song Roses and where to buy these roses and to find out information about Nina's annual tuber sale.
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Senior Judge and Dahlia Hybridizer Connie Young-Davis
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Join Joann and Allison chat with Connie Young-Davis. Among many other talents outside of the garden, Connie is an exceptional dahlia exhibitionist and dahlia hybridizer (prefix Connie). She shares with us how she plans and tends her garden so her blooms can end up on the head table time and time again. Connie's garden is up in Canada, her varities are more easily accessible through Canadian tuber stores, however, they are starting to trickle down to the states. Check out the Dahlia Legacy Project's article here: for more information!
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Dahlia Hybridizer and Book Author Bec McConnell
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Join Joann and Allison chat with Bec McConnell of Serenade Dahlias over in Australia. Bec is growing primarily for the cut flower market and hybridizing beautiful traditional and new and interesting dahlia forms. Bec has released a couple books about growing and hybridizing dahlias. You can find out more about Bec and Serenade Dahlias on social media @serenade_dahlias and online at .
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Senior Dahlia Judge and Hybridizer Wayne Lobaugh Discusses the Market Bunch
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Join Joann and Allison chat with Wayne Lobaugh, senior dahlia judge, exhbitior and dahlia hybridizer discuss the new ADS show entry, the Market Bunch. Wayne discusses a little history of how the market bunch came to be and how it has been going with the clubs that have added it to their show entries. Wayne runs Lobaugh's Dahlias www.lobaughsdahlias.com. You can see his beautiful new intorductions by following him at his website or on social media IG @lobaughsdahlias.
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Senior Dahlia Judge and Exhibitor Paul Howard Interview
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Join Joann and Allison chat all things dahlia exhibition with well accomplished dahlia exhibitor and senior judge, Paul Howard. Paul and his wife, Cheryl, will surely be on the head table at each show they attend. They carefully grow and tend to their plants to perfection. Paul shares with us how to also be successful at growing dahlias for exhibition. While, at the current time, their focus is not on hybridizing, they have introductions under the Lulu prefix. We just right into conversation with Paul! We hope you enjoy as much as we did.
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Joann and Allison: Current Garden Happenings
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Joann and Allison discuss what is currently going on in our gardens and how we are adapting to new spaces and new garden challenges.
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You can find out more information about North Cascade Dahlias on social media @north_cascade_dahlias and on their website www.northcascadedahlias.com. Their next sale is February 18th, 2025 at 6pm Pacific Time.