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Meetings & Events

Unless notated otherwise, our meetings are held:
Winston Salem Fairgrounds, Home and Garden Building, 421 W 27th St. Winston Salem, NC 27105

Starting time at 1:00PM

Upcoming 2026 Meetings

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March 21 - How to do Cuttings - An important skill to build your Dahlia Garden -Zoe Pye

 

April 17 - Tuber Sale Prep DayApril 18 - Tuber Sale - Details to follow concerning preparation and timing

 

May 16 - Zoom meeting on screen at w-s Fairgrounds with Rosie at River's Dahlias - Wonderful article in December ADS Magazine written by Rosie Cooper - Vert, so prepare your questions!

 

June 20 - Visit Brittany and Ronnie Russell's Flower Farm in Elkin and have a Boxed Lunch

 

July 18 - Guilford County Agricultural Building - Rebecca Valcour and Becky Anderson lead tours of the Demonstration garden at the Guilford County agriculture building.

 

August 15 - Picnic at Sherry and Tony Anderson's home

 

September 19 - Bloom Bouquets - Tricia Bauman has agreed to do a demonstration. More will be revealed closer to time.

 

October 17- Saving Seeds at Zoe Pye's house

 

Nov/Dec -Potential Holiday Gathering

2026 Past Meetings

February 21- How to keep tools clean and sharp - Wesley Seamon

Past Meetings 2025

  • February 15:  Growing Flowers Commercially & CCDS Website Introduction

  • March 15:  Dahlias 101: Types, Colors, Sizes, history, How to grow Dahlias from Cuttings & Soil Sampling

  • April - Tuber Sale May  3

  • May 17:   Planting Dahlias - In ground & grow bags

  • June 21:  Dahlia Shows Attended: Travel Presentation

  • July 19:  CCDS Members Picnic

  • August 16:  Getting Ready for Dahlia Shows at Local County Fairs (Stokes, Davidson, Carolina Classic)

  • September 20:  Arrangements from Members' Gardens: TBD *This meeting will also host a PUBLIC BLOOM SALE (more details coming)

  • October 18:  Overwintering Dahlias in the Ground and Storage After Digging​​

Past Meetings & Events 2024

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Upcoming TBD

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