The World of Dahlias
September 20 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Ed Adams and Pam Pace, Master Gardeners
If you want to up the wow factor of your flower garden, nothing beats the show-stopping quality of a bed of a colorful dahlia bed. And there’s no better time to plan next summer’s stunning array of dahlias than right now. Join Clallam County Master Gardeners Pam Pace and Ed Adams at Woodcock Demonstration Garden, 2711 Woodcock Road in Sequim, for the Digging Deeper Saturdays presentation “The World of Dahlias” to learn how to plant, care for and enjoy these striking flowers.
During their presentation, Pam and Ed will show attendees how to select and identify dahlias and how to plant, feed and water them. Attendees will also learn how to protect them from pests and viruses, and how to harvest and store them properly.
Pam Pace is a past Kootenai County, Idaho Master Gardener and a current 2023 Clallam County Master Gardener. During her lifelong gardening journey, she has grown vegetables, herbs, fruits and flowers in five different planting zones. Pam’s favorite garden area is her cutting garden, filled with an ever-changing variety of annual flowers such as snap dragons, sunflowers and cosmos along with perennials including peonies, roses and her most favorite, dahlias. She combines her love of dahlias and her knowledge of gardening for this Digging Deeper Presentation.
Ed says his dahlia ardor stems from his childhood. “My love of dahlias comes from my grandma and one of my sisters. A large portion of my grandma’s half-acre of ornamentals was dahlias. My garden at home includes a little over 600 dahlias,” Ed said. Ed is a Master Gardener from the class of 2023. He has a large pollinating garden, a home orchard, a berry patch, Japanese Maples, as well as many ornamental plants. When he isn’t gardening on his 5 acres, you can find Ed on the Olympic Discovery Trail walking his eight dogs.
In addition to the scheduled educational presentation, a team of Clallam County Master Gardeners will be available at the Woodcock Demonstration Garden from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on September 20th to answer all gardening questions. Digging Deeper attendees are encouraged to bring samples of garden problems or pests for diagnosis by Master Gardeners who can recommend control measures.
“The World of Dahlias” is part of the Digging Deeper Saturdays educational series which is free and open to the public. This presentation will be held in-person, rain or shine at the Master Gardener Woodcock Demonstration Garden. Presentations cover basic gardening topics relevant to many home gardeners and are scheduled for 90 minutes to allow for demonstrations and questions from viewers. Attendees are encouraged to check the Clallam County Master Gardener online calendar for updates about the location of the talk at https://extension.wsu.edu/clallam/master-gardener-calendar/. For more information call 360-565-2678.
